Whenuakura School
Whenuakura School is a school in Taranaki, North Island which is located on Upper Kaharoa Road. Whenuakura School is situated nearby to the peak Putahi, as well as near the town Pātea.- Type: School
- Description: state contributing school in Patea, New Zealand
- Address: 52 Upper Kaharoa Road, Pātea
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Patea Freezing Works and Aotea Utanganui – Museum of South Taranaki.
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 3 km southwest of Whenuakura School.
Aotea Utanganui – Museum of South Taranaki
Museum
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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. Aotea Utanganui – Museum of South Taranaki is situated 3½ km west of Whenuakura School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whenuakura and Pātea.
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.
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. Pātea is situated 3½ km southwest of Whenuakura School.
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 7 km northwest of Whenuakura School.
Whenuakura School
- Categories: primary school, public school, and education
- Location: Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-39.74402° or 39° 44′ 39″ southLongitude
174.51212° or 174° 30′ 44″ eastOpen location code
4VGP7G46+9ROpenStreetMap ID
way 184725361OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q106211420
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