Pukekura Park

Pukekura Park is a Garden of National Significance, masking 52ha close to the heart of New Plymouth, Taranaki in New Zealand. The park contains a numerous variety of native and exclusive plants. Various smooth walking trails cross the park and meander alongside the lake aspects, taking inside the features of the park. Among those is the picturesque Poet's Bridge, which was opened on eleven March 1884. There is also a person-made cascading waterfall and a fountain in the aptly named Fountain Lake. Row boats can be hired for rowing on the primary lake. Pukekura Park is also home to the famous Tea House at the Lake,

which has been situated on the main lake for the reason that Thirties. Pukekura Park is the venue for the once a year Festival of Lights, which runs without cost each yr from mid-December to early February. It has daytime and night time time programmes of events for human beings of all ages, and the pageant itself transforms the park into an illuminated wonderland each evening. In 2007, Pukekura was winner of the 'Mayfair' spot in a national opposition for places on Hasbro's New Zealand version of monopoly.