Tauwhare

Tauwhare is a small rural community in the Waikato District on the outskirts of Hamilton, NZ. The Waitakaruru Arboretum and Sculpture Park is located here.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Waitakaruru Arboretum.

Waitakaruru Arboretum

Park

Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.

The Sculpture Park at Waitakaruru Arboretum is an arboretum in New Zealand. Situated in a disused quarry near the small village of Tauwhare in the Waikato region, the project to rehabilitate the site was initiated in 1991 by the owners, John and Dorothy Wakeling.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eureka and Pukemoremore.

Eureka

Village

Eureka is a rural settlement in the Waikato District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on State Highway 26, and is surrounded by dairy farmland on a flat plain. Eureka is situated 4 km northwest of Tauwhare.

Pukemoremore

Locality

Pukemoremore is a mount and surrounding rural community in the Waikato District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. Pukemoremore is situated 4½ km south of Tauwhare.

Matangi

Village

Matangi is a settlement in the Waikato District on the eastern border of Hamilton. It is surrounded by many lifestyle blocks, but the village centre has Matangi School, a garage, supermarket, takeaway and café, Matangi Hall, St David's church and Matangi recreation reserve. Matangi is situated 7 km southwest of Tauwhare.

Tauwhare

Type: Village with 4,620 residents
Description: locality in Waikato District, Waikato Region, New Zealand
Category: locality
Location: Waikato District, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.77067° or 37° 46′ 14″ south

Longitude

175.45405° or 175° 27′ 15″ east

Population

4,620

Elevation

77 metres (253 feet)

Open location code

4VJQ6FH3+PJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3228870197

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

2181694

Wikidata ID

Q55634740

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Tauwhare” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Tauwhare”
French: “Tauwhare”
Turkish: “Tauwhare”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saint Andrews Tauwhare and Tauwhare School.

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