New Plymouth Yacht Club

Mount Taranaki

Sugar Loaf Marine Park

Nearby, Port Taranaki is one of the country’s largest ports on a cargo tonnage basis with more than five million tonnes of trade per year. Our port is the only deepwater port on New Zealand’s west coast.

Port Taranaki

Tawa Glen Gardens, Lepperton

Dawson Falls Mountain Lodge, Mount Taranaki

Taranaki boasts a large exciting shopping centre, along with specialty shops, interesting arcades, a broad range of supermarkets and many boutiques. Because Taranaki has a deep interest in the arts, it's people abound with creativity. Many of these artists welcome you to watch them work in their beautiful surroundings of Taranaki. Check out the roadside stalls offering fresh home grown fruits and vegetables and wander through the stunning nurseries afforded by a temperate climate and rich volcanic soils.

Centre City, New Plymouth

Taranaki features the Sugar Loaf Marine Park. These islands are just offshore from New Plymouth city and provide a unique habitat for marine life, seabirds and plants. They are rich in both Maori and European history, evidence of which can still be seen today.

Port Taranaki

Surf Highway 45. Taranaki boasts the best all year round surfing coastline in New Zealand. Wet, wild and wicked! Surfers come here from all over the world to take in a Taranaki experience. Accommodation is available near all surfing beaches.

Taranaki is famous for its parks and gardens, especially Pukekura Park, the park for all people. All parks are open year round and many stunning home gardens are open during the famous annual Taranaki Rhododendron Festival.

What's Cooking in Taranaki: With such a huge variety of cafes and restaurants to select from, Taranaki can wet any appetite. Try a meal in a Swiss chalet on our mighty mountain or a café in the heart of bush country or select a wonderful up-market menu at a leading restaurant. Either way, Taranaki has it all.

The Crafty Fox, Oakura

Grand Central Hotel, New Plymouth

Fitzroy Motor Camp, New Plymouth

Sugar Loaf Marine Park

Port Taranaki

Surf Highway 45

The waterfall in Pukekura Park, New Plymouth

The Carriage, Oakura

Comfort zones from the mountain to the sea. Accommodation in Taranaki ranges from full accommodation on top of Tahora Saddle on the Lost World Highway from Stratford to Taumaranui, to Swiss chalet style on our mighty mountain, and fully serviced camping sites. Our choices of accommodation include: Backpacker Hostels, Homestays, Hotel/Motels, Farmstays, Lodges, Cabins, Caravan Hire, and Bed & Breakfast - whichever you choose, wherever you go, your own personal comfort zone will be catered to by our own Taranaki home grown service.

Oakura Beach Camp