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Errol Clince (16 February 1953 – 8 September 2014) was a New Zealand professional hunter and self-taught engineer. He is most well known for his discovery of the wreckage of a Royal New Zealand Air Force Airspeed Oxford, ending a 32-year New Zealand aviation mystery. [1] Clince was born in 1953 in Eltham, Taranaki.
New Plymouth (Māori: Ngāmotu) is the major city of the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after the English city of Plymouth, in Devon, from where the first English settlers to New Plymouth migrated. The New Plymouth District, which includes New Plymouth City and several smaller towns, is the ...
Taranaki is on the west coast of the North Island, surrounding the volcanic peak of Mount Taranaki. The region covers an area of 7258 km 2. Its large bays north-west and south-west of Cape Egmont are North Taranaki Bight and South Taranaki Bight. Picture of Taranaki acquired from the Landsat 8 satellite, showing the near-circular Egmont ...
4.2 m 3 /s (150 cu ft/s) The Tangahoe River is a river of the Taranaki Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally southwest from its origins in hill country to the east of Lake Rotorangi, reaching the Tasman Sea in the South Taranaki Bight 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Hāwera.
26 August 1942. Kaitaia, New Zealand. -. 1 fatality, 8 injuries. A tornado struck the town of Kaitaia in the Northland Region. The tornado damaged or destroyed numerous buildings in the town. A bus and car were also tossed into the air and destroyed. One person was killed and eight others were injured by the tornado.
Motorways and expressways. List. ← SH 2. → SH 4. State Highway 3 (SH 3) is one of New Zealand 's eight national state highways. It serves the west coast of the country's North Island and forms a link between State Highway 1 and State Highway 2. Distances are measured from north to south. For most of its length SH 3 is a two-lane single ...
100 or more deaths. Air New Zealand Flight 901 in 1979. Napier Town Hall following the earthquake. Illustration of the HMS Orpheus wreck. Christchurch Cathedral following the earthquake. Tangiwai memorial plaque. Illustration of the SS Tararua wreck. SS Wairarapa wreck. Illustration of the Mount Tarawera eruption.
Website. www.newplymouthnz.com. The New Plymouth District (Māori: Te Rohe o Ngāmotu) is one of the districts of New Zealand within Taranaki. It includes the city of New Plymouth and smaller towns such as Inglewood, Ōakura and Waitara. In 1989, as a part of New Zealand-wide reorganisation of local government, New Plymouth City Council was ...