Whenuakura River

The Whenuakura River is a river of the Taranaki Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows south from its origins northeast of Lake Rotorangi and reaches the coast five kilometres southeast of Pātea.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Patea Freezing Works.

Patea Freezing Works

Ruins

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The Patea Freezing Works was a meat-processing plant promoted by The Patea A&P Association in the town of Pātea. The West Coast Meat and Produce Export Company was formed in August 1883 and operated a tinning plant and tallow factory in the area. Patea Freezing Works is situated 3 km northwest of Whenuakura River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pātea and Whenuakura.

Pātea

Town

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Pātea is the third-largest town in South Taranaki District, New Zealand. It is on the western bank of the Pātea River, 61 kilometres north-west of Whanganui on State Highway 3. Hāwera is 27 km to the north-west, and Waverley 17 km to the east. Pātea is situated 4 km northwest of Whenuakura River.

Whenuakura

Locality

Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.

Whenuakura is a farming community on State Highway 3 east of Pātea, at the southern end of Taranaki on the North Island of New Zealand. The boundary between the Taranaki and Wellington provinces runs through Whenuakura. Whenuakura is situated 5 km north of Whenuakura River.

Kakaramea

Hamlet

Kakaramea is a town in South Taranaki, New Zealand. State Highway 3 passes through it. Pātea is about 6 km to the south-east, and Hāwera is about 20 km to the north-west. Kakaramea is situated 10 km northwest of Whenuakura River.

Whenuakura River

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Whenuakura”
Category: body of water
Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-39.78054° or 39° 46′ 50″ south

Longitude

174.51134° or 174° 30′ 41″ east

Elevation

30 metres (98 feet)

Open location code

4VGP6G96+QG

GeoNames ID

2179169

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