 view gallery S46.5 km
|   TALLEST - Chimney in New Zealand
in Superlatives At 198m the New Plymouth Power Station chimney was the tallest structure in New Zealand when completed in 1972. It is still the country's tallest chimney - Auckland's Sky Tower (WM550D) completed in 1997 is now New Zealand's Tallest Structure. posted by:  Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 09/11/2010 last visited: 09/11/2010 |
 view galleryS46.5 km |  New Plymouth Power Station chimney, New Zealand
in Engineering Landmarks This 198m tall chimney was recognised as a New Zealand Engineering Heritage project as part of the IPENZ “Engineering to 1990” project, to celebrate New Zealand’s sesquicentenary in 1990. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 09/12/2010 last visited: 09/11/2010 |
 view galleryS46.7 km |  AKD5 - PARITUTU XXIX Geodetic Mark
in Australia/NZ Benchmarks On top of 154m high Paritutu Rock in New Plymouth's western suburbs, is the Paritutu 2 (XXIX) trig and geodetic survey mark. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 06/25/2010 last visited: 09/27/2010 |
 view galleryS46.8 km |  Centennial Park - Back Beach to carpark, New Plymouth, New Zealand
in Outdoor Stairways A steep descent of nearly 46 metres (150 feet) down 240 odd steps gains access to the beach at the Paritutu Rock end of Back Beach. It's a lot more strenuous climbing back up to the carpark from the beach. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 09/12/2010 last visited: 08/30/2011 |
 view galleryS47.3 km |  Pioneer Memorial - New Plymouth, New Zealand
in Obelisks This stone obelisk, erected 31 March 1911, marks the locality where the first Settlers to New Plymouth landed from the vessels named on the plaque. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 06/05/2010 last visited: 08/11/2010 |
 view galleryS47.5 km |  Beam Pump. Moturoa. New Plymouth. New Zealand.
in Preserved Machines on Public Display At Ngamotu Beach an old oilfield beam pump has been preserved and set up as a memorial to pioneers of oil exploration in New Zealand. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/11/2013 last visited: 04/11/2013 |
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|  Arohanui memorial seat, New Plymouth
in Dedicated Benches This resting palce is in memory of the owner and son of the fishing boat "Arohanui" posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/20/2010 last visited: 02/22/2010 |
 view gallerySE47.5 km |  Ship Screw - New Plymouth harbourside. New Zealand.
in Ship Screws and Aircraft Props At Port Taranaki, tucked away behind the breakwater, next to the Interpretation Centre, is a brass ship's screw as a memorial to a local fisherman. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 10/31/2009 last visited: 01/03/2010 |
 view gallerySE47.5 km |  Memorial to an old man of the sea. New Plymouth. New Zealand.
in Citizen Memorials An immigrant, a settler and an old man of the sea.....Loui Kuthy is remembered with a memorial placed by the shore of New Plymouth boat harbour. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 12/08/2009 last visited: 01/03/2010 |
 view gallerySE47.5 km |  Ahoy There, Happy Chaddy's. New Plymouth. New Zealand.
in Photo Cutouts Time for a bit of photo fun outside Happy Chaddy's Charters on the waterfront at New Plymouth port harbour. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 07/18/2010 last visited: 11/08/2010 |
 view gallerySE47.8 km |  1923 - Devonport Flats, New Plymouth
in Dated Buildings and Cornerstones The Devonport Flats were designed by renown local architect Frank Messenger and placed on the New Zealand Historic Places Trust Register in 1983. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/20/2010 last visited: 09/11/2010 |
 view gallerySE47.8 km |  Roadside Memorial Cross. New Plymouth. New Zealand.
in Christian Crosses A large Christian Cross marks the memorial of the first European Service in Taranaki, performed by Rev. Charles Creed, a Wesleyan Missionary who arrived in Taranaki in 1841. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 09/15/2010 last visited: 11/11/2007 |
 view gallerySE47.8 km |  Whiteley Mission House, New Plymouth, New Zealand
in New Zealand Historic Places The Whiteley Mission House was built in 1854 as a school for Maori girls in New Plymouth.
