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GO Taranaki We highlight the weird, the hidden, the unusual or the awesome things in Taranaki. Updated regularl Re-Discover our amazing region, Taranaki.

25/11/2025

Waverley Beach sea foam. Did you know sea foam is also known as 'spume' in more formal or literary contexts... I will stick with sea foam LOL!

22/11/2025

Standing amidst the black sands of Waverley Beach in Taranaki, I marveled at these ancient tōtara tree stumps—frozen in time from 7,000 years ago.

15/11/2025

I love how the New Plymouth Coastal Walkway is dotted with toetoe. We used to use these for 'feather duster' sword fights when we were kids. Did anyone else do this as well?

08/11/2025

Taranaki's stunning coastline near Patea.

01/11/2025

My favourite place to 'de-stress' in New Plymouth, Pukekura Park.

(The iconic red Poets Bridge).

27/10/2025

Who is looking forward to a Taranaki summer?

After a few years off Facebook, Go Taranaki will be posting videos from around Taranaki each week again.

Some of the best artwork to be found in New Plymouth are on the walls around the city. Hidden down Church Lane behind S...
20/05/2022

Some of the best artwork to be found in New Plymouth are on the walls around the city. Hidden down Church Lane behind Showcase Jewellers etc is more art by Damin Radford Scott A.K.A. Milarky.

The sky was really over exposed in the photo so I replaced it with another cloudy sky :) (It was raining today when I took this photo on my cheapie Samsung phone...crazy weather over the pass 24 hours right!)



14/05/2022

THE BIGGEST CIRCLE VISIBLE FROM SPACE?
The International Space Station flew over Taranaki capturing a stunning view of Mount Taranaki. The International Space Station flew over New Zealand from 433km above. Very cool indeed!!!

https://fb.watch/c-ikbUKSXL/






14/05/2022

Please FOLLOW Go Taranaki's supporter Tokyo Food Co Ltd's page Tokyo Food NZ Retail with their sponsorship is helping us make weekly content again.

CENTRE CITY SHOPPING CENTRE NEW PLYMOUTH VIDEO 1: BEFORE CENTRE CITY.
Have you ever wondered what New Plymouth's CBD looked like before our city's major shopping centre was built? In this series of weekly videos we travel back to 1986 and watch the 2 year process of the centre's build.

In this video, BEFORE CENTRE CITY shows what buildings were in the location before they were demolished, do you recognise any? Next week Demolition Begins!

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