Moturoa
Moturoa is a coastal suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand.
Moturoa is a coastal suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the west of the city centre, bordering Port Taranaki and the Sugar Loaf Islands. One of the islands, Moturoa, the largest, shares its name with the suburb.
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Worth seeing in and around Moturoa
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Yarrow Stadium
Stadium Taranaki is a sports stadium in New Plymouth, in the Taranaki Region of New Zealand. The stadium is situated in the central suburb of Westown.
2.6 km · New Zealand rugby stadium · Wikipedia - 02Pukekura Park
Pukekura Park is a Garden of National Significance, covering 52 hectares in the heart of New Plymouth, Taranaki, in New Zealand.
3.8 km · botanic garden and park in New Plymouth, New Zealand · Wikipedia - 03Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre
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 District Council.
3 km · art museum in New Plymouth, New Zealand · Wikipedia - 04Wind Wand
The Wind Wand is a 48-metre-tall kinetic sculpture located in New Plymouth, New Zealand. The sculpture includes a 45-metre-long tube of red fibreglass, and was made to designs by artist Len Lye.
3.3 km · sculpture by Len Lye · Wikipedia - 05Puke Ariki
Puke Ariki is a combined museum and library at New Plymouth, New Zealand, which opened in June 2003. It is an amalgamation of the New Plymouth Public Library and the Taranaki Museum.
3.2 km · museum, library and information centre in New Plymouth, New Zealand · Wikipedia - 06Richmond Cottage
Richmond Cottage from New Plymouth, New Zealand, a typical residence of the first Taranaki settlers, is one of the heritage buildings of the city, registered by Heritage New Zealand as a Category 1 Historic Place. The building is an early pioneering cottage, associated with the initial period of European settlement in New Plymouth.
3.2 km · New Zealand heritage building · Wikipedia - 07New Zealand Wars Memorial New Plymouth
The New Zealand Wars Memorial in New Plymouth, New Zealand, is a Category 1 historic place registered by Heritage New Zealand, situated on Marsland Hill. Dedicated to the memory of the men who died during the New Zealand Wars, it was unveiled during a ceremony in May 1909.
3.3 km · New Zealand Wars Memorial on Marsland Hill, New Plymouth · Wikipedia - 08The Taranaki Cathedral Church of St Mary
The Taranaki Cathedral Church of St Mary is a historic Anglican cathedral church, located at 37 Vivian Street, New Plymouth, in New Zealand. The cathedral is the oldest stone church in New Zealand and is listed by Heritage New Zealand as a Category 1 Historic Place.
3.3 km · historic Anglican cathedral in New Plymouth, New Zealand · Wikipedia - 09Boer War Memorial
The Boer War Memorial from New Plymouth, New Zealand, is a Category 2 heritage place registered by Heritage New Zealand, situated on Marsland Hill. It was erected and unveiled in January 1911 in the memory of Taranaki men who fell in the South African Wars.
3.3 km · war memorial in New Plymouth, New Zealand · Wikipedia - 10White Hart Hotel
The White Hart Hotel is one of the heritage buildings from New Plymouth, registered by Heritage New Zealand as a Category 1 Historic Place. Situated on the corner of Devon Street West and Queen Street, the White Hart Hotel was built of timber in 1886 to replace the original hotel of 1844.
3.1 km · Historic building in New Plymouth, New Zealand · Wikipedia
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Getting to Moturoa
- Airports
- Auckland (AKL), 237 km · Wellington (WLG), 260 km
- Stations
- Port Taranaki, 1.5 km
- Auckland → Moturoa255 km · quickest by road, 6h 6m · NZ$50–70
- Wellington → Moturoa255 km · quickest by road, 6h 13m · NZ$50–65
- Christchurch → Moturoa511 km · quickest by road, 16h 38m · NZ$110–150
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No local-transport research exists yet for Moturoa
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Moturoa. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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