Kaitara Stream
Kaitara Stream is a stream in Greater Wellington, North Island. Kaitara Stream is situated nearby to the hamlet Jerusalem, as well as near the locality Morikau.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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jerusalem and Ranana.
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.
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. Ranana is situated 2½ km southeast of Kaitara 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 8 km southeast of Kaitara Stream.
Kaitara Stream
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-39.56824° or 39° 34′ 6″ southLongitude
175.08021° or 175° 4′ 49″ eastElevation
48 metres (157 feet)Open location code
4VGQC3JJ+P3GeoNames ID
6224410
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Localities in the Area
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