Why go
- City in Taranaki, New Zealand.
- Served by New Plymouth Airport (NPL).
History
New Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after the English city of Plymouth, in Devon, from where the first English settlers to New Plymouth migrated. The New Plymouth District, which includes New Plymouth City and several smaller towns, is the 10th largest district in New Zealand, and has a population of 90,100 – about two-thirds of the total population of the Taranaki region and 1.7% of New Zealand's population. This includes New Plymouth City (60,200), Waitara (7,720), Inglewood (3,970), Ōakura (1,780), Ōkato (561) and Urenui (429).
Restaurants & places to go
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Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 1 airline, 3 direct destinations
- Air New Zealand NZ (Dash 8-300, ATR 72) · 3 routes: Auckland*, Christchurch*, Wellington*
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the southern-hemisphere year.
Milder and quieter, with better value.
The southern winter — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is New Plymouth Airport (NPL); 3 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: NPL has direct flights to 3 destinations on 1 airline (incl. Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for New Plymouth, NZ. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.