Egmont National Park
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Egmont National Park, officially known as Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki, is a national park located south of New Plymouth, close to the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The park covers three v
Mount Taranaki
NASA satellite picture of Mount Taranaki showing the nearly-circular national park surrounding it
Entrance sign
Low on the trail to the summit of Mount Taranaki
Tongariro National Park
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Tongariro National Park, located in the central North Island, is the oldest national park in New Zealand and the sixth national park established in the world. It has been recognised by UNESCO as a Wor
Egmont National Park
…slopes, Pouākai and Kaitake. The park was first created in 1881 as a forest reserve and went on to become New Zealand’s second national park, preceded by Tongariro National Park, in 1900. The forest reserve was created within a six-mile (9.7 km) radius around the cone of the dormant Mount Taranaki volcano. Areas encompassing…
Mahuia River, Tongariro National Park
Tongariro deed of gift between Te Heuheu Tūkino IV of Ngāti Tūwharetoa and the Crown (1887)
Sunrise on Tongariro National Park
Panorama of Mount Ruapehu and Mount Ngauruhoe looking west from the Desert Road in January 2015