Minginui
Minginui | |
|---|---|
Town | |
.svg)  Minginui | |
| Coordinates: 38°34′57″S 176°46′56″E / 38.58250°S 176.78222°E | |
| Country |  New Zealand |
| Region | Bay of Plenty |
| Territorial authority | Whakatāne District |
| Ward | Galatea-Murupara |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 1,464 |
Minginui is a town in the Bay of Plenty Region in the North Island of New Zealand. The Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park is in the vicinity of the town.[1] The Statistics New Zealand 2006 census gives a population for the area of 1464, a reduction of 300 since 1996.[2]
In 1978 it was the scene of a protest and confrontation between the local community and conservationists over native forest logging in the adjacent Whirinaki State Forest. Four bus loads of conservationists arrived in Minginui from an ECO conference being held in Taupo. The local residents barricaded the road leading to the forest preventing a planned bush walk.[3]
References
- ^ "Minginui Travel Guide". Jasons Travel Media.
- ^ Statistics New Zealand - 2006 census results
- ^ "A Town Turns Out to Man the Barricades". NZ Herald. 1978-06-05.
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External links
- Minginui Village - information site
38°38′31″S 176°43′57″E / 38.641918°S 176.732598°E
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