Ruatāhuna
Ruatahuna | |
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.svg)  Ruatahuna | |
| Coordinates: 38°33′S 176°57′E / 38.550°S 176.950°E | |
| Country |  New Zealand |
| Region | Bay of Plenty |
| Territorial authority | Whakatāne District |
| Ward | Galatea-Murupara |
The town of Ruatahuna is located in the northeast of New Zealand's North Island, 90 kilometres west of Gisborne, and 18 kilometres northwest of Lake Waikaremoana. It is situated on the unsealed part of SH38, from Wai-O-Tapu via Murupara to Wairoa.
A small town in the upper reaches of the Whakatane River, Ruatahuna is in the remote country of the Ureweras, and is surrounded on three sides by the former Te Urewera National Park. The area was the site of much action during the Maori Wars of the 1860s and 1870s.
It is a subdivision of the Galatea-Murupara ward of the Whakatane District.[2]
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Te Whai-a-te-Motu meeting house under construction in Ruatahuna, 1910s -
Maori wooden carvings at Te Whai-a-te Motu, Mataatua -
Maori wooden carvings at Te Whai-a-te Motu, Mataatua
References
- ^ "Subnational Population Estimates: At 30 June 2019". Statistics New Zealand. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020. For urban areas, "Subnational population estimates (UA, AU), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996, 2001, 2006–18 (2017 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Murupara Community Board". Whakatane District Council. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
38°33′S 176°57′E / 38.550°S 176.950°E
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