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New Plymouth is a bay bordered by an extensive line of beaches, lying south of Start Point and between Rugged Island and the west end of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. This descriptive name, used by early sealers, dates back to at least 1822 and is now established in international usage.
The “Architecture Now” magazine presented an itinerary in New Plymouth including heritage buildings and stated: "The city remains the location of some of the oldest surviving architect-designed buildings in New Zealand." One of the first settlers arriving in New Plymouth in 1843 was Frederick Thatcher, a London-trained architect. He came ...
Te Rewa Rewa Bridge over the Waiwhakaiho River. The Waiwhakaiho River is a river of the Taranaki Region of New Zealand's North Island.One of many rivers and streams radiating from the slopes of Taranaki/Mount Egmont, it flows initially northeast before veering northwest to reach the Tasman Sea close to the New Plymouth suburb of Fitzroy.
New Plymouth was laid out over 550 acres (2.2 km 2), with additional rural sections proposed along the coast beyond Waitara, covering a total of 68,500 acres (274 km 2). By year's end his map of the town showed 2267 sections ready for selection by settlers, with streets, squares, hospitals, schools and parks surrounded by boulevards that ...
City in Taranaki, New Zealand New Plymouth Ngāmotu (Māori) City New Plymouth city skyline looking south from the foreshore with Mount Taranaki on the horizon. New Plymouth Show map of Taranaki Region New Plymouth Show map of North Island New Plymouth Show map of New Zealand Coordinates: 39°03′28″S 174°04′27″E / 39.05778°S 174.07417°E / -39.05778; 174.07417 Country New ...
Buildings and structures in New Plymouth (1 C, 20 P) M. Mass media in New Plymouth (5 P) P. People from New Plymouth (3 C, 97 P) S. Sport in New Plymouth (1 C, 6 P)
Puke Ariki is a combined museum and library at New Plymouth, New Zealand, which opened in June 2003. It is an amalgamation of the New Plymouth Public Library (founded in 1848) and the Taranaki Museum (founded in 1919). Its name, Māori for "hill of chiefs", is taken from the Māori village that formerly occupied the site.
Whalers Gate is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the southwest of the city centre. The area was allocated to several whalers in 1847, and was called "The Whaler's Gate" at least from 1860. [3] The main street, Barrett Road, is named after Dicky Barrett, one of the whalers. [4]