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[[Image:New Zealand provinces Taranaki.png|right|200px|Map showing the boundaries of the Taranaki Province]] |
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|name=Taranaki |
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|official_name=Formerly New Plymouth |
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|native_name_lang= mi |
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|settlement_type= [[Provinces of New Zealand]] |
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|total_type= Province |
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|image_map=New Zealand provinces Taranaki.png |
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|map_caption= Taranaki Province within New Zealand post 1853 |
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|subdivision_type= Country |
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|subdivision_name= [[New Zealand]] |
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|subdivision_type1= Island |
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|subdivision_name1= [[North Island]] |
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|seat=New Plymouth |
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|established_title= Established |
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|established_date= 1853 |
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|extinct_title=Abolished |
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|extinct_date=1876 |
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|named_for=[[Mount Taranaki]] |
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''(For the current top-level subdivision of Taranaki in New Zealand, see [[Taranaki]])'' |
''(For the current top-level subdivision of Taranaki in New Zealand, see [[Taranaki]])'' |
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The '''Taranaki Province''' was a [[Provinces of New Zealand|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 |
The '''Taranaki Province''' was a [[Provinces of New Zealand|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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==Area== |
==Area== |
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The province's capital was [[New Plymouth]]. |
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==Anniversary Day== |
==Anniversary Day== |
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Revision as of 20:23, 7 January 2010
Taranaki | |
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| Formerly New Plymouth | |
 Taranaki Province within New Zealand post 1853 | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Island | North Island |
| Established | 1853 |
| Abolished | 1876 |
| Named for | Mount Taranaki |
| Seat | New Plymouth |
(For the current top-level subdivision of Taranaki in New Zealand, see Taranaki)
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.
Area
The province's capital was New Plymouth.
Anniversary Day
New Zealand law still provides an anniversary day for each province.
Superintendents
| Superintendent | Term | |
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| Charles Brown | 1853-1857 | |
| George Cutfield | 1857-1861 | |
| Charles Brown | 1861-1865 | |
| Henry Robert Richmond | 1865-1869 | |
| Frederic Alonzo Carrington | 1869-1876 |
Legislation
No surviving legislation.
Source
- A page containing a map of the old provincial boundaries is available here.
- List at Rulers site with provincial superintendents
39°18′S 174°8′E / 39.300°S 174.133°E
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