| Taranaki | |
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| — Provinces of New Zealand — | |
| 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 Region)
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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The province's capital was New Plymouth.
New Zealand law still provides an anniversary day for each province.
The Taranaki Province had four Superintendents:[1]
| No. | from | to | Superintendent |
| 1 | 18 Jul 1853 | 13 Dec 1856 | Charles Brown |
| 2 | 3 Feb 1857 | Jun/Jul 1861 | George Cutfield |
| Jun/Jul 1861 | 8 Aug 1865 | Charles Brown (2nd time) | |
| 3 | 7 Sep 1865 | 8 Sep 1869 | Henry Robert Richmond |
| 4 | 2 Oct 1869 | 1 Jan 1877 | Frederic Alonzo Carrington |
No surviving legislation.
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