Pohara
Pohara is a locality in Tasman District, New Zealand. Pohara is situated nearby to the locality Tarakohe, as well as near the hamlet Clifton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pōhara Beach and Abel Tasman Monument.
Abel Tasman Monument
Memorial
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The Abel Tasman Monument is a memorial to the first recorded contact between Europeans—led by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman—and Māori in New Zealand's Golden Bay on 18 and 19 December 1642. Abel Tasman Monument is situated 3 km east of Pohara.
Rototai Cemetery
Cemetery
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Rototai Cemetery is situated 4 km west of Pohara.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pōhara and Clifton.
Pōhara
Village
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Pōhara is a rural locality in the Tasman District of New Zealand's South Island. The locality is northeast of Tākaka and southwest of Tata Beach. To the north is Limestone Bay, part of Golden Bay / Mohua The official spelling was changed from "Pohara" to "Pōhara" by the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa on 5 November 2018.
Tarakohe
Locality
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Tarakohe, in older sources referred to as Terekohe, is a locality in the Tasman District of New Zealand's upper South Island, located east of Pōhara in Golden Bay.
Pohara
- Type: Locality
- Location: Tasman District, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-40.82825° or 40° 49′ 42″ southLongitude
172.87017° or 172° 52′ 13″ eastOpen location code
4VFJ5VCC+P3GeoNames ID
6242401
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