Purakanui Public Cemetery
Purakanui Public Cemetery is a cemetery in Otago, South Island. Purakanui Public Cemetery is situated nearby to the park Mouats Bay (Pūrākaunui Recreation Reserve), as well as near the town hall Long Beach McCurdy-Grimman Hall.- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Dunedin City, Otago Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Purakaunui Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Whareakeake and Orokonui Ecosanctuary.
Whareakeake
Beach
Whareakeake is a beach 25 kilometres northeast of Dunedin in the South Island of New Zealand, as well as the valley above and behind the beach. Located to the west of Aramoana and included as a section of the Otago Heads, Whareakeake was a place of habitation for Māori people from early times until the Sealers' War skirmish of 1817 from which it derived its colonial name. Whareakeake is situated 3 km southeast of Purakanui Public Cemetery.
Orokonui Ecosanctuary