Wanganui

The Wanganui region includes the cities of Palmerston North and New Plymouth as well as the bustling city of Whanganui itself.

The region is dominated by the symmetrical cone of Mount Taranaki/Egmont. The mountain provides excellent climbing (with care and planning), skiing, tramping and photography. It is the source of over 50 rivers and streams and is a botanically unique area containing a wide variety of vegetation from sub-tropical semi-coastal forests in the Kaitake Ranges through to sub-alpine herb fields at 1800 metres on the main cone. Many bird species can be found in the forests surrounding the mountain.