Surf Highway 45 - Roadside Stories

A Manatū Taonga audio guide to Taranaki's Surf Highway 45. Check out the Ministry for Culture and Heritage's audio guide in the image carousel above.

Dubbed Surf Highway 45, the coastal road between Hāwera and New Plymouth is famed for its surf breaks, which include Stent Road, Spot X and the Kūmara Patch. Taranaki locals have ridden the waves since the 1950s, and some became international champions. The region has also produced a number of surfboard designers.

Cape Egmont,
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/taranaki-places/4

Taranaki region: sport and recreation,
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/taranaki-region/12

Surfers at Rocky Point,
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/taranaki-region/12/2

Lifesaving and surfing,
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/lifesaving-and-surfing

Nigel Dwyer with a Del surfboard,
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/lifesaving-and-surfing/6/4

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Roadside Stories are a series of audio guides to places of interest on major road trips in New Zealand. Each guide tells the story of an attraction along the way -- its people, its history, its cultural and natural significance. For more information about Roadside Stories visit http://www.mch.govt.nz/roadside/