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Taranaki & Whanganui Highlights
Walking up or around the massive cone of Mt Taranaki ( Click here )
Riding the big breaks along Surf Highway 45 ( Click here )
Getting experimental at New Plymouth's Govett-Brewster Art Gallery ( Click here )
Bouncing from bean to bean in New Plymouth's cafes ( Click here )
Watching a glass-blowing demonstration at one of Whanganui ' s glass studios ( Click here )
Redefining serenity on a canoe or kayak trip on the Whanganui River ( Click here )
Traversing the rainy Whanganui River Road ( Click here ) by car or bike - it's all about the journey, not how
fast you get there
Flexing your All Blacks spirit at Palmerston North's New Zealand Rugby Museum ( Click here )
Getting There & Around
In Taranaki, Air New Zealand ( Click here ) has domestic flights to/from New Plymouth.
Naked Bus ( Click here ) and InterCity ( Click here ) bus services also service New Plymouth.
Shuttle services run between Mt Taranaki, New Plymouth and surrounding towns.
Whanganui and Palmerston North airports are also serviced by Air New Zealand, and
both cities are on the radar for InterCity and Naked Bus services. KiwiRail Scenic Journeys
( Click here ) trains stop in Palmerston North too, travelling between Auckland and Welling-
ton.
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New Plymouth
POP 53,400
Dominated by Mt Taranaki and surrounded by lush farmland, New Plymouth is the only in-
ternational deep-water port in this part of New Zealand. The city has a bubbling arts scene,
some fab cafes and a rootsy, outdoorsy focus, with surf beaches and Egmont National Park
a short hop away.
 
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