More links and websites
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Egmont National Park
Department of Conservation information about the geology, plants and animals of Egmont National Park.
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Taranaki gardens of significance
A website about important gardens in Taranaki.
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Puke Ariki
The website for Puke Ariki, New Plymouth’s library, museum and information centre, including an extensive section of stories about Taranaki history and people.
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Taranaki – like no other
Taranaki’s official tourism website.
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Taranaki memorials
This page on nzhistory.net.nz offers a clickable map so users can see images and details of major memorials in Taranaki.
More suggestions and sources
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Belich, James. I shall not die: Tītokowaru’s war, New Zealand, 1868-9. Wellington: Bridget Williams Books, 1993.
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Goldsmith, Susette, ed. Taranaki whenua: life, blood, legacy. New Plymouth: Puke Ariki, 2008.
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Lambert, Ron, and Gail Henry. Taranaki: an illustrated history. Auckland: Reed, 2000.
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Riseborough, Hazel. Days of darkness: Taranaki, 1878–1884. Auckland: Penguin, 2002.
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Smith, S. Percy. History and traditions of the Māoris of the West Coast, North Island of New Zealand, prior to 1840. Christchurch: Kiwi Publishers, 1999 (originally published 1910).
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Wells, B. The history of Taranaki: a standard work on the history of the province. Christchurch: Kiwi Publishers, 1998 (originally published 1878).