The Taranaki Cathedral Church of St Mary

Peaceful church

It's always interesting to visit local places of worship and this solid central cathedral / church is worth seeing. We spent a time of reflection before continuing our walk up to Marsland Hill

Even closed, it is still worth a visit

Currently (January, 2020) closed for earthquake-resistance strengthening, this beautiful old church is worth a visit, especially as the adjacent cemetery, with its record of settler deaths, is accessi...

most beauAtiful and very precious place to my late mum's side of the family, Mum's maternal grandfather's parents

This is a very precious place to my family as my late mum's maternal grandfather's parents are buried in the churchyard. Most times when i am in New Plymouth i make a point of visiting the graveof my ...

Lovely Stained glass windows

We went inside this beautiful church a few years ago. Sorry that it is not totally accessible because of earthquake risk. Hope it will be open again.

Wonderful staff made our visit a treat.

Having visited many cathedrals overseas, I was keen to show my girls, aged 10 and 13, this lovely cathedral closer to home. We were initially disappointed that we couldn't enter the cathedral because...