Story: Taranaki region

More links and websites

• Egmont National Park

  Department of Conservation information about the geology, plants and animals of Egmont National Park.

• Taranaki gardens of significance 

  A website about important gardens in Taranaki.

• Puke Ariki

  The website for Puke Ariki, New Plymouth’s library, museum and information centre, including an extensive section of stories about Taranaki history and people.

• Taranaki – like no other

  Taranaki’s official tourism website.

• Taranaki memorials

  This article on NZ History offers a clickable map so users can see images and details of major memorials in Taranaki.

More suggestions and sources

• Belich, James. I shall not die: Tītokowaru’s war, New Zealand, 1868-9. Wellington: Bridget Williams Books, 1993.
• Goldsmith, Susette, ed. Taranaki whenua: life, blood, legacy. New Plymouth: Puke Ariki, 2008.
• Lambert, Ron, and Gail Henry. Taranaki: an illustrated history. Auckland: Reed, 2000.
• Riseborough, Hazel. Days of darkness: Taranaki, 1878–1884. Auckland: Penguin, 2002.
• Smith, S. Percy. History and traditions of the Māoris of the West Coast, North Island of New Zealand, prior to 1840. Christchurch: Kiwi Publishers, 1999 (originally published 1910).
• Wells, B. The history of Taranaki: a standard work on the history of the province. Christchurch: Kiwi Publishers, 1998 (originally published 1878).