Te Papa-Kura o Taranaki

Te Papa-Kura o Taranaki Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki is located south of New Plymouth, close to the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The park was first created in 1881.

The park covers Mount Taranaki and its slopes.

29 April 2024
29/04/2024

29 April 2024

Progress on the new bridge 😍
18/04/2024

Progress on the new bridge 😍

A beautiful to start 2023!Photo taken 1/1/23, showing a full carpark at North Egmont visitor centre carpark with many ...
01/01/2023

A beautiful to start 2023!
Photo taken 1/1/23, showing a full carpark at North Egmont visitor centre carpark with many visitors taking time up here to connect with the mountain, Taranaki, and nature.

Here is the result of the polar blast that hit NZ on 8 October 2022. This resulted in snow to 300m in North Taranaki, wh...
09/10/2022

Here is the result of the polar blast that hit NZ on 8 October 2022. This resulted in snow to 300m in North Taranaki, which meant snow to low levels in
Photo taken 9 October once the skies cleared.

Today's shows the result of a torid month of warm northerly based rain for our in August - unseasonal lack of snow.P...
04/09/2022

Today's shows the result of a torid month of warm northerly based rain for our in August - unseasonal lack of snow.
Photo taken 28 August. This is the view usually seen in late October. Check back on last week's post to see the 'before' photo.

A post this week showing a beautiful mountain morning before a "tropical atmospheric river" event that hit most of New...
28/08/2022

A post this week showing a beautiful mountain morning before a "tropical atmospheric river" event that hit most of New Zealand the third week of August 2022. Photo taken 14/8/22.

21/08/2022

After a 48hr period where the received over 1 metre (!!!!) of rain, what else could we have for this week's ...
Here's a short video from the morning of Friday 19 August of the awa from Peters Road just outside of Inglewood.
With headwaters high up on the mountain, the waiwakaiho river tracks a path down towards the northeastern edge of New Plymouth/Ngāmotu and finally enters the Tasman Sea just after the landmark Te Rewa Rewa Bridge.

This week's shows how the weather can be so different at altitude. Here is an empty carpark, low misty cloud and rain ...
24/07/2022

This week's shows how the weather can be so different at altitude. Here is an empty carpark, low misty cloud and rain at the visitor centre, but when this photo was taken it was clear skies and sunshine in New Plymouth!

Taken on a crisp Sunday 17 July morning after a week of rain and then some fresh snowfall for the weekend.
17/07/2022

Taken on a crisp Sunday 17 July morning after a week of rain and then some fresh snowfall for the weekend.

A long range view of the Tahurangi Translator Tower and the Taranaki Alpine Club Tahurangi Lodge, sitting at 1500m above...
03/07/2022

A long range view of the Tahurangi Translator Tower and the Taranaki Alpine Club Tahurangi Lodge, sitting at 1500m above sea level

Just a reminder that footwear can spread nasties that can ruin an ecosystem if introduced.
26/06/2022

Just a reminder that footwear can spread nasties that can ruin an ecosystem if introduced.

Low light after dusk photo for .. a bit pixelated, but still awesome
19/06/2022

Low light after dusk photo for .. a bit pixelated, but still awesome

Address

2879 Egmont Road, Egmont National Park
New Plymouth
4386

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4pm
Friday 8:30am - 4pm
Saturday 8:30am - 4pm
Sunday 8:30am - 4pm

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