view gallery NE0.8 km | Energy Province Orientation Table, New Plymouth, New Zealand in Orientation Tables Similar to the northern entrance Welcome sign there is also a Mount Taranaki lava rock as the centre of an orientation table featuring the province's energy related sites. posted by: Phronimos location: New Zealand date approved: 12/21/2010 last visited: 03/23/2011 |
view gallery NE0.8 km | Welcome to New Plymouth, New Zealand - southern entrance in Welcome Signs Welcome to New Plymouth - A City Like No Other. Similar to the northern entrance Welcome sign is this one at the Junction Road (State Highway 3) southern entrance to the city. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 12/19/2010 last visited: 03/23/2011 |
view gallery NE1.4 km | Tupare Gardens. New Plymouth. New Zealand. in Arboretums Tupare contains many rare rhododendrons growing amongst taller deciduous and evergreen trees. The garden is centred around a steep valley, and incorporates numerous paths and streamside plantings. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 07/28/2010 last visited: 07/17/2010 |
view gallery NE1.4 km | Tupare Homestead. New Plymouth. New Zealand. in Homesteads One of New Zealand's finest historic homesteads stands in a beautifully restored garden on the outskirts of New Plymouth. The elegant homestead was designed by the renowned James Chapman-Taylor. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 07/27/2010 last visited: 07/17/2010 |
view gallery E1.8 km | Araheke Bush Walk suspension bridge. Taranaki. New Zealand. in Pedestrian Suspension Bridges The Araheke Bush Walk in Taranaki takes about 40 minutes crossing the Waiwhakaiho River on the new suspension bridge. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 05/08/2010 last visited: 08/08/2010 |
view gallery NW3.1 km | 1919 - Vogeltown Primary School, New Plymouth in Dated Buildings and Cornerstones In response to a public call for a school in New Plymouth's outlying suburbs, Vogeltown School was built in 1919. posted by: Phronimos location: New Zealand date approved: 06/19/2010 last visited: 02/22/2010 |
view gallery W3.5 km | Frankley Road War Memorial, New Plymouth, New Zealand in World War I Memorials and Monuments The Frankley Road War Memorial is a rough black marble slab with one cut and polished face upon which is engraved the names of those members of the area who were killed in action in the Great War. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/12/2010 last visited: 02/24/2010 |
view gallery W3.5 km | George Patterson Memorial, New Plymouth, New Zealand in Citizen Memorials On the corner of Frankley and Patterson Roads, New Plymouth is the memorial to George Patterson, Civil Engineer, born Newcastle on Tyne, England. An early New Zealand Pioneer, who was ambushed by the Maoris on this site, 28th February 1864 posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/12/2010 last visited: 02/24/2010 |
view gallery NW3.7 km | W. C. King Memorial, New Plymouth, New Zealand in Citizen Memorials William Cutfield King
1829 - 1861
This memorial erected by his friends and family, marks the area where W. C. King was killed in 1861. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/05/2010 last visited: 02/24/2010 |
view gallery NW3.7 km | Little monkeys at Brooklands Zoo, New Plymouth, New Zealand in Photo Cutouts Adjacent to the playground within the Children's zoo at Brookland's Park, New Plymouth is this cut-out featuring monkeys playing. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/31/2010 last visited: 08/29/2010 |
view gallery NW3.7 km | Brooklands Zoo, New Plymouth, New Zealand in Zoos Brooklands Zoo is a free, family-focused zoo which is home to both capuchin and cotton-top tamarin monkeys, otters, ring-tailed lemurs, as well there is as a walk-through free flight aviary, and a selection of farm yard animals. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 09/02/2010 last visited: 01/18/2015 |
view gallery N3.7 km | Awanui Services Cemetery. New Plymouth. New Zealand. in Veteran Cemeteries In a corner of the New Plymouth Awanui Cemetery is the Services section dedicated to those who have served in the New Zealand Armed Forces. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 05/03/2010 last visited: 11/24/2010 |
