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|   Boer War Memorial, Marine Parade, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
in Boer Wars Memorials and Monuments First erected in 1906, this memorial suffered badly along with the rest of the town in the 1931 earthquake and was not rebuilt until after the Second World War, in 1947. posted by:  greysman location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 5/17/2013 last visited: 8/27/2013 |
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|  An old naval cannon, Marine Parade, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
in Static Artillery Displays This old naval cannon has been mounted on an old gun carriage and placed on a green area at the side of Marine Parade. posted by: greysman location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 5/19/2013 last visited: 2/1/2015 |
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|  The Veronica Sunbay. Napier. New Zealand.
in Rotary International Markers The Rotary Club of Napier assisted in the rebuilding of the Veronica Sunbay memorial on Marine Parade, Napier, which was originally erected after the 1931 earthquake. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 9/1/2009 last visited: 1/17/2012 |
 view galleryN0.3 km |  Memorial Obelisk, Marine Parade, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
in Obelisks A memorial to the heroism of ten local men who lost their lives trying to save others in danger. posted by: greysman location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 5/21/2013 last visited: 8/27/2013 |
 view galleryN0.3 km |  Swan Memorial. Marine Parade, Napier.
in Citizen Memorials This memorial to George H Swan is located on Marine Parade, Napier, next to the Ocean Spa pool complex. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 2/7/2015 last visited: 2/7/2015 |
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|  Ecliptic Millennium Arch. Napier. New Zealand.
in Made for the Millennium This sculpture is placed on Marine Parade to line up with the position that the sun rose on the day of the dawning of the new millennium.
New Zealand was the first country to see the sun of the new millennium. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 5/9/2008 last visited: 1/17/2012 |
 view galleryS1.1 km |  Trawlermen Sculpture - Napier, New Zealand
in Occupational Monuments In labour and in toil they worked posted by: ex-Vigiles location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 3/23/2010 last visited: 1/17/2012 |
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|  Centennial Tile Project, Taihape. New Zealand.
in Donated Engraved Bricks and Pavers The Centennial Tile Project has decorated the Triangle around the town clock in the centre of Taihape with unique handmade inscribed tiles. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 2/16/2013 last visited: 2/17/2013 |
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|  Budge Hintz memorial seat, Waitahanui. Lake Taupo. New Zealand.
in Dedicated Benches A stone bench seat stands beside the famous flyfishing stream, the Waitahanui River as a memorial to Orton Sutherland Hintz, known to all as "Budge". posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 2/24/2013 last visited: 2/25/2013 |
 view galleryW107.2 km |  Tanks outside Waiouru Army Museum. North Is. New Zealand.
in Military Ground Equipment Displays Outside the Army Museum in Waiouru are several tanks in the carpark area. Always a popular area for photos as everyone is encouraged to climb aboard and enjoy this display. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 3/9/2010 last visited: 6/7/2012 |
 view galleryNW109 km |  Lions Club Project, Tongariro Trout Hatchery. Turangi. New Zealand.
in Lions Clubs International Markers A Lions Club International marker appears on the sign above the glass window on the Underground Viewing Chamber in the Tongariro National Trout Centre near Turangi. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 1/15/2015 last visited: 1/15/2015 |
 view galleryNW109 km | Riverstone Wall. National Trout Centre, Turangi. New Zealand. in Rotary International Markers This Rotary International Marker is mounted on the Riverstone retaining wall beside the entry path into the National Trout Centre just south of Turangi. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 10/24/2013 last visited: 10/25/2013 |
 view galleryNW109.3 km |  Motuoapa Cliffs, Lake Taupo. New Zealand.
in Charnel Chapels, Charnel Houses and Ossuaries The volcanic rock cliffs of Parikarangaranga Reserve at Motuoapa are one of the known ancient burial sites for the Maori people who lived in villages along the shoreline of Lake Taupo. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/18/2013 last visited: 11/20/2013 |
 view galleryNW109.8 km | Motutaiko Island. Lake Taupo. North Is. New Zealand. in Charnel Chapels, Charnel Houses and Ossuaries Motutaiko is a small island of volcanic origin situated in Lake Taupo. It is a sacred burial site for Ngati Tuwharetoa ancestors who are preserved in the caves there. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/19/2013 last visited: 11/20/2013 |
 view galleryNW115.2 km |  Virgin Mary in Tokaanu. Southern Lake Taupo. New Zealand.
