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Images of Taranaki

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We invited Flickr photographers to contribute their images of  Taranaki, and we selected the best of those to depict the region in our online exhibition. The captions are the contributors’ own.

Thanks to all the photographers who contributed:

Mike Hollman, Auckland

Phillip Capper, Wellington

Yvonne Evans, Hamilton

Mark Solly, New Plymouth

Shaun Fennell, New Plymouth

Paul Elkerton, Manaia, Taranaki

Philip Rickerby, Upper Hutt

John M. Quilter, Ōakura Beach, Taranaki

Sandy Austin, Waitākere City

Dan Csontos, London

Wei-Hang Chua, Palmerston North

Tom Law, Wellington.

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Ron Lambert, Taranaki region – Overview, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/25243/images-of-taranaki (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Ron Lambert, published 23 February 2010, updated 1 August 2015.