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  Taranaki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Taranaki is a region in New Zealand's North Island and the mountain that is the region's main feature.
Taranaki is situated on the west coast of the North Island, surrounding the volcanic peak.
Taranaki's landscape and the mountain's supposed resemblance to Mount Fuji led it to be selected as the location for The Last Samurai, a motion picture set in 19th-century Japan.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Taranaki   (881 words)

  
 Taranaki Swiss Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Taranaki is a lush farming area surrounding the majestic peak of Mount Taranaki (2518 metres high), with the Tasman Sea to the west and native bush to the east.
Taranaki is a region of vast contrast, where one can surf at a beach in the morning, drive through the rolling plains to ski on the mountain in the afternoon.
Taranaki is known internationally as well as nationally for its stunning gardens and public parks, the climate and fertile soils is just what is needed to ensure top quality gardens all year round.
www.swiss.org.au /home.php?ID=38   (350 words)

  
 Taranaki
The dramatic, snow-topped volcanic cone of Mount Taranaki is a spiritual and physical force in this region.
In the Maori language, Taranaki means 'Gliding Peak', a name that ties to the legend of how the mountain came to its location.
As the story goes, Taranaki once lived with the North Island’s other great volcanoes (Tongariro, Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe) but was banished for falling in love with Tongariro’s wife, a smaller volcano called Pihanga.
www.newzealand.com /travel/destinations/regions/taranaki/taranaki.cfm   (452 words)

  
 Venture Taranaki - The Economic History Of Taranaki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Taranaki is located on the West Coast of the North Island and is one of New Zealand’s smallest regions geographically.
Taranaki was developing its own economy based on Dairy Farming and in 1885, the first co-operative dairy factories were opened in Inglewood and Opunake.
For Taranaki, the building of railways and roads into the area decreased isolation and, over 100 years later; the railway infrastructure is still assisting with the economy through the innovative transportation of milk from Fonterra.
www.taranaki.info /history.htm   (3594 words)

  
 Taranaki Region
New Plymouth in Taranaki is the major commercial centre for this region and is situated on the rugged west coast.
Mt Taranaki is surrounded by lush temperate rain forest and the area is protected with National Park status.
The Taranaki Region has many surfing beaches on the coast and the unusual fl sand is caused by deposits of iron from volcanic eruptions.
www.virtualoceania.net /newzealand/regions/taranaki.shtml   (240 words)

  
 Mount Taranaki: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Mount Taranaki is considered unusual in that it has experienced at least five of its major eruptions by the method of cone collapse.
For many centuries the mountain was called Taranaki by the Maori[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject].
New plymouth is the port and main city in the taranaki region on the west coast of the north island of new zealand....
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mo/mount_taranaki.htm   (1573 words)

  
 Mount Taranaki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont [1] is a dormant stratovolcano located in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island.
Incidentally, the name Mount Taranaki is linguistically redundant, since the word tara means mountain peak.
Taranaki sits upon the remains of three older volcanic complexes which lie to the northwest.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mount_Taranaki   (899 words)

  
 Egmont National Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Taranaki is linked by legend to the mountains of the central North Island.
Today Taranaki is still venerated and its summit is sacred to the tangata whenua of the area.
The forest on Mt Taranaki's middle slopes is sometimes known as 'Goblin Forest' because of the gnarled shape of the trees and the thick swathes of trailing moss.
www.doc.govt.nz /Explore/001~National-Parks/Egmont-National-Park/index.asp   (1152 words)

  
 Port Taranaki: News Bulletins
Port Taranaki chief executive Roy Weaver yesterday hailed the contract as the dawning of a new era in the port's history.
The first major re-branding of Taranaki's port in nearly 20 years marks the start of a new era as it aims to be the number-one port in New Zealand in every area of it's operation.
The new logo is simple and fresh with visual references to the mountain and coast, and signifies the new direction away from the port's primary reliance on the oil and gas industry which has supplied 90% of the port's volume for the last 20 years.
www.westgate.co.nz /general/news.htm   (3593 words)

  
 Taranaki - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Taranaki, region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
Taranaki, Mount, dormant volcano located near the western coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
This report on the beginning of the Taranaki and Waikato Wars appeared in The Times on November 19, 1860.
uk.encarta.msn.com /Taranaki.html   (115 words)

  
 Taranaki Holiday Homes & Houses to rent , New Zealand
Taranaki holiday homes and houses have been a guarded secret for years.
Taranaki is perhaps most well known for its magnificent gardens, especially Pukekura Park and Brook Park in the city and Pukeiti, Tupare, Holland Garden and Truby King Dell further out.
For a slightly more agricultural feel, some of the Taranaki holiday homes and houses are located on, or near, sheep and cattle farms offering another form of pastoral relaxation.
www.holidayhomes.co.nz /taranaki   (312 words)

  
 Venture Taranaki - Projects   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Education Taranaki International's first objective is to position the region as a destination for high quality education, nationally and internationally.
Taranaki also possesses rich resources in its high quality primary and secondary education, some growing private training establishments and a large regional technology institute with significant capacity.
Although Venture Taranaki is project managing the feasibility study, we have extended invitations to interested parties to form a community liaison/study group to ensure there is wide community representation.
www.taranaki.info /projects.htm   (1565 words)

  
 Taranaki Accommodation and Information
Our Taranaki accommodation options are located on the North Island's West Coast, which juts into the Tasman Sea and is half way between Auckland and Wellington.
Taranaki went west towards the setting sun and carved out the Whanganui river as he went.
The forest on Mount Taranaki's middle slopes is sometimes known as 'Goblin Forest' because of the gnarled shape of the trees and the thick swathes of trailing moss.
www.globalavailability.com /?do=region&id=36   (280 words)

  
 Taranaki Newspapers : a division of Fairfax Media
Taranaki Newspapers was formed in 1962 following the amalgamation of The Daily News and the Taranaki Herald.
At that time the company was a part of NZ News Limited and the Taranaki Herald (founded 1852) was the oldest newspaper in New Zealand.
Taranaki Newspapers is a major employer in Taranaki, employing 137 full-time staff.
www.fairfaxnz.co.nz /businesses/taranaki.html   (235 words)

  
 Activities golf, horse riding, mountain biking, kayaking, walking, hiking, wineries, vineyards in the New Plymouth, ...
This region is dominated by the peak of Mt Taranaki, (also known by its Anglicized name of Mt Egmont), This now dormant volcano with it's classic conical shape peaking at 2518m was thought to have last erupted in the 1700's.
Taranaki was extensively settled by Maori before the arrival of Europeans and the areas was the site of much conflict in the wars of the 1860's.
A number of fortified sites may be visited in south Taranaki, a Heritage Trail guides you around the remains of ancient Maori and European settlement.
www.cottagestays.co.nz /regions/taranakiinfo.htm   (652 words)

  
 Skydive and Mount Taranaki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Taranaki (formerly Mount Egmont) is a dormant volcano, located in Egmont National Park, in the southwest corner of North Island.
Its symmetrical snow-capped cone towers majestically near the Tasman Sea coast.20 Taranaki is the native Maori name for the mountain, which was ruled in court to be an equally valid name to Mount Egmont.
Taranaki, wild with grief and anger tore himself from his roots with a mighty wrench and left his homeland.
digitaltoast.co.uk /travels/NZ/diary3.shtml   (1796 words)

  
 Wellington West Coast Taranaki Regiment history
The Taranaki region covers the areas of Marton to the south, across to Hunterville, Taihape, Waiouru to the East and North toTaumaranui, New Plymouth.
The Taranaki Militia and Rifle Volunteers' efforts in 1860 were rewarded by the presentation of an impressive flag in 1861, designed and sewn by the women of the area.
The alliance between this Regiment and the Taranaki Regiment was sanctioned in 1913.
www.diggerhistory.info /pages-nz/wwct.htm   (1757 words)

  
 Taranaki Health
Taranaki District Health Board provides public health, medical, surgical, mental health, allied health, ambulance and primary health care services to the Taranaki region.
Taranaki has two hospitals, Taranaki Base Hospital in New Plymouth and Hawera Hospital, with health centres at Stratford, Opunake, Waitara, Mokau and Patea.
The main regional hospital is Taranaki Base Hospital, in New Plymouth, with 210 beds.
www.tdhb.org.nz /Hospitals.htm   (549 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Rugby Union | Lions in NZ | Clockwatch: Taranaki 14-36 Lions
Taranaki are on the rack and after Lewis Moody and Hodgson are held up on the line, Owen fires a superb pass to Murphy who has a simple task of crossing over.
With Taranaki visibly tiring by the minute, there is only one team in the game.
Taranaki give away the penalty and Cusiter is tackled neck high by Breman as he tries to take the quick tap.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/4070214.stm   (1221 words)

  
 Cycletours Taranaki - travelling in New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Sadly peace between the settlers (Pakeha) and Maori was not to last; no Taranaki tribe or Hapu (sub-tribe) had signed the Treaty of Waitangi and pressure over land and resources erupted into conflict with the Taranaki ‘Land Wars’ in March 1860.
During the next ten years the Taranaki settler population increased from 4,500 to 15,000; in New Zealand as a whole the non-Maori population increased from 60,000 in 1858 to 300,000 by 1874, although even by then more than 53% of the Taranaki population was born in the colony.
Taranaki Electricity Income: ­ with the privatisation of the national electricity industry in 1993 the council/ratepayer-owned New Plymouth city electricity Company and the Taranaki Electricity Power Board became part of PowerCo Ltd. and the subsequent shareholdings and dividends, totalled around $21m.
www.cycle-taranaki.co.nz /taranaki.htm   (2175 words)

  
 Puke Ariki - Taranaki Stories - Natural World
Taranaki is steeped in geological wonders — from giant crabs to amazing land formations.
Volcanic Taranaki By Virginia Winder Taranaki's mountain has a history of repetitive violence.
Guardians Of The Environment By Kathy Heazlewood The Taranaki Regional Council is Taranaki's major environmental...
www.pukeariki.co.nz /en/stories/naturalworld   (597 words)

  
 Taranaki New Zealand Taranaki Tourism Taranaki NEW PLYMOUTH Accommodation Mount Egmont/Taranaki Surfing and Tramping.
Taranaki New Zealand Taranaki Tourism Taranaki NEW PLYMOUTH Accommodation Mount Egmont/Taranaki Surfing and Tramping.
Our province has an abundance of rivers, sea, surf beaches and bush walks, all the attractions for which New Zealand is famous.
Taranaki dominates our weather and everyday life with its ever changing moods.
www.windwand.co.nz   (156 words)

  
 Totally Taranaki New Plymouth Page Clickhere!
Hello Allan Hall here a New Plymouth Taranaki local I am the managing director of Earth First.
We are based in New Plymouth which is for my money one of the most beautiful places in the world to be.
Auckland is 369 km (220 miles) from Taranaki and Wellington is 355 km (213 miles).
www.websitehosting4u.co.uk /taranaki_new_plymouth.htm   (314 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Rugby Union | Lions in NZ | Taranaki 14-36 Lions
The Lions subdued a dogged Taranaki to ease away to an ultimately comfortable victory in the second match of their New Zealand tour.
Taranaki replacement Brendon Watt powered through some tired tackling in injury-time for a consolation score, but by then the Lions had the match won.
That gave Taranaki a five-metre scrum, from which flanker Masoe dived over on the Lions side to pounce for the try which put the hosts ahead, Sam Young converting.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/4617075.stm   (725 words)

  
 Welcome to the Taranaki Electricity Trust - About
The Taranaki Electricity Trust was formed in 1993 at the time New Plymouth Energy merged with the Taranaki Electricity Power Board.
Individuals who apply would generally be expected to live in the area and in the case of an organisation, the project concerned would be expected to be in the appropriate area.
The Trust area is the area previously supplied by the old Taranaki Electric Power Board (in other words if power accounts were paid to Taranaki Electric Power Board then this will be in the Trust area but if power accounts were paid to New Plymouth Energy then this will be outside the area).
www.taranakielectricitytrust.co.nz   (360 words)

  
 Taranaki Tours
is based on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island in the province of Taranaki.
Taranaki is like no other place on earth- Discover it with us- we live here.
With spectacular views up and down New Zealand Mount Taranaki holds the title of the most climbed mountain in New Zealand due to its accessibility.
taranakitours.com   (282 words)

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