Motoa Stream
Motoa Stream is a stream in New Zealand. Motoa Stream is situated nearby to the hamlet Ranana, as well as near the reservation Ruaka Marae.Places of Interest
Highlights include Moutoa Island and St. Joseph’s Church.
Moutoa Island
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Moutoa Island is an island of shingle approximately 500 metres long, 80 kilometres up the Whanganui River, New Zealand between the towns of Rānana and Hiruharama.
St. Joseph’s Church
Church
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Joseph’s Church is situated 4 km northwest of Motoa Stream.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ranana and Jerusalem.
Ranana
Hamlet
Ranana is a settlement 60 kilometres up the Whanganui River from Whanganui, New Zealand. Originally known as Kauika, it grew after 1848 as local Māori moved out of fortified pā settlements in peacetime.
Jerusalem
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Jerusalem, named for the Biblical Jerusalem, is a settlement 66 kilometres up the Whanganui River from Whanganui, New Zealand. Originally called Patiarero, it was one of the largest settlements on the Whanganui River in the 1840s with several hundred Ngāti Hau inhabitants of the iwi Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi. Jerusalem is situated 4 km northwest of Motoa Stream.
Matahiwi
Hamlet
Matahiwi is a farming community 55 kilometres upriver from Whanganui, New Zealand, home to the Māori hapū known as Ngā Poutama of the iwi Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi. Matahiwi is situated 6 km southeast of Motoa Stream.
Motoa Stream
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-39.58333° or 39° 35′ southLongitude
175.1° or 175° 6′ eastElevation
33 metres (108 feet)Open location code
4VGQC482+M2GeoNames ID
2186568
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