Matahiwi
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ranana and Koriniti.
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 5 km northwest of Matahiwi.
Koriniti
Hamlet
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Koriniti is a settlement 47 kilometres upriver from Whanganui, New Zealand, home to the Ngāti Pāmoana hapū of the iwi Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi. The Māori settlement of Operiki was one of the larger on the Whanganui River, with a population of about 200. Koriniti is situated 6 km south of Matahiwi.
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 9 km northwest of Matahiwi.
Matahiwi
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: locality in Whanganui District, Manawatū-Whanganui Region, New Zealand
- Category: locality
- Location: Manawatū–Whanganui, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-39.60569° or 39° 36′ 21″ southLongitude
175.16083° or 175° 9′ 39″ eastElevation
192 metres (630 feet)Open location code
4VGQ95V6+P8OpenStreetMap ID
node 7836636987OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Maori to Turkish—“Matahiwi” goes by many names.
- Maori: “Matahiwi”
- Turkish: “Matahiwi, Manawatū-Whanganui”
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