view gallery SW6.3 km | Egmont Racecourse, Hawera. South Taranaki. New Zealand. in Horse Racing Tracks The Egmont (Hawera) Racecourse in Hawera, Southern Taranaki is home to the Egmont Racing Club. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/26/2010 last visited: 01/31/2016 |
view gallery SW7.7 km | Arthur A Fantham. Hawera. Taranaki. New Zealand. in Statues of Historic Figures Inside the gates of King Edward Park in Hawera a formidable Italian marble statue of Arthur Albert Fantham greets you. Born in 1842, died in 1904, but who was this man? posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 05/14/2010 last visited: 05/09/2010 |
view gallery N11.7 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 N11.9 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 N11.9 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 N11.9 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 W17.4 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 W17.4 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 W18 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 NW19.8 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 N20.6 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 |
view gallery N21.7 km | 25 Pounder Gun - Stratford RSA. Taranaki. New Zealand. in Static Artillery Displays This gun stands outside the NZ Returned Servicemens Association building in Stratford, Taranaki. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 05/15/2009 last visited: 05/10/2009 |
view gallery N21.9 km | Union Bank Chambers. Inglewood. New Zealand. in Converted Bank Buildings One of the older buildings in the Taranaki town of Stratford was once a Bank in earlier times. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/14/2010 last visited: 03/14/2010 |
view gallery N21.9 km | Shakespeare Bust. Stratford. Taranaki. New Zealand. in William Shakespeare In the Taranaki town of Stratford there is a bronze bust of William Shakespeare standing in the town centre.
Stratford is one of New Zealand’s special places, named after William Shakespeare’s birthplace. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/26/2009 last visited: 01/30/2016 |
view gallery N22 km | Glockenspiel. Stratford. Taranaki. New Zealand. in Musical Instruments The Taranaki town of Stratford has New Zealand’s only glockenspiel clock, which takes pride of place in the town centre. It plays its chiming bell music several times each day. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 05/10/2009 last visited: 01/30/2016 |
view gallery SE27.2 km | Aotea Memorial to Turi and Rongorongo. Patea. Taranaki. New Zealand. in Citizen Memorials The replica of the Aotea canoe stands high above Patea’s main street as a memorial to the early Maori settlers, Turi and his hapu, who travelled from Hawaiiki to Kawhia and then overland to Patea. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 05/26/2010 last visited: 11/11/2016 |
view gallery SE27.7 km | Whalebone Sculpture. Patea. Taranaki. New Zealand. in Figurative Public Sculpture This giant whalebone skeleton sculpture "The Garden of Tutunui" is so realistic, it takes a very close inspection to realize it is not the real thing. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/27/2010 last visited: 01/31/2016 |
view gallery NE27.7 km | Forgotten World Highway - Village of Douglas. North Island. New Zealand. in National Scenic Byways Douglas is a tiny historic village at the western end of the scenic heritage trail through Taranaki called the Forgotten World Highway. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 07/01/2008 last visited: 11/18/2008 |
view gallery NE28 km | Historic Brick Kiln. Douglas. New Zealand. in Ovens and Kilns An old brick kiln sited on farmland in the Douglas area has been protected by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 09/19/2011 last visited: 09/19/2011 |
view gallery SE28 km | Patea. South Taranaki. New Zealand. in Pictorial Village Signs A pictorial sign representing the Taranaki coastal town of Patea, the home of the outstanding Patea Maori Club, whose 80s hit Poi-E is still one of the country’s favourite songs. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/26/2010 last visited: 08/25/2010 |
view gallery NW30.9 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 NW34.8 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 NW35.1 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 NW35.2 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 NW35.2 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 |
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