in Statues of Religious Figures This beautiful little statue of Mary stands on the roadside in the village of Tokaanu in the Southern Lake Taupo district. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 8/7/2013 last visited: 8/7/2013 |
 view galleryW115.4 km |  KA 949 Tangiwai Memorial - Central Plateau, NZ
in Disaster Memorials The Tangiwai Disaster, the worst railway accident in New Zealand's history, occurred on Christmas Eve 1953, at a location just west of Tangiwai, 8km west of Waiouru.
NOTE: Only genuine visits to this memorial will be accepted. posted by: Punga and Paua location: New Zealand date approved: 4/11/2008 last visited: 1/25/2010 |
 view galleryNW115.4 km | Lions Lookout - Taupo - Central North Island, New Zealand. in Lions Clubs International Markers The Lions Lookout on the lakefront at Taupo was built by the Taupo Lions Club. A plaque is erected over the viewing binoculars. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/8/2010 last visited: 3/15/2013 |
 view galleryNW115.6 km |  Taupo Combined War Memorial - New Zealand
in World War I Memorials and Monuments A combined War Memorial in the grounds of the GREAT LAKE CENTER, in Taupo. This is in the form of a flagpost and seating with inscription on front and regimental badges on the three other sides. Around the bottom: LEST WE FORGET. posted by: Norfolk12 location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 4/20/2010 last visited: 3/21/2010 |
 view galleryW119.9 km | Ruapehu Mountain Pioneers. Hut Flat, Ruapehu. New Zealand. in Citizen Memorials Glacier Hut, the first hut built on the Ruapehu snowfields, has been preserved as a small museum and a memorial, dedicated to the memory of our mountain pioneers. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 8/3/2010 last visited: 12/1/2010 |
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|  Gottfried Lindauer, Woodville. New Zealand.
in Statues of Historic Figures In Woodville where he lived, a bronze bust of Gottfried Lindauer (1839-1926), who was the most prolific and best-known painter of Maori subjects, in particular portraits, in the late nineteenth-early twentieth centuries. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 8/7/2010 last visited: 8/6/2010 |
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| Young Nick or Nicholas Young in Statues of Historic Figures Young Nick pointing at Young Nick's Head Peninsula in Gisborne NZ
The southern headland of Poverty Bay was named by both Maori and Europeans in honour of early explorers - Te Kuri a Paoa and Young Nick’s Head. posted by: nzkeko location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/22/2009 last visited: 1/15/2012 |
 view galleryNE131.6 km | Captain Cook's Statue in Statues of Historic Figures A great nice looking Captain Cook's statue overloking Customhouse St in Gisborne NZ
James Cook was born in Yorkshire, England. He entered the navy in 1755. By 1768 as first lieutenant, he was given command of the Endeavour, a ship of 368 tons posted by: nzkeko location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/22/2009 last visited: 1/15/2012 |
 view gallerySW132.1 km |  Gottfried Lindauer, Woodville. New Zealand.
in Occupational/Hobby Grave Stones Gottfried Lindauer (1839-1926), was the most prolific and best-known painter of Maori subjects, in particular portraits, in the late nineteenth-early twentieth centuries. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 8/7/2010 last visited: 8/7/2010 |
 view gallerySW132.1 km |  Gottfried Lindauer. Woodville Gorge Cemetery. Woodville. New Zealand.
in Grave of a Famous Person Gottfried Lindauer (1839-1926), was the most prolific and best-known painter of Maori subjects, in particular portraits, in the late nineteenth-early twentieth centuries. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 8/9/2010 last visited: 8/7/2010 |
 view gallerySW132.6 km |  PHYSIOLOGY/MEDICINE: Maurice Wilkins 1962. Pongaroa. New Zealand.
in Nobel Laureates Pongaroa's claim to fame is as the birthplace of New Zealand scientist Maurice Wilkins, Nobel Laureate in 1962. A stone memorial stands proudly in this small North Island country town. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 5/19/2013 last visited: 5/19/2013 |
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