|  Large statue of the Virgin Mary about 30 min north of Wellington off Hwy 1
 |  Levin, an hour north of Wellington by Hwy 1
 |  New Zealand Post Office, Levin
 |  Aotea Waka monument, Patea
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|  Aotea Waka monument, Patea
 |  Patea
 |  Patea
 |  The near perfect cone of Mt Taranaki (Egmont) 2518m/8261ft
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|  Mount Taranaki (Mount Egmont) last erupted in 1755
 |  Mt. Taranaki with wildflowers
 |  Mt Taranaki has skiing in winter
 |  Opunake Bay
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|  Opunake Bay
 |  The beach at Opunake
 |  Opunake Surf Life Saving Club
 |  Flowers with Mt Taranaki
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|  Flowers with Mt Taranaki
 |  Flowers with Mt Taranaki
 |  Driving inland from Opunake for a closer look at Mt Taranaki (Egmont)
 |  Mt Taranaki (Mt Egmont) with the smaller Fantham's Peak
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|  Stream leading from Mt Taranaki
 |  Stream leading from Mt Taranaki
 |  Flowers and Mt Taranaki
 |  ....would have been nice if it was a clearer day...
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|  Wispy clouds at the summit of Mt Taranaki (Mt Egmont)
 |  Wispy clouds at the summit of Mt Taranaki (Mt Egmont)
 |  Wispy clouds at the summit of Mt Taranaki (Mt Egmont)
 |  Mt Taranaki
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|  Small cap cloud at the summit of Mt Taranaki
 |  Cape Egmont Lighthouse
 |  Cape Egmont Lighthouse
 |  Surfer off Cape Egmont
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|  This is New Zealand's Surf Coast
 |  Cape Egmont
 |  Cloudy day at Cape Egmont
 |  Cape Egmont Boat Club
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|  Mt Taranaki
 |  Vertigo Surf Shop, Oakura
 |  Puke Ariki cultural center, New Plymouth
 |  Puke Ariki cultural center, New Plymouth
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|  Railroad, New Plymouth
 |  Sunset with small rocky islands off the coast of New Plymouth
 |  Sunset, New Plymouth
 |  Rocky coast at New Plymouth
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|  Sculpture exhibition, New Plymouth
 |  Sunset, Devon Street, New Plymouth
 |  Sunset, New Plymouth
 |  Breakers, New Plymouth
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|  Breakers, Devon Street at Grover, New Plymouth
 |  Waterfront Hotel, New Plymouth
 |  Mural of Victorian Devon Street, 1885, New Plymouth
 |  Devon Street, New Plymouth
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|  New Plymouth
 |  Oil platform off the coast east of New Plymouth
 |  White Cliffs Organic Brewery, Urenui
 |  Black sand beach, Urenui (Taranaki)
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|  Black sand beach, Urenui (Taranaki)
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