Orokonui
Orokonui is a locality in Otago, South Island. Orokonui is situated nearby to the village Waitati, as well as near the hamlet Michies Crossing.- Type: Locality
- Description: locality in Dunedin City, Otago Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Ōrokonui”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Blueskin Bay and Waitati Cemetery.
Blueskin Bay
Photo: Alistair Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blueskin Bay is in Otago, New Zealand, 25 km north of Dunedin, 25 km south of Palmerston, and 350 km south of Christchurch. The area's small towns and villages of Waitati, Warrington, Seacliff, Evansdale and Doctors Point attract lifestyle-commuter types who work in the city and alternative dudes who want to do their own thing.
Orokonui Ecosanctuary
Tourism office
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
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 3 km southeast of Orokonui.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waitati and Evansdale.
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.
Evansdale
Hamlet
Evansdale is a locality on State Highway 1, 25 km north of Dunedin, at the north west of Blueskin Bay. It also has lent its name to a cheese producer, and a census-gathering district, which has a population of 1,482 in the 2013 New Zealand census, an increase of 198 people since the 2006 census. Evansdale is situated 4 km north of Orokonui.
Pūrākaunui
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Pūrākaunui is situated 4½ km east of Orokonui.
Orokonui
- Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-45.75567° or 45° 45′ 20″ southLongitude
170.58229° or 170° 34′ 56″ eastElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
4V6G6HVJ+PWOpenStreetMap ID
node 6592916052OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Maori to Turkish—“Orokonui” goes by many names.
- Maori: “Orokonui”
- Turkish: “Orokonui”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Michies Crossing and Osborne.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ōrokonui Lagoon and Waitati School.
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