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The paper began publishing on Saturdays and in 1885 changed its name to the Taranaki Daily News when it began publishing daily. The word "Taranaki" was dropped from the masthead about 1962 when the paper's ownership was merged with that of the Herald to become Taranaki Newspapers Ltd, and reinstated in 2004. [2] As of December 2008, the ...
This was the final act of the Taranaki wars. [4] There are two separate monuments at the cemetery that commemorate people who died in the incident. [2] With the abolition of provincial government in 1876, the cemetery came under the control of the New Plymouth Borough Council. [2] Today, it is controlled by the New Plymouth District Council. [3]
NZ-TKI. HDI (2021) 0.939 [3] very high · 3rd. Website. www.trc.govt.nz. Taranaki is a region in the west of New Zealand 's North Island. It is named after its main geographical feature, the stratovolcano Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont. The main centre is the city of New Plymouth.
White shading is selected caldera features. Mount Taranaki (Māori: Taranaki Maunga, also known as Mount Egmont) is a dormant stratovolcano in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. [ 5 ][ 6 ] At 2,518 metres (8,261 ft), it is the second highest mountain in the North Island, after Mount Ruapehu.
26 July 2002, Te Wera – Express freight train 533 bound for New Plymouth headed by DX 5045 and DC 4657 crashed after speeding when the crew had fallen asleep at around 2-3am. The train (with sleeping crew) took a curve with a 45 km/h speed restriction at around 70 km/h, and derailed, rolling down a 12 metre bank.
Stratford(Māori: Whakaahurangi) is the only town in Stratford District, and the seat of the Taranakiregion, in New Zealand's North Island. It lies beneath the eastern slopes of Mount Taranaki, approximately halfway between New Plymouthand Hāwera, near the geographic centre of the Taranaki Region. The town has a population of 6,320, making it ...
Waitara is a town in the northern part of the Taranaki region of the North Island of New Zealand. Waitara is located just off State Highway 3, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of New Plymouth. Waitara was the site of the outbreak of the Taranaki Wars in 1860 following the attempted purchase of land for British settlers from its Māori owners.
Te Korimako O Taranaki is the radio station of Ngāruahine and other Taranaki region iwi, including Ngāti Tama, Te Atiawa, Ngāti Maru, Taranaki, Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Rauru Kītahi. It started at the Bell Block campus of Taranaki Polytechnic in 1992, and moved to the Spotswood campus in 1993. [3] It is available on 94.8 FM ...