Whataumu Stream
Whataumu Stream is a stream in Greater Wellington, North Island. Whataumu Stream is situated nearby to the locality Morikau, 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. Moutoa Island is situated 3½ km southwest of Whataumu Stream.
St. Joseph’s Church
Church
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Joseph’s Church is situated 3½ km west of Whataumu 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. Ranana is situated 3 km southwest of Whataumu Stream.
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 3½ km west of Whataumu 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 Whataumu Stream.
Whataumu Stream
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-39.55824° or 39° 33′ 30″ southLongitude
175.12021° or 175° 7′ 13″ eastElevation
329 metres (1,079 feet)Open location code
4VGQC4RC+P3GeoNames ID
6225132
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