DantezGirl Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 any thing to see and do in taranaki? going to a wedding on saturday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 drink :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeh_buddy Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 In the words of Father Jack... "DRINK!!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Well there is a honking great big mountain to see. It's like 8,000 ft high, you cant miss it, unless it's raining - which is likely. If you want something smaller go and climb Paritutu Rock down by the port. It's only 550ft, but well worth the effort if you aren't afraid of climbing 550 ft rocks. Otherwise go for a drive out the Coast Road (SH45) and check out the beaches and surf breaks. If Drink is your thing - Whitecliffs Brewery, you will pass it on the way in, just Nth of Urenui. Stop there for some supplies. Sentry Hill Winery is another option, their Boysenberry wine goes great with Icecream. Last resort - find someone to take you native fish hunting Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 I recommend the Tawhiti Museum. A great little place and very interesting! They have a great website too. www.tawhitimuseum.co.nz Go for a ride on the Waitara railway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 I found this thread here viewtopic.php?f=17&t=36109&p=394418&hilit=charters+new+plymouth#p394418 I knew it was somewhere just had to test out the search function which worked very well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Well there is a honking great big mountain to see. It's like 8,000 ft high, you cant miss it, unless it's raining - which is likely. Ian I missed it the first time in went to NP. I did however see the Paritutu Rock - which I thought was the mountain, and out of sheer politeness I kept shut about it... but couldn't help thinking how on earth they managed to shoot a whole movie on this "mountain".. the other thing i was thinking was that the naki folk were all crazy for calling it a mountain. :lol: but 3 days later, I saw the mountain and was gob smacked at how big it really was - in comparison to the Rock. NP is one of my favourite cities though. DG - the beaches there, (particularly oakura) are really good. Nice waves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 i went to the rock there (as yes it was raining ) but i was more interested in the radio controlled car track nearby man those things go fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 for a leisurely stroll, take a wander around Pukekura Park up to the Bowl of Brooklands and the Brooklands zoo. you can even hire a little row boat and go out on to the lake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DantezGirl Posted March 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Hey Folks turns out the weather was gorgeous all weekend spent the spare time drinking at the beach the wedding was at oakura marae so the beach wasn't to far away went shopping in new plymouth as well very beautiful place long trip though any way's big congrats to mr and mrs black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Oakura Marae would have been a nice spot, buy the river and beach. I grew up around there, went to the primary school Glad you had a good time. Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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