Taranaki Province

Taranaki
Porowini o Taranaki
Provinces of New Zealand
Formerly New Plymouth
Taranaki Province within New Zealand post 1853
CountryNew Zealand
IslandNorth Island
Established1853
Abolished1876
Named afterMount Taranaki
SeatNew Plymouth

The Taranaki Province was a province of New Zealand from 1853 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. Initially known as New Plymouth Province, the province was renamed on 1 January 1859 as the Taranaki Province.

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