Pūrākaunui
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Pūrākaunui (formerly spelt Purakanui) is a small settlement in Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located within the bounds of the city of Dunedin, in a rural coastal area some 25 km to the north of the city centre.
Pūrākaunui lies close to the Pacific Coast to the east of Waitati and north of Port Chalmers, on a peninsula between Long Beach and the Pūrākaunui Inlet.[1] On the opposite shore of the inlet is the community of Osborne. Both settlements lie close to the Orokonui Ecosanctuary and the historic pā site of Mapoutahi (Goat Island).[2]
Noted former residents of Pūrākaunui include poet David Howard.[3]
Pūrākaunui should not be confused with the locale with the same name in The Catlins, some 100 km further south, which is home to the Purakaunui Falls , in the Pūrākaunui Bay Scenic Reserve on the Pūrākaunui River.
References
- ^ "Purakaunui," dunedinattractions.nz. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Mapoutahi Track," New Zealand Department of Conservation. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Best New Zealand Poems 2004". victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
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