Taranaki Pioneer Village

The Taranaki Pioneer Village just south of Stratford has a plethora of old buildings filled with items from pioneer days. A little train takes you around the perimeter of it, setting out from outside a train station that was relocated from the coastal community of Opunake--a popular destination in summer because of its beach.

In one of the homes is a kauri bathtub.
The cafe at the Village has beautiful stained glass windows showing Mt. Taranaki and the Village. The food is excellent, as is the coffee.
The utility box painted to remember Parihaka--where a peaceful resistance to oppose colonial settlement took place--isn't at the Village, but on the street in Stratford itself.Read more