Aotea Utanganui – Museum of South Taranaki
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.Photo: AxonsArachnida, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Patea, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Aotea Utanganui / Museum of South Taranaki”, “Aotea Utanganui Museum of South Taranaki”, “AU”, “AU Aotea Utanganui”, “Museum of South Taranaki”, and “South Taranaki District Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Patea Freezing Works.
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 Utanganui – Museum of South Taranaki.
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 Utanganui – Museum of South Taranaki.
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 Utanganui – Museum of South Taranaki.
Aotea Utanganui – Museum of South Taranaki
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: South Taranaki District, Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-39.75434° or 39° 45′ 16″ southLongitude
174.47196° or 174° 28′ 19″ eastOpen location code
4VGP6FWC+7QOpenStreetMap ID
way 200134029OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q4778791
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Maori—“Aotea Utanganui – Museum of South Taranaki” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “サウス・タラナキ博物館”
- Maori: “Aotea Utanganui”
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Highlights include Pātea LibraryPlus and Memorial Park.
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