Morikau

Morikau is a locality in , . Morikau is situated nearby to the reservation , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Moutoa Island and St. Joseph’s Church.

Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an island of shingle approximately 500 metres long, 80 kilometres up the , New Zealand between the towns of and .

Church
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 2½ km northwest of Morikau.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ranana and Jerusalem.

Hamlet
is a settlement 60 kilometres up the from , . Originally known as Kauika, it grew after 1848 as local Māori moved out of fortified pā settlements in peacetime.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a settlement 66 kilometres up the from , . 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.

Hamlet
is a farming community 55 kilometres upriver from , , home to the Māori hapū known as Ngā Poutama of the iwi Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi. is situated 7 km southeast of Morikau.

Morikau

Latitude
-39.56667° or 39° 34′ south
Longitude
175.1° or 175° 6′ east
Elevation
259 metres (850 feet)
Open location code
4VGQC4M2+82
Geo­Names ID
2186613
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