ArchivesHeritage TrailsHeritage Trails: Building the BackboneContrafed PUblishingFebruary 17, 2017August 19, 2022 by Contrafed PUblishingFebruary 17, 2017August 19, 2022 From military beginnings to tourist day-trip, the Napier-Taupo Road cuts across the backbone of the North Island. Hugh de Lacy checks out its colourful history....