Taharoa
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Taharoa is a small village on the West coast of the North Island of New Zealand to the south west of Kawhia Harbour. The main source of revenue is through iron sand mining run by BlueScope Steel Limited.
The population was 216 in the 2006 census, a decrease of 33 from 2001. Māori make up 87.9% of the population.[1]
[edit] History
It was once the home of the great Te Rauparaha and by 1822 they were being forced out of their land. Te Rauparaha then began a fighting retreat or migration southwards, one which ended with them controlling the southern part of the North Island and particularly Kapiti Island, which became the tribal stronghold.
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Coordinates: 38°09′03″S 174°44′01″E / 38.1508°S 174.7337°E
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