The nearby Chapel was built by Zaccheus Wells in 1869 and gifted to the Methodist Maori Mission in 1940. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/13/2010 last visited: 09/11/2010 |
 view gallerySE47.8 km |  Te Rewarewa bridge on Coastal Walkway
in Hiking Path Footbridges The Te Rewarewa bridge crossing the Waiwakaiho River to extend the coastal walkway another 3km on to Bell Block. Opened 5 June 2010, it is modelled like a whale's backbone posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 06/14/2010 last visited: 10/26/2015 |
 view gallerySE47.8 km |  Te Rewa Rewa Bridge. Taranaki. New Zealand.
in Grand Opening The stunning Te Rewa Rewa Footbridge over the Waiwhakaiho River, the centrepiece of the coastal walkway extension, was formally opened by Transport Minister Steven Joyce and Mayor Peter Tennent in a Saturday ceremony at 9.15am on 5th June, 2010. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 05/10/2013 last visited: 10/28/2013 |
 view gallerySE48 km |  "Granny on the Highway to Hell". North Island. New Zealand.
in Art Vehicles This amazingly graffitied house van was spotted in New Plymouth, parked by the roadside in St Aubyn Street. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/30/2010 last visited: 03/30/2010 |
 view gallerySE48 km | Devonport Flats, New Plymouth, New Zealand in New Zealand Historic Places The Category II status Devonport Flats are on the Historic Places Register as they were designed by renown local architect Frank Messenger and are an early example of concrete construction. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/18/2010 last visited: 09/11/2010 |
 view gallerySE48 km |  New Plymouth Cenotaph. Taranaki. New Zealand.
in Non-Specific Veteran Memorials The New Plymouth Cenotaph stands at the intersection of Queen Street and St Aubyn Street on the city waterfront. Wreaths are placed here every Anzac Day on April 25th. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 05/01/2010 last visited: 01/03/2010 |
 view gallerySE48 km | Cenotaph, New Plymouth, New Zealand in New Zealand Historic Places Register number 885, this Category II Historic Place was built in 1924 to honour those who died in the Great War. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/21/2010 last visited: 04/25/2010 |
 view gallerySE48 km | Survey Marker, New Plymouth. Taranaki. New Zealand. in Australia/NZ Benchmarks A trig survey marker stands on a small hilltop overlooking Fitzroy Beach at New Plymouth. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 01/10/2010 last visited: 07/24/2010 |
 view gallerySE48 km |  Wind Wand, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
in Abstract Public Sculptures The 45m-high kinetic sculpture Wind Wand, designed by the late internationally renowned New Zealand artist Len Lye. posted by: FBBHaegar location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 09/05/2009 last visited: 03/13/2021 |
 view gallerySE48 km |  Wind Wand. New Plymouth. New Zealand.
in Kinetic Sculpture and Art This 45-metre-high kinetic sculpture is one of the most visible art pieces in New Plymouth. It glows red at night as it sways in the wind. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/20/2010 last visited: 03/13/2021 |
 view gallerySE48 km |  Wind Wand. New Plymouth. New Zealand.
in Scenic at Night This 45-metre-high kinetic sculpture is one of the most visible art pieces in New Plymouth. It glows red at night as it sways in the wind. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/28/2010 last visited: 05/05/2010 |
 view gallerySE48 km |  Coastal Boardwalk, New Plymouth. Taranaki. New Zealand.
in Coastal Boardwalks One of the major attractions in the coastal city of New Plymouth is the award-winning Coastal Boardwalk, a 7km path that forms an expansive sea-edge promenade stretching almost the entire length of the city.
posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 10/19/2009 last visited: 07/28/2001 |
 view gallerySE48.1 km |  Puke Ariki Museum - New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
in History Museums Puke Ariki displays the region's extensive and historically significant museum collection in a stimulating, educational and recreational complex. posted by: FBBHaegar location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 09/05/2009 last visited: 05/05/2010 |
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