Whareama is a rural area in the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. The Whareama River flows through the area. [1]
The community has two marae affiliated with the Ngāti Kahungunu hapū of Ngāi Tumapuhia-a-Rangi: Motuwairaka Marae, which lost its meeting house to fire in 2017, and Ngāi Tumapuhia a Rangi ki Okautete Marae, which is still constructing its meeting house by 2020. [2] [3]
In October 2020, the Government committed $2,179,654 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade both marae, alongside Pāpāwai, Kohunui, Hurunui o Rangi and Te Oreore marae. Together, the upgrades were expected to create 19.8 full time jobs. [4]
Whareama School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, [5] [6] with a roll of 50 as of March 2020. [7]
Tokomaru Bay is a small beachside community located on the isolated East Coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is 91 km north of Gisborne, on State Highway 35, and close to Mount Hikurangi. The district was originally known as Toka-a-Namu, which refers to the abundance of sandflies. Over the years the name was altered to Tokomaru Bay.
Tikokino is a town in the Central Hawke's Bay District on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Waipawa and 55 kilometres (34 mi) southwest of Hastings. The township is located on State Highway 50.
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Murupara is a town located in the Whakatane District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. The town is situated in an isolated part of the region between the Kaingaroa Forest and Te Urewera National Park, on the banks of the Rangitaiki River, 65 kilometres southeast of Rotorua.
Waihi Beach is a coastal town at the western end of the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand's North Island. It lies 10 kilometres to the east of the town of Waihi, at the foot of the Coromandel Peninsula. The main beach itself extends approximately 10 kilometres. The town had a permanent population of 2,720 as of June 2020.
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Maketu is a small town on the Bay of Plenty Coast in New Zealand.
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Te Araroa is a town in the Gisborne Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is situated 175 km north of Gisborne city, along State Highway 35 between Tokata and Awatere. Te Araroa is the birthplace of noted Māori politician Sir Āpirana Ngata. Māori in the area are generally associated with the Ngāti Porou iwi. It is 100 metres from its local beach.
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Manutuke is a settlement in the Gisborne District of New Zealand's North Island. It is located to the west of the city of Gisborne on State Highway 2, close to the mouth of the Waipaoa River.
Waimana is a rural valley in the Whakatane District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located in the northern Urewera. Waimana River, originally known as Tauranga River, runs through the valley, joining the Ohinemataroa River one kilometre south-west of the Tāneatua.
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Puketapu is a rural community in the Hastings District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island.
Puketapu is a rural community in the Hastings District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island.
Pakipaki is a village and rural community in the Hastings District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island.
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Omahu is a village in the Hastings District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island.
Coordinates: 41°02′S176°06′E / 41.033°S 176.100°E
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