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|   Pouakai Zoo Park, New Plymouth, New Zealand
in Zoos Located 13km up Carrington Road south of New Plymouth, Pouakai Zoo is a family friendly zoo where the kids can hand feed Goats, Llama, Cattle, Sheep, Kune Kune Pigs, or watch the Lion Pride, Spider Monkeys, Zebra, Ostrich or three Bengal White Tigers posted by:  Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/07/2010 last visited: 05/07/2010 |
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|  View of Taranaki province & Mt Taranaki from Patua peak
in Scenic Overlooks After a 2.5 to 3 hour hike up to the top of the Kaitake Range, there's great views of the Pouakai Range, Mt. Egmont /Taranaki and the Taranaki coastline from Cape Egmont to North Taranaki. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 12/30/2010 last visited: 12/29/2010 |
 view galleryW4.3 km |  B1YX - B PATUA Geodetic mark
in Australia/NZ Benchmarks Situated on the highest point of the Kaitake Range, Egmont National Park, Taranaki posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 01/02/2011 last visited: 12/29/2010 |
 view galleryW6.8 km |  Backpacker's Murder at Lucy's Gully. Taranaki. New Zealand.
in Infamous Crime Scenes A beautiful historic bush-covered gully in Egmont National Park named after Lucy Stevens (a.k.a. Ruhira Matekai) who was born in the Gully around 1820. In 2005 the beauty was marred by the horrible discovery of a hitchhikers body in Lucy's Gully. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 06/18/2010 last visited: 11/03/2010 |
 view galleryW6.9 km |  Lucy's Gully, New Plymouth, New Zealand
in Sequoioideae Trees Planted in the 1920's within an area now part of Egmont National Park, all the other 'exotics' except this stand of around 200 Redwoods have been removed in keeping with National Park policy. They now protect a beautiful serene picnic area. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/13/2010 last visited: 12/01/2010 |
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|  Pouakai Hut, Egmont National Park, Taranaki, New Zealand
in Remote Backcountry Shelters After a 2.5 hour steady uphill hike up Mangorei Track from the Mangorei Road end one arrives at the 16 bunk Pouakai Hut at 3,900 feet. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 12/26/2010 last visited: 10/12/2010 |
 view galleryS7.9 km | A7DB - C POUAKAI Geodetic mark in Australia/NZ Benchmarks Situated on the highest point of the Pouakai Range, Egmont National Park, Taranaki posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/28/2010 last visited: 01/16/2011 |
 view galleryS8 km | View of Taranaki province & Mt Taranaki from Pouakai Plateau in Scenic Overlooks After a 2.5 hour hike up Mangorei Track from the Mangorei Road end one arrives at the Pouakai Plateau, affording great views of the northern slopes of Mt. Egmont /Taranki (looking south) and the north Taranaki coastline and province (looking north) posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 12/26/2010 last visited: 10/12/2010 |
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|  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 galleryNE8.7 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 |
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|  Henry Peak lookout, Egmont National Park, New Zealand
in Look-Out Towers At an altitude of 1222m, this look-out is on the summit of Henry Peak at the Eastern end of the Pouakai Ranges. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/24/2010 last visited: 01/23/2014 |
 view gallerySE9.5 km |  Up Kaiauai Track to Henry Peak, Egmont National Park, New Zealand
in Outdoor Stairways From the Kaiauai track carpark on the North Egmont Road to Henry Peak is a 4hr, 6km hike. The last 560 odd metres vertical climb is done over the final 1.5 km mostly up thousands of wooden steps - I lost count at 1700 and something. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/24/2010 last visited: 11/22/2010 |
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|  The Wreck of SS. Gairloch. Taranaki. New Zealand.
in Shipwrecks This rusted crescent of iron, the Gairloch, rising from the rocky foreshore at Weld Rd has been a Taranaki landmark for 100 years. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/16/2008 last visited: 12/31/2010 |
 view galleryE10.1 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 |
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|  Lifeboat. New Plymouth. New Zealand.
in Landlocked Boats A lifeboat rests on a retaining wall in a landscaped garden frontage of a Safety Training Business in New Plymouth. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/28/2011 last visited: 02/09/2014 |
 view galleryNE10.6 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 galleryNE10.9 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 galleryNE11.1 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 galleryNE11.1 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 galleryNE11.4 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 gallerySE11.6 km | Waiwhakaiho River bridge, Egmont National Park, New Zealand in Pedestrian Suspension Bridges On the Kaiauai Track between Egmont Road and Henry Peak on the Pouakai Ranges this suspension bridge crosses 30+ m above the Waiwhakaiho River - one of the major rivers flowing off the mountain and uncrossable when swollen. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/24/2010 last visited: 11/22/2010 |
 view galleryNE11.7 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 galleryN11.7 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 galleryNE11.7 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 galleryN11.7 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 |
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