Kauika Landing

Kauika Landing is a locality in , . Kauika Landing is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Moutoa Island.

Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an island of shingle approximately 500 metres long, 80 kilometres up the , New Zealand between the towns of and .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ranana and Jerusalem.

Hamlet
is a settlement 60 kilometres up the from , . Originally known as Kauika, it grew after 1848 as local Māori moved out of fortified pā settlements in peacetime.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
, named for the Biblical , is a settlement 66 kilometres up the from , . Originally called Patiarero, it was one of the largest settlements on the Whanganui River in the 1840s with several hundred Ngāti Hau inhabitants of the iwi Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi. is situated 4½ km northwest of Kauika Landing.

Hamlet
is a farming community 55 kilometres upriver from , , home to the Māori hapū known as Ngā Poutama of the iwi Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi. is situated 5 km southeast of Kauika Landing.

Kauika Landing

Latitude
-39.58562° or 39° 35′ 8″ south
Longitude
175.10804° or 175° 6′ 29″ east
Open location code
4VGQC475+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4753543986
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
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