The Whanganui National Park is a national park located in the North Island of New Zealand. Established in 1986,[1] it covers an area of 742 km² bordering the ... more

Pukekura Park is a Garden of National Significance,[1] covering 52ha near the heart of New Plymouth, Taranaki in New Zealand.

Puke Ariki is a combined museum and library at New Plymouth, New Zealand. It also includes a visitor information centre and cafe.

The Wanganui River is located in the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It flows northwest for 55 kilometres from its headwaters in the Southern ... more

Dawson Falls is one of seven waterfalls on the Murtle River in Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada.[1][2][3][4]

Mount Taranaki, or Mount Egmont, is an active [4] [5] but quiescent stratovolcano in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. ... more

A bridge to nowhere is a bridge where one or both ends are broken or incomplete and does not lead anywhere. There are three main origins for these bridges:

The Govett-Brewster Art Gallery is a contemporary art museum at New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand. The gallery receives core funding from the New Plymouth ...

Waimarie, [8]. take a two-hour cruise up the river on NZ's only coal-fired historic paddle steamer.  

Durie Hill Elevator. across from the City Bridge. Accessed by the Durie Hill pedestrian tunnel, it is the only underground elevator in New Zealand and one of ... more

Wanganui Collegiate School. is a private school that was founded in 1854, which has a beautiful campus with some attractive old brick buildings. You cannot ... more

Whanganui Regional Museum. [4], an extensive collection of natural and human artifacts with a strong regional emphasis.  

Heritage Walks. discover the history of one of NZ's oldest European settlements.  

The Whanganui River. is around 300 km long. It is the longest navigable river and the second longest river in the North Island. There are a number of operators ... more

Various art exhibitions. are held around Wanganui's city centre at almost all times. Much of it is student work from UCOL, and the best exhibitions usually take... more

Whanganui Riverboat Centre Museum, [7]. Contains fascinating displays of river-related artefacts and photographs of the riverboat era.  

Bason Botanic Gardens, [6]. has both indoor and outdoor gardens with some bush walks.  

Sarjeant Gallery, [5]. well known for its large collection of British, European and NZ art.  

Wanganui in Bloom. from December to March there are hundreds of hanging flower baskets lining the streets of central Wanganui.