Exploring Taranaki

Hayley Olliver’s eyes light up as she recounts favourite childhood memories of wandering wide-eyed around New Plymouth’s famed TSB Festival of Lights at the city’s iconic Pukekura Park. And it’s with the same enthusiasm that

Daniel Fleming’s enthusiasm is palpable. There’s pride for the world-class accommodation, hospitality, retail and arts precinct that has been created at the western edge of New Plymouth’s CBD, and excitement for the growth and development

The aromatic scent of exotic flavours drifts across the air, while not far away a group of women draped in beautiful, brightly coloured traditional dress captivates the crowd with a mesmerising dance. It’s a celebration

Zizz. It’s a word pioneer filmmaker, sculptor, painter and poet Len Lye used to describe the key mix of energy, ideas, creativity and bravery that make a piece of art ‘pop’. Zizz oozes from Lye’s

“We’re on mountain time up here – we’re about an hour behind the rest of the world.” And with those words, Peter Mischefski lets his visitors know they’re in for a unique experience at Ngāti

For a few magic days each February, red, white and blue drapes the region, the smell of motor oil and car polish hangs in the air, and the roads rumble with the purr of hundreds

When George Livingston-Baker asked some of his mates if they had any old bits and pieces lying around that could be used to help set up a museum in the small South Taranaki town of

In every scoop of Chester and Melissa Young’s award- winning ice-cream is a dollop of love for their children. Chester and Melissa are the founders, owners and operators of Little Liberty Creamery, which makes and

Simon Collins believes you only need to stand in the Rotokare Scenic Reserve at dawn to hear that Taranaki is humming. It’s the sound of the return of rare and threatened native bird and wildlife

Brent Taylor has added plenty of colour and buzz to Taranaki’s event scene. The keen tattoo fan is the founder and director of the New Zealand Tattoo and Art Festival – an annual two- day

History comes to life in incredible detail at Nigel Ogle’s Tawhiti Museum. Musket-wielding British soldiers and Māori warriors clash after traversing rivers and valleys, a waka sits at the bush-clad edge of a river, a

The world is abuzz about the health properties of mānuka honey, and a Taranaki company is building a strong international market for its unique Kiwi brand. Award-winning South Taranaki-based Egmont Honey, founded by father and

There’s a new movement growing in backyards across Taranaki – a movement that’s green, creative, and innovative. We’re talking sustainability, and now dozens of individuals, families, organisations and schools are working away to scratch out

BeGin Distillery, most known for their international award-winning Juno Gin, is a shining example of a company that has an impact across the full value chain, creating economic benefits that extend beyond the craft spirits

Karla Gichard reckons there’s more than just good coffee being brewed at Ozone Coffee Roasters’ funky Bean Store cafe in the heart of New Plymouth’s fashionable West End Precinct. “There’s a real energy and positivity

Like artisan weavers of tukutuku panels that work in partnership, Toi Foundation has for more than 30 years been working alongside the Taranaki community to support the region and its people to thrive. Known previously

It’s an expression that sits easily with Taranaki’s pioneering spirit and the energy of the region’s people to succeed and thrive. It’s also a name befitting an organisation that’s helping lead the region, the country,