Kokotau

Kokotau is a rural locality and a statistical area in the Carterton District and of 's . The locality is about 8 km southeast of by road, and the statistical area covers the district east of Carterton to the and rivers.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Stonehenge Aotearoa and Nankivell Observatory.

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
, is one of the largest astronomical installations in New Zealand, an open-sky observatory inspired by and built on a similar scale to the famous in England. is situated 2½ km southeast of Kokotau.

Observatory
, named after the late Garry Nankivell, a master optical craftsman, is situated in the , . It is to become incorporated into the Matariki Research Observatory, now under development by members of the Phoenix Astronomical Society. is situated 2½ km southeast of Kokotau.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ponatahi and Pāpāwai.

Locality
is a community in the of New Zealand's . It is located near the south-southeast of and north east of . is situated 3 km south of Kokotau.

Hamlet
is a historic settlement and located near . In the late 19th century, the marae was an important site of Te Kotahitanga, the Māori parliament movement. is situated 7 km west of Kokotau.

Photo: Robin Marshall, CC BY 2.0.
is a small town in the of New Zealand and the seat of the District. It lies in a farming area of the in New Zealand's .

Kokotau

Latitude
-41.07854° or 41° 4′ 43″ south
Longitude
175.56297° or 175° 33′ 47″ east
Open location code
4VCQWHC7+H5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 14250257816
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q107619022
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Kokotau” goes by many names.
  • Turkish: “Kokotau”

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