Opunake Beach is a nice beach break on a sandy beach. A nice shaped wave, with both right and left handers.
Hawera has always seemed to have had some association with fire. The name, ‘Te Hawera’ which means ‘the burnt place’, came about many years ago after an incident between two feuding Maori tribes in the area.
The Tawhiti Museum is a truly unique enterprise. The creation of artist Nigel Ogle, its attention to detail is simply stunning.
The largest of its type in New Zealand, Pioneer Village presents over 40 original buildings, including many authentic structures, over its 4 hectare site.
This national park is home to the mystical Whanganui River, New Zealand's longest navigable waterway.
The Forgotten World Highway is one of the most scenic drives in New Zealand.
Mount Taranaki, or Mount Egmont, is an active but quiescent stratovolcano in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island.
If you're walking in from Dawson Falls, take you swimsuit and have a dip in the lava formed Wilkies Pools.
Dawson Falls, also known as Te Rere o Noke, is an 18-meter waterfall, the most popular one at Mt Egmont National Park due to an easy accessibility and its beauty.
Hollard Gardens is one of three heritage properties owned and managed by the Taranaki Regional Council on behalf of the people of the region.