Pōhara
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 550 residents
- Description: locality in Tasman District, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Pohara”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pōhara Beach and Abel Tasman Monument.
Abel Tasman Monument
Memorial
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Motupipi School
School
Photo: Angulidayaaluta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Motupipi School is situated 3½ km southwest of Pōhara.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tarakohe and Clifton.
Tarakohe
Locality
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Ligar Bay
Village
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
Ligar Bay is a bay and small coastal settlement in Golden Bay / Mohua. It is located between Port Tarakohe and Tata Beach. It is approximately 12 kilometres north-east of Tākaka.
Pōhara
- Category: locality
- Location: Tasman District, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-40.83338° or 40° 50′ 0″ southLongitude
172.88471° or 172° 53′ 5″ eastPopulation
550Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
4VFJ5V8M+JVOpenStreetMap ID
node 1576346565OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
7838945Wikidata ID
Q65430586
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Maori to Turkish—“Pōhara” goes by many names.
- Maori: “Pōhara”
- Turkish: “Pōhara”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ratanui Lodge and Port Tarakohe Marina.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pōhara”. Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.