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Taranaki rugby
History and highlights of rugby in the Taranaki region
A change in tactics - War in Taranaki 1860-63
The arrival in August 1860 of Major-General Thomas Pratt heralded the development of a new strategy to break the cordon that encircled New Plymouth.
New Plymouth South African War memorial fountain
New Plymouth South African War memorial in its current and earlier locations
Marsland Hill NZ Wars memorial
Marsland Hill New Zealand Wars memorial in New Plymouth.
Maori at gates of New Plymouth cartoon
Cartoon showing Maori threat to New Plymouth
Cross marking scene of the Puketapu feud
The scene of the Puketapu feud, Bell Block, just outside New Plymouth
New Plymouth in 1857
When war broke out in 1860 New Plymouth was home to fewer than 3000 Europeans, nearly all of whom lived on 3500 acres in the vicinity of the provincial capital
Fitzroy pole in New Plymouth
A carved boundary post, known as Fitzroy Pole, erected near Bell Block, New Plymouth.
Influenza instructions for nurses
The New Plymouth Public Health Committee instructions to volunteer nurses or family attendants dealing with influenza, probably issued during the 1918 pandemic.
Royal farewell at New Plymouth, 1954
Cabbage tree leaves, kiwi, a farewell in the Maori language and the New Zealand and Union Jack flags greet the royal procession in New Plymouth on 8 January 1954
Frankley Road memorial, New Plymouth
Frankley Road memorial stone in New Plymouth
New Plymouth RSA
New Plymouth RSA crosses
New Plymouth cenotaph
New Plymouth war memorial cenotaph
Sugar Loaf Rock missionary station
The missionary station at Sugar Loaf Rock, near New Plymouth, 1861
The Royal couple visit Pukekura Park, 1954
Crowds of children welcome the Royal couple at the civic reception in Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, 9 January 1954
Royal couple at the Bell Block dairy factory, 1954
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh watch butter being taken from a churn in the Bell Block Co-operative Dairy Factory
New Plymouth memorial church

New Plymouth Boys' High war memorial
New Plymouth Boys' High war memorial gates
New Plymouth under siege, 1860
New Plymouth was an armed camp in 1860
Grave of Richard and Rawinia Barrett
Richard (Dicky) and Rawinia (Lavinia) Barrett's grave in New Plymouth
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