view gallery E5.3 km | Mangatoki Dairy Co-op. Taranaki. New Zealand. in Dairy Creameries An historic dairy factory or 'creamery' situated in the Taranaki region, that once produced milk, butter and cheese in this Dairy farming area. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 07/18/2010 last visited: 07/17/2010 |
view gallery N13 km | Waingongoro River bridge in Pedestrian Suspension Bridges At 30 metres above the Waingongoro River, this 26.5 m long Suspension Bridge is the highest in Egmont National Park. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 06/18/2010 last visited: 01/31/2009 |
view gallery S13.5 km | George the Terrier in Animal Memorials A memorial to a brave dog posted by: ex-Vigiles location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/07/2010 last visited: never |
view gallery S13.8 km | Manaia - The Bread Capital. Taranaki. New Zealand. in Welcome Signs Welcome to Manaia, the Bread Capital. This welcome sign greets visitors to this small coastal Taranaki town. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 12/21/2011 last visited: 12/21/2011 |
view gallery S13.8 km | Our daily Bread.....Manaia. Taranaki. New Zealand. in Ginormous Everyday Objects A giant loaf of bread welcomes visitors to the Taranaki coastal town of Manaia. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 12/22/2011 last visited: 01/12/2012 |
view gallery N15.3 km | Mount Egmont / Taranaki in Mountain Summits Rising 2,518 m above the Taranaki farmland is the almost perfect symmetrical volcanic cone of Mt. Egmont (as named by Capt. Cook in 1770) or Maunga Taranaki, or just Taranaki as called by the indigenous Maori people. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 06/07/2010 last visited: 02/07/2009 |
view gallery N15.8 km | Mt Taranaki. North Island, New Zealand. in Numismatic Photographs The New Zealand 50 cent coin features the barque Endeavour, commanded by Captain Cook, sailing south, with Mount Taranaki in the distance. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/28/2011 last visited: 11/28/2011 |
view gallery N15.8 km | Mt Taranaki. North Island. New Zealand. in Satellite Imagery Oddities Mt Taranaki, the perfect mountain, a symmetrical cone-shaped volcano, rising from the flat fertile ring plain surrounding it, jutting out into the sea on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 07/22/2009 last visited: 02/07/2009 |
view gallery N15.9 km | Hongi's Valley, Mt Taranaki summit route, New Zealand in Outdoor Stairways Over a thousand steps climb 250 metres vertically over a distance of 600 metres up through 'Hongi's' valley on the summit route from North Egmont to the summit of Mount Taranaki. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 09/12/2010 last visited: 02/07/2009 |
view gallery N18 km | Possibly the oldest Quonset in the world in Quonset Huts Pre-fabricated in Melbourne, Australia in 1855, the pieces were transported to New Plymouth's Marsland Hill to be reconstructed as military barracks for the British Regiments fighting in the Taranaki Land Wars 1856 to 1865 posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 06/06/2010 last visited: 09/13/2009 |
view gallery N18 km | Arthur Hamilton Ambury - Mt Taranaki. New Zealand. in Citizen Memorials A stone Memorial is seen beside the Track above the Camphouse at North Egmont. It honors Arthur Hamilton Ambury, aged thirty-seven, who lost his life attempting to save another climber. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/07/2010 last visited: 03/13/2021 |
view gallery N18 km | Ambury Obelisk. - North Egmont. Mt Taranaki. New Zealand. in Obelisks The Ambury Memorial Obelisk is seen beside the Track above the Camphouse at North Egmont. It bears two names: Arthur Hamilton Ambury, aged thirty-seven, and William Edwin Gourlay, aged twenty. A strange fate brought them together in death. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 09/22/2009 last visited: 03/13/2021 |
view gallery N18.2 km | OLDEST- - Corrugated iron in the world. The Camphouse. New Zealand. in Superlatives North Egmont Camphouse, originally a pre-fabricated military barracks building arriving in NZ in 1855, is clad with handmade corrugated iron, reputed to be the oldest corrugated iron in the world.
posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 09/22/2009 last visited: 11/23/1974 |
view gallery N18.2 km | OLDEST - - Building in a New Zealand National Park. Taranaki. NZ. in Superlatives A pre-fabricated iron building, originally built as military barracks, now stands almost 1000 metres up Mt Taranaki and is used as a mountain accommodation hut in the Egmont National Park. It is the oldest building in a New Zealand National Park. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 09/22/2009 last visited: 10/25/2009 |
view gallery N18.2 km | Egmont National Park. Taranaki. New Zealand. in National Parks of the World Egmont National Park is an area of unique rainforests and alpine scenery surrounding the volcanic cone-shaped Mt Taranaki. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/14/2013 last visited: 11/10/2016 |
view gallery N18.2 km | North Egmont Visitor and DOC Centre. Mt Taranaki. New Zealand. in Ranger Stations The North Egmont Visitor Centre, almost 1000 metres up Mt Taranaki, has informative displays and a 20 minute audio-visual. Interpretive talks and walks with DOC staff can be arranged for school and special interest groups. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 09/29/2009 last visited: 11/10/2016 |
view gallery E18.5 km | Mosaic Mural . Eltham. Taranaki. New Zealand. in Mosaics Mosaic panels on a wall in Stark Park, Eltham tell a story of the District's history. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/16/2010 last visited: 03/16/2010 |
view gallery E18.5 km | Eltham Police Station. Eltham. Taranaki. New Zealand. in Police Stations The Eltham Police Station is situated at 175 High Street, Eltham. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 07/16/2010 last visited: 01/30/2016 |
view gallery E18.7 km | The Heritage of Eltham. Eltham. Taranaki. New Zealand. in Murals The Heritage of Eltham is a large mural painted on a building in King Edward Street in the centre of this Taranaki town. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 07/16/2010 last visited: 07/17/2010 |
view gallery E18.7 km | The New Zealand Rennet Company. Eltham. New Zealand. in Dairy Creameries In 1906, the first Rennet company was built in Eltham. The Rennet Company in Taranaki is now part of Eltham's heritage, and produced New Zealand's first "blue vein" cheese. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 07/18/2010 last visited: 01/30/2016 |
view gallery W19.3 km | Memorial to Miss Mary Dobie, Opunake, New Zealand in Citizen Memorials Memorial to Miss Mary Beatrix Dobie, murdered 25 November 1880, erected by the non-commissioned officers & men of the Armed Constabulary, stationed at Opunake and Cape Egmont December 1880 posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/05/2010 last visited: 11/03/2010 |
view gallery W19.3 km | Peter Snell Statue. Opunake. New Zealand. in Living Statues Sir Peter George Snell, KNZM, OBE, KBE (born 17 December 1938 in Opunake) is a former New Zealand athlete who won three gold medals in the Olympics. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 09/16/2009 last visited: 01/31/2016 |
view gallery W19.3 km | Peter Snell Statue - Opunake, New Zealand in Olympic Memorabilia In Opunake there is a statue of Sir Peter George Snell, KNZM, OBE, KBE (born 17 December 1938 in Opunake), a former New Zealand athlete who won three gold medals in the Olympics. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 10/06/2013 last visited: 01/31/2016 |
view gallery W19.6 km | Opunake Beach. Taranaki. New Zealand. in Wavy Places Opunake is a popular summer beach, an ideal spot on the Taranaki coast to watch the surf rolling in from the Tasman Sea. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 01/23/2014 last visited: 01/23/2014 |
view gallery NE20 km | Stratford Village Sign. Taranaki. New Zealand. in Pictorial Village Signs A pictorial sign on the southern approach to the village of Stratford, one of several small villages around the base of Mt Taranaki. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/17/2010 last visited: 11/17/2010 |
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