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 page on nzhistory.net.nz offers a clickable map so users can see images and details of major memorials in Taranaki.

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).