Aotea Waka Memorial
Aotea Waka Memorial is a monument in South Taranaki District, Taranaki. Aotea Waka Memorial is situated nearby to Memorial Park, as well as near Pātea LibraryPlus.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aotea Utanganui – Museum of South Taranaki and Patea Freezing Works.
Aotea Utanganui – Museum of South Taranaki
Museum
Photo: AxonsArachnida, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Aotea Utanganui – Museum of South Taranaki, formerly known as the South Taranaki District Museum, is located Pātea, South Taranaki, New Zealand. The museum is located on State Highway 3 through Pātea.
Patea Freezing Works
Ruins
Photo: AxonsArachnida, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Patea Freezing Works was a meat-processing plant promoted by The Patea A&P Association in the town of Pātea. The West Coast Meat and Produce Export Company was formed in August 1883 and operated a tinning plant and tallow factory in the area. Patea Freezing Works is situated 1¼ km southeast of Aotea Waka Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pātea and Whenuakura.
Pātea
Town
Pātea is the third-largest town in South Taranaki District, New Zealand. It is on the western bank of the Pātea River, 61 kilometres north-west of Whanganui on State Highway 3. Hāwera is 27 km to the north-west, and Waverley 17 km to the east.
Whenuakura
Locality
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
Whenuakura is a farming community on State Highway 3 east of Pātea, at the southern end of Taranaki on the North Island of New Zealand. The boundary between the Taranaki and Wellington provinces runs through Whenuakura. Whenuakura is situated 5 km northeast of Aotea Waka Memorial.
Kakaramea
Hamlet
Kakaramea is a town in South Taranaki, New Zealand. State Highway 3 passes through it. Pātea is about 6 km to the south-east, and Hāwera is about 20 km to the north-west. Kakaramea is situated 5 km north of Aotea Waka Memorial.
Aotea Waka Memorial
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: South Taranaki District, Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-39.75366° or 39° 45′ 13″ southLongitude
174.47202° or 174° 28′ 19″ eastInception
1933Open location code
4VGP6FWC+GROpenStreetMap ID
way 1499842249OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Memorial Park and Pātea LibraryPlus.
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