Patea
Patea is a locality in New Zealand. Patea is situated nearby to the locality White Tank, as well as near the reservation Waioturi Marae.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aotea Utanganui – Museum of South Taranaki and Patea Freezing Works.
Aotea Utanganui – Museum of South Taranaki
Museum
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The Aotea Utanganui – Museum of South Taranaki, formerly known as the South Taranaki District Museum, is located Patea, South Taranaki, New Zealand. The museum is located on State Highway 3 through Patea.
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 Patea. The West Coast Meat and Produce Export Company was formed in August 1883 and operated a tinning plant and tallow factory in the area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Patea and Whenuakura.
Patea
Town
Patea 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.
Whenuakura
Locality
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Whenuakura is a farming community on State Highway 3 east of Patea, 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 east of Patea.
Kakaramea
Hamlet
Kakaramea is a town in South Taranaki, New Zealand. State Highway 3 passes through it. Patea is about 6 km to the south-east, and Hāwera is about 20 km to the north-west. Kakaramea is situated 5 km north of Patea.
Patea
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Patea Borough”
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-39.75° or 39° 45′ southLongitude
174.4667° or 174° 28′ eastElevation
43 metres (141 feet)Open location code
4VGP7F28+2MGeoNames ID
2184804
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