ArchivesHeritage TrailsHeritage Trails: Building the BackboneContrafed PUblishingFebruary 17, 2017September 15, 2021 by Contrafed PUblishingFebruary 17, 2017September 15, 2021 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....