Turakina
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: locality in Rangitikei District, Manawatū-Whanganui Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Lethbridge” and “Turakina, New Zealand”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rātana Pā and Whangaehu.
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 3½ km west of Turakina.
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.
Koitiata
Village
Koitiata is a settlement located in the southwestern part of Rangitikei District of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. At the time of the 2018 census, Koitiata had a population of 126. Marton is located 24 km to the east and Whanganui is located 29 km to the northwest. Koitiata is situated 7 km southwest of Turakina.
Turakina
- Category: locality
- Location: Rangitikei District, Manawatū–Whanganui, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-40.04762° or 40° 2′ 51″ southLongitude
175.21387° or 175° 12′ 50″ eastElevation
23 metres (75 feet)Open location code
4VFQX627+XGOpenStreetMap ID
node 281136318OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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