Parihaka
Parihaka is a community in the Taranaki region of New Zealand, located between Mount Taranaki and the Tasman Sea. In the 1870s and 1880s the settlement, then reputed to be the largest Māori village in New Zealand, became the centre of a major campaign of non-violent resistance to European occupation of confiscated land in the area.
- Residential area
- …lies at an elevation of around 110 metres (360 feet)
- …is also known as “Parihaka Pa”
- Description: pā site in Taranaki, New Zealand
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pungarehu and Rahotu.
Pungarehu
Hamlet
Pungarehu is a small town located on Surf Highway 45 in Taranaki, New Zealand.
3 km northwest of Parihaka
Warea
Locality
Warea is a community in the west of Taranaki, in the North Island of New Zealand.
7 km north of Parihaka
Parihaka
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Latitude
-39.28912° or 39° 17′ 21″ south
Longitude
173.83921° or 173° 50′ 21″ east
Open location code
4VGMPR6Q+9M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse = residential
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Parihaka” goes by many names.
باريهاكاArabic
ParihakaDutch
פריהאקהHebrew
ParihakaTurkish
پارہاکاUrdu
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