TARANAKI MUSEUMS
MUSEUMS OF
ALMOST EVERYTHING
From volcanic inception to pioneering innovation, by way of war and passive resistance, the vibrant and vivid history of Taranaki 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 MAKETAWA JOHN DEERE TRACTOR MUSEUM
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he region offers many museums at which to discover many stories about Taranaki, from South Taranaki where there is the 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. The New Plymouth Guided Historic Walk is a fabulous walking
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