Pāpāwai
Pāpāwai is a historic settlement and marae located near Greytown, New Zealand. In the late 19th century, the marae was an important site of Te Kotahitanga, the Māori parliament movement.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: locality in South Wairarapa District, Wellington Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Papawai”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cobblestones Museum and Cobblestone Museum Colonial Cottage.
Cobblestones Museum
Museum
Cobblestones is a Heritage Village in Greytown, New Zealand. Centred around the original historic Hastwell stables and existing cobblestone courtyard used by stage coaches travelling between Masterton and Wellington. Cobblestones Museum is situated 3 km northwest of Pāpāwai.
Cobblestone Museum Colonial Cottage
Historic building
Hastwell Stables
Historic building
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greytown and Ponatahi.
Greytown
Town
Ponatahi
Locality
Ponatahi is a community in the South Wairarapa District of New Zealand's North Island. It is located near the Ruamāhanga River south-southeast of Carterton and north east of Greytown. Ponatahi is situated 7 km east of Pāpāwai.
Dalefield
Hamlet
Dalefield is a rural community in the Carterton District and Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. It was the location of the Dalefield railway station on the Wairarapa Line between 1880 and 1981. Dalefield is situated 8 km north of Pāpāwai.
Pāpāwai
- Category: locality
- Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.09671° or 41° 5′ 48″ south
Longitude
175.48694° or 175° 29′ 13″ east
Elevation
46 metres (151 feet)
Open location code
4VCQWF3P+8Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Maori to Turkish—“Pāpāwai” goes by many names.
- Maori: “Papawai”
- Turkish: “Papawai”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pāpāwai Marae and Papawai Cemetery.
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