Turakina South
Turakina South is a locality in Rangitikei District, Manawatū–Whanganui. Turakina South is situated nearby to the village Rātana Pā, as well as near the hamlet Whangaehu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Turakina and Rātana Pā.
Turakina
Hamlet
Turakina is an old Māori settlement situated southeast of Whanganui city on the North Island of New Zealand. Turakina village derives its name from the Turakina River, which cut its passage to the sea from a source south of Waiouru.
Rātana Pā
Village
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
Rātana Pā, or Ratana Community, is a town in the North Island of New Zealand, near Whanganui and Marton in the Manawatū-Whanganui region. The locality was the farm of Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana, the founder of a Māori religious and political movement, and the settlement developed in the 1920s as followers came to see Rātana. Rātana Pā is situated 4 km west of Turakina South.
Whangaehu
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Whangaehu is a settlement in the Rangitikei District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. Whangaehu is located near the mouth of the Whangaehu River, a large river flowing from for 135 kilometres the crater lake of Mount Ruapehu on the central plateau, southward to the South Taranaki Bight in the Tasman Sea. Whangaehu is situated 6 km northwest of Turakina South.
Turakina South
- Type: Locality
- Location: Rangitikei District, Manawatū–Whanganui, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-40.05147° or 40° 3′ 5″ southLongitude
175.21876° or 175° 13′ 8″ eastElevation
42 metres (138 feet)Open location code
4VFQW6X9+CGGeoNames ID
2180745
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