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I'm not qualified to write about the Maori history of Taranaki, but the line "New Plymouth was initially settled in the early 1840s." needs change to reflect the long history before European settlement. Dramatic 05:55, 28 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Contents 1 Taranaki / Egmont / "Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont" 2 Suggested merge of Taranaki Regional Council into Taranaki 3 Too many pictures 4 Which is it?

[edit] Taranaki / Egmont / "Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont"

Wasn't the mountain renamed as "Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont" by Koro Wetere? I remember something about that. David Cannon 11:18, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

That's right. Both names are equally valid.

[edit] Suggested merge of Taranaki Regional Council into Taranaki

I've suggested this merger because all the other articles on NZ regional councils I know about cover the region as well; for example, Waikato, Manawatu-Wanganui, Hawke's Bay. I don't see any particular reason for Taranaki to be different. -- Avenue 12:46, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Agreed. I created the TRC entry, so go for it...A.J.Chesswas 05:46, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

I finally came back to merge it, and I see you beat me to it. Thanks! -- Avenue 01:27, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Too many pictures

There are too many pictures on this page. It is cluttered and hard to read. I suggest removing "Dawson Falls" and "Taranaki slopes", and relocating "Mt Taranaki" into that section. The images should pertain to the text they are embodied within. I will proceed with these changes shortly unless a better alternative can be proposed.A.J.Chesswas 02:12, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Which is it?

If the areas of Taranaki region - Taranaki province are synonymous, then Patea is the southernmost town (as claimed) and Waverley should not be listed among the towns in the infobox? Moriori 02:26, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

I would have thought this article would be defined in accordance with the territorial boundaries of the 1989 local government reforms. It should read that Waverley is the southern-most town. However it should also be made clear that such a defition is ecological rather than cultural, and perhaps not necessarily culturally or demographically accurate.A.J.Chesswas 03:16, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

The article doesn't state that the areas are synonymous, perhaps it needs to state that the areas are generally synonymous. Patea is the Patea is the southermost town, and Waverly is also within the Taranaki region. Also, the term "province" is used, where it should be "region". There's a separate Taranaki Province page for the provincial period. --Lholden 04:08, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

OK. That means Waverley is the southernmost town, not Patea, so I will change it. (Waitotara is a village according to Waitotara River, not a town). Moriori 08:52, 3 July 2007 (UTC)