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museum, a library, a cafe and the fabulous Arborio (
Click here
)
restaurant. The excellent
museum has an extensive collection of Maori artefacts, plus colonial, mountain geology
and wildlife exhibits (we hope the shark suspended above the lobby isn't life-size).
Pukekura Park
GARDENS
(
www.pukekura.org.nz
; Liardet St; 7.30am-6pm, to 8pm Nov-Mar)
The pick of New Ply-
mouth's parks, Pukekura has 49 hectares of gardens, playgrounds, trails, streams, water-
falls, ponds and display houses.
Rowboats
($10 per half-hour, December and January
only) meander across the main lake (full of arm-sized eels), next to which the
Tea House
OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP
(Liardet St; snacks $4-9, mains $10-12; 9am-4pm Mar-Nov,
9am-late Dec-Feb)
serves light meals (and fudge!). The technicoloured Festival of Lights
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
GALLERY
OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP
( 06-759 6060;
www.govettbrewster.com
; 42 Queen St; 10am-5pm)
Arguably the
country's best regional art gallery. Presenting contemporary - often experimental - local
and international shows, it's most famous for its connection with famous NZ sculptor,
filmmaker and artist Len Lye (1901−80). There's a cool cafe here too. It was closed tem-
porarily for earthquake proofing when we visited: call or check the website for updates.
Puke Ariki Landing
SCULPTURE PARK
(St Aubyn St)
Along the city waterfront is Puke Ariki Landing, a historic area studded with
GOOGLE MAP
(
www.windwand.co.nz
)
, a kooky kinetic sculpture.
Paritutu
HILL
(Centennial Dr)
Just west of town is Paritutu, a steep-sided, craggy hill (154m) whose name
translates appropriately as 'Rising Precipice'. From the summit you can see for miles
around: out to the Sugar Loaves, down to the town and to the mountain beyond. It's a
20-minute scramble to the top.
Sugar Loaf Islands Marine Park
ISLAND
