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| Pukekura Park, home of the TSB festival of lights staged yearly from Mid Dec to early Feb and permanent venue of WOMAD New Zealand. | ||
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| A tranquil paradise in an urban noise… Covering 49 hectares, lakeside forest and formal gardens, Pukekura Park makes up one of most popular Taranaki recreational venues. Authentic clinker dories for hire on the boat lake – one as old as eighty years – have safely and sedately ferried passengers around Pukekura’s water courses for many decades. |
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Main Lake boats for hire |
Native trees and ferns |
Hatchery Lawn concert |
| The park contains stunning fernery and display houses and weekends in the park are traditionally family days. Pukekura Park is a park for all people with wonderful picnic areas, a teahouse, Bowl of Brooklands and the Brooklands Zoo all within walking distance of the park. |
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Carols at the Park |
Pukekura Sportsground |
Waterfall |
| Pukekura Sports ground, has for many years and continues to draw crowds to its terraces for competitive one day cricket matches and the regular provincial games. Pukekura Park is also home to the nationally famous "Festival of the Lights". From mid December to the beginning of February special lighting erected in a section of Pukekura Park is displayed during the night hours for your entertainment – a great family outing. Wonderful opportunities are available for the photographer. |
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Pukekura Park by night |
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Magnficent Rhododendrons |
| As a world renowned gem, Pukekura Park offers in season splashes of Azaleas and Rhododendrons among native flora and waterways. Open daily, except Tuesdays, the Pukekura Park teahouse offers relaxed dining for the visitor. Pukekura Park is a popular venue for wedding photographers. |
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Native Kea, Brooklands Zoo |
Brooklands Zoo |
The Fernery |
| Brooklands Park and Zoo is adjacent to Pukekura Park and is one of the finest reserves of its kind in the country. The zoo houses monkey, deer, wallabies, rabbits, otters and a wide variety of birds. These beautiful English style gardens, and the zoo environment, are open daily. |
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Amphitheatre, Bowl of Brooklands
Fountain Lake
Main Lake and Poet's Bridge |
The Bowl of Brooklands is also located adjacent to Pukekura Park and is a part of the Brooklands Park environment. It is one of the country’s foremost open air venues and was created in 1957. This natural amphitheatre has played host to a procession of national and international stars, and provides the perfect venue to a variety of local musical and entertainment functions.
Bowl of Brooklands
Pukekura Tea House
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Carols by Candlelight, Bowl of Brooklands
Waterfall
Fernery and display house |
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