The Firkee-Wala
The Firkee-Wala is a work of art in New Plymouth District, Taranaki. The Firkee-Wala is situated nearby to the park Puke Ariki Landing, as well as near Huatoki Stream Bridge.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Saint Mary and St Andrew’s Church.
Church of Saint Mary
Church
Photo: possumgirl2, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Taranaki Cathedral Church of St Mary is a historic Anglican cathedral church, located at 37 Vivian Street, New Plymouth, in New Zealand. The cathedral is the oldest stone church in New Zealand and is listed by Heritage New Zealand as a Category 1 Historic Place. Church of Saint Mary is situated 420 metres south of The Firkee-Wala.
St Andrew’s Church
Church
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Andrew’s Church is situated 390 metres southeast of The Firkee-Wala.
Cenotaph
Memorial
Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cenotaph is a memorial, which is situated 260 metres west of The Firkee-Wala.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Plymouth and Strandon.
New Plymouth
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Plymouth is the largest city with an urban population of 58,000 in the Taranaki region, on the western coast of North Island in New Zealand, about midway between Auckland and Wellington, but well to the west.
Strandon
Suburb
Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Strandon is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the east of the city centre.
Lynmouth
Suburb
Lynmouth is a suburb of New Plymouth in the Taranaki Region of New Zealand. It is located to the west of the city centre. Taranaki Base Hospital is between Lynmouth and Westown to the south.
The Firkee-Wala
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Category: tourism
- Location: New Plymouth District, Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-39.05656° or 39° 3′ 24″ southLongitude
174.07239° or 174° 4′ 21″ eastInception
2014Open location code
4VGPW3VC+9XOpenStreetMap ID
node 10066483775OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Puke Ariki Landing and Huatoki Stream Bridge.
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