Napier's seafront conference and function centre is now well on the way to getting a sharp new look along with a new name.
The change of title from what was the Napier War Memorial Conference Centre to simply the Napier Conference Centre was set to get the tick from the Napier City Council at its meeting today.
But the war memorial element will remain, with the eternal flame and plaques to be placed in what a council spokesperson described as "a more visible and meaningful setting".
A new war memorial section will be created, and will be accessible from Marine Parade, as well as a planned new central foyer.
![How what is now a building site will look when it is officially reopened early next year. Image / Napier City Council](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6TGK3LXIUOFD2XXSJMGMG2FABQ.jpg?auth=be225200e07db2939cb036adb88a9b6241176601ef17238ece13d93dfb939091&width=16&height=13&quality=70&smart=true)