Pūrākaunui
Pūrākaunui is a small settlement in Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located within the bounds of the city of Dunedin, in a rural coastal area some 25 km to the north of the city centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 210 residents
- Description: locality in Dunedin City, Otago Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Purakanui”, “Purakaunui”, and “Purakaunui, Dunedin”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Whareakeake and Orokonui Ecosanctuary.
Whareakeake
Beach
Whareakeake is a beach 25 kilometres northeast of Dunedin in the South Island of New Zealand, as well as the valley above and behind the beach. Located to the west of Aramoana and included as a section of the Otago Heads, Whareakeake was a place of habitation for Māori people from early times until the Sealers' War skirmish of 1817 from which it derived its colonial name. Whareakeake is situated 2½ km southeast of Pūrākaunui.
Orokonui Ecosanctuary
Tourism office
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Orokonui Ecosanctuary, called Te Korowai o Mihiwaka in Māori, is an ecological island wildlife reserve developed by the Otago Natural History Trust in the Orokonui Valley between Waitati and Pūrākaunui, New Zealand, 20 kilometres to the north of central Dunedin. Orokonui Ecosanctuary is situated 4 km southwest of Pūrākaunui.
Mōpānui
Peak
Photo: Giantflightlessbirds, CC BY 4.0.
Mōpānui is a peak, which is situated 3 km southwest of Pūrākaunui.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Long Beach and Waitati.
Long Beach
Hamlet
Long Beach, known in Māori as Wharauwerawera or Wharewerawera is a small coastal settlement in Otago, New Zealand comprising approximately 100 homes. Many of the sections were initially auctioned in October 1922 for a pound deposit.
Waitati
Village
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Waitati, from the Māori Waitete, is a small seaside settlement in Otago, New Zealand, within the city limits of Dunedin. It is located close to the tidal mudflats of Blueskin Bay, 19 kilometres north of the Dunedin city centre. Waitati is situated 5 km west of Pūrākaunui.
Warrington
Village
Warrington, known in Māori as Ōkāhau, is a small settlement on the coast of Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is situated close to the northern shore of Blueskin Bay, an area of mudflats north of Dunedin, and is administered as part of Dunedin City. Warrington is situated 6 km northwest of Pūrākaunui.
Pūrākaunui
- Category: locality
- Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-45.75163° or 45° 45′ 6″ southLongitude
170.6384° or 170° 38′ 18″ eastPopulation
210Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
4V6G6JXQ+99OpenStreetMap ID
node 1652032293OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
6212425Wikidata ID
Q25661602
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In Other Languages
From Maori to Turkish—“Pūrākaunui” goes by many names.
- Maori: “Pūrākaunui”
- Turkish: “Pūrākaunui”
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