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New Plymouth is located on the west coast of the North Island, about 5 hours drive from both Auckland and Wellington. It is a much looked over attraction which is locally well-known for its black sand surfing beaches and many beautiful parks and gardens.

New Plymouth is located in the Taranaki region at the foot of picturesque Mount Taranaki (also known as Mount Egmont) which is so similar to Japan's Mount Fuji that it was used as a backdrop in the filming of Tom Cruise's "The Last Samurai".

New Plymouth is a town which is always trying to improve on itself, which is most evident in the city centre which is very modern with the architecture of even the city bus stop looking like a piece of art. A well developed waterfront walkway makes it easy to cycle or walk the entire coast.


In the centre of New Plymouth is Pukekura Park — 49 hectares of lush native bush and groomed gardens. The park contains two lakes, a playground, cricket ground, fernery and green houses, kiosk, fountain and waterfall, historic band rotunda and the Bowl of Brooklands.

National and international acts regularly perform at the Bowl, a natural amphitheatre. Its night-time concerts cannot be missed for the unique and memorable experiences the Bowl provides both audiences and performers.

Pukekura Park is the venue for the spectacular Festival of Lights. From December to February every year, hundreds of lighting displays turn the park into a huge illuminated fantasyland.
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New Plymouth, New Zealand - Mount Taranaki, Okato & more
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Sep 05, 2007 - Jan 07, 2009
Another adventure as we set out for New Plymouth, the last of the places to be visited during our trip in NZ!! It started off with a ride with this easy-going fella and which shortly turned into this smoking party, starring the Driver, Arnaud, and 3 other guys who'd also gotten picked up along the way.  Yeah, what fun!  Being in a car full of stoned idiots!  A bit of sarcasism is slipping out, sorry, but some folks just get so silly after smoking this stuff!  Anyway, lu...
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Travel Pics from NZ: New Plymouth Travel Photos
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Dec 28, 2007
Since moving to Oz I have learnt to appreciate NZ a lot more and have taken my husband back on several occasions. Unfortunately our hard drive was corrupted and we lost most of our travel pics but I found a few hard copies and scanned some. These are the few pics I have left from different trips to different places around NZ.
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Aug 26, 2006 - Aug 27, 2006
Me and several friends took a trip south to Taranaki n Waitomo. I've wanted to visit Taranaki since I saw the mountain for the first time during my flight to Christchurch. It's a perfect cone. The highlight must definitely be the black-water rafting.
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Family Holidays Around New Zealand 1993-2007: New Plymouth Travel Photos
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Aug 28, 1992 - Aug 28, 2003
Different places we may have visited like Auckland, Hamilton, Nelson, the Coromandel, Christchurch etc. Just because its fun to travel with the ones you love =)
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