Wairunga

Wairunga is a locality in Otago, South Island. Wairunga is situated nearby to the locality Goodwood, as well as near the village Palmerston.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Puketapu and Boer War memorial.

Puketapu

Peak

Photo: ShakyIsles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Puketapu is a prominent hill in Otago, in New Zealand's South Island, overlooking the town of Palmerston. The name Puketapu is Māori meaning "sacred hill". Puketapu is situated 4 km northeast of Wairunga.

Boer War memorial

Memorial

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Boer War memorial is situated 4 km north of Wairunga.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palmerston and Tumai.

Palmerston

Village

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Palmerston is a town in Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. Located 50 kilometres to the north of the city of Dunedin, it is the largest town in the Waihemo Ward of the Waitaki District, with a population of 890. Palmerston is situated 4 km north of Wairunga.

Tumai

Locality

Tumai is a rural locality in East Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 1 between Waikouaiti and Palmerston, and close to the South Island Main Trunk railway, although trains no longer stop at Tumai. Tumai is situated 6 km south of Wairunga.

Waikouaiti

Town

Photo: Benchill, CC BY 3.0.

Waikouaiti is a small town in East Otago, New Zealand, within the city limits of Dunedin. The town is close to the coast and the mouth of the Waikouaiti River. Waikouaiti is situated 9 km south of Wairunga.

Wairunga

Type: Locality
Description: locality in Otago Region, New Zealand
Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-45.51658° or 45° 30′ 60″ south

Longitude

170.69841° or 170° 41′ 54″ east

Elevation

8 metres (26 feet)

Open location code

4V6GFMMX+99

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6592890683

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

2179893

Wikidata ID

Q25661744

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Maori to Turkish—“Wairunga” goes by many names.

Maori: “Wairunga”
Turkish: “Wairunga”

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