Mount Taranaki is the iconic images of Taranaki and is visible throughout the region. When the clouds aren't there. Or the rain. Or both. So when the sun shined upon Stratford this morning, there was only one thing to do - and that was take the camera out for a walk.
This is the view of Mount Taranaki from King Edward Park in
Stratford Glockenspiel - The Stratford Glockenspeil in Taranaki
Taranaki - Stratford Glockenspiel - Brief information on the Stratford Glockenspiel in Taranaki
Taranaki - Street scene at Taranaki Pioneer Village - Street scene at the Taranaki Pioneer Village outside Stratford
Stratford - Taranaki Pioneer Village - Travelogue from a visit to Pioneer Village near Stratford, Taranaki
Mt Taranaki - walk down to Dawsons Falls - Video of the walk down to Dawson Falls on Mt Taranaki in New Zealand
Mt Taranaki - drive up to Dawsons Falls - Video of the drive to Dawson Falls on Mt Taranaki in New Zealand
Mt Taranaki - Dawson Falls to Stratford - Video of the drive from Dawson Falls in Egmont National Park to Stratford, Taranaki
Taranaki - drive from Pukeiti Gardens to New Plymouth - Video of the drive from Pukeiti Gardens to New Plymouth
Taranaki pictures - A gallery of pictures from my travels in Taranaki
New Zealand - places not to miss - Recommended places to visit in and around New Zealand
Egmont National Park - Department of Conservation (DOC) information on and about the Egmont National Park
Mark Sukhija is a travel and wine blogger, photographer, tourism researcher, hat-touting, white-shirt-wearing, New Zealand fantatic and eclipse chaser. Aside from at least annual visits to New Zealand, Mark has seen eclipses in South Australia (2002), Libya (2006), China (2009) and Queensland (2012). After twelve years in Switzerland, Mark moved back to London in 2012. You can follow Mark on Twitter or Facebook