view gallery NW3.7 km | Bowl of Brooklands. New Plymouth. New Zealand. in Outdoor Amphitheaters The Bowl of Brooklands is one of New Zealand's foremost open air venues, a natural amphitheatre in beautiful Pukekura Park, and was created in 1957. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 12/02/2009 last visited: 02/22/2010 |
view gallery NW3.9 km | The Gables. New Plymouth. New Zealand. in New Zealand Historic Places The Gables is the sole survivor of four colonial hospitals built for Governor Sir George Grey, to provide medical care for Maori and Pakeha in the 1840s. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/25/2010 last visited: 11/18/2007 |
view gallery NW3.9 km | Chinese Garden, Pavilion and Moon Gate. New Plymouth. New Zealand. in Sister City Monuments During the sister city signing celebrations in New Plymouth, the Mayor of Kunming gifted a garden to the city’s people. Just beyond the moon gate entrance to Kunming Garden, a brass plaque is written in both languages, English and Chinese. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 07/21/2010 last visited: 05/08/2010 |
view gallery NW3.9 km | Kunming Garden Pagoda. New Plymouth. New Zealand. in Gazebos This typical Chinese pagoda stands in the Kunming Garden within Pukekura Park in New Plymouth. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/15/2009 last visited: 05/08/2010 |
view gallery NW3.9 km | Moon Gate, Kunming Garden. New Plymouth. NEW ZEALAND. in Freestanding Arches An attractive chinese Moon gate stands at the entrance to the Chinese Kunming Garden, in Pukekura Park, New Plymouth. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/23/2009 last visited: 05/08/2010 |
view gallery NW3.9 km | Aotearoa. A sculpture in New Plymouth. New Zealand. in Abstract Public Sculptures Reflected in the lake at Pukekura Park, the Aotearoa sculpture floats above the water lilies. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/07/2010 last visited: 05/08/2010 |
view gallery N4 km | B1AR - HETA NO 2 (alternative HETA) Geodetic Mark in Australia/NZ Benchmarks On top of the hill between Sandel Rise and Kellyville Heights in the suburb of Merrilands, New Plymouth. Good distant views of sea (to the North), and Mt. Egmont /Taranaki to the south. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 07/05/2010 last visited: 12/02/2009 |
view gallery NW4.2 km | Poets Bridge, Pukekura Park, New Plymouth in Hiking Path Footbridges The Poet bridge, built in 1884, crosses the Main Lake near the Kiosk. The original bridge was rebuilt in 1938, and is a very popular photo spot with Mt Egmont/Taranaki as a backdrop. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 06/19/2010 last visited: 01/17/2015 |
view gallery NW4.3 km | Pukekura Fernery and Display Houses. New Plymouth. New Zealand. in Greenhouses and Nurseries The Fernery and Display Houses are located within Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, near the Rogan and Fillis street entrances. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/16/2009 last visited: 12/20/2009 |
view gallery SE4.3 km | Lake Mangamahoe Forest Mountain Biking Area. Taranaki. New Zealand. in Mountain Bike Trailheads The New Plymouth Mountain Bikers Club have developed an excellent recreational area of MTB tracks in the Lake Mangamahoe Forest off Plantation Road. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/13/2010 last visited: 08/11/2010 |
view gallery NW4.3 km | Mae Ivy Robinson - Pukekura Park. New Plymouth. New Zealand. in Dedicated Benches In a beautiful setting beside the main lake in Pukekura Park, a seat bench dedicated to Mae Ivy Robinson. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 09/22/2009 last visited: 10/02/2010 |
view gallery NW4.3 km | Pukekura Park Free Course, New Plymouth, New Zealand in Permanent Orienteering Courses Pukekura Park is New Plymouth's world-renowned park located in the heart of the city.
The permanent course is a rogaine rather than a Classic O, although the original controls are there for the latter. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/15/2010 last visited: 02/21/2010 |
view gallery NW4.3 km | Band Rotunda, Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, New Zealand in New Zealand Historic Places Built in 1887, the band rotunda is believed to be one of the oldest in New Zealand. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/21/2010 last visited: 09/06/2010 |
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