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Young Nick’s Head

Young Nick's Head / Te Kurī is a headland at the southern end of Tūranganui-a-Kiwa / Poverty Bay in 's . The area is the landing place of the Horouta and Te Ikaroa-a-Rauru waka which carried Māori settlers to the region around 1350 AD.
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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: headland in New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Te Kuri o Pāoa”, “Te Upoko-o-te-kurī-a-Paoa”, “Young Nicks Head (Te Kuri)”, and “Young Nicks Head / Te Kurī”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Muriwai.

Hamlet
is a settlement and rural community at the southern end of , in the of New Zealand's , south of Manutuke.

Young Nick’s Head

Latitude
-38.7564° or 38° 45′ 23″ south
Longitude
177.9723° or 177° 58′ 20″ east
Open location code
4VHV6XVC+CW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7023391356
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
6240120
Wiki­data ID
Q8058327
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Young Nick’s Head” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “楊尼克角”
  • Maori: “Te Kuri a Paoa”
  • Maori: “Te Kuri”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Young Nick’s Head”

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