TARANAKI MUSEUMS
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Discover Taranaki’s stories through one of its many museums
MUSEUMS OF
ALMOST EVERYTHING From volcanic inception to pioneering innovation, by way of war and passive resistance, Taranaki’s vibrant and vivid history is best explored through the region’s many museums. PUKE ARIKI HILLSBOROUGH CAR MUSEUM FUN HO! TOY MUSEUM PIONEER VILLAGE TAWHITI MUSEUM AND WHALERS & TRADERS AOTEA UTANGANUI
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he region offers many museums at which to discover Taranaki’s many stories, from South Taranaki’s stunning Tawhiti Museum, and its impressive Traders & Whalers ride – repeatedly judged the third best museum in New Zealand by TripAdvisor users – to New Plymouth’s waterfront Puke Ariki, Aotea Utanganui in Pātea, to Stratford’s Pioneer Village. There are many more private collections, spanning the interesting
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