New Plymouth District

New Plymouth lives in the shadow of the most photogenic mountain in the country, that near-perfect cone of Taranaki, and balances it with a coastal walkway, a famous wind wand, and a surf highway that draws boards from all over. The festival scene, Pukekura Park lit up and WOMAD rolling through, gives it real life too.

It’s the energy hub of the region, comfortable and well-off, with the mountain on one side and the Tasman on the other. The suburbs run from the coastal spots to the hill suburbs with mountain views to the newer growth, and prices stay sensible for somewhere this good-looking.

There are 86 suburbs and localities across the district. This page puts them together so you can compare properly: who lives where, what you’ll pay, how the schools sit, and which streets put you closest to the surf or the slopes.

Mountain, surf and a town that knows how to throw a festival. Have a browse and see where you’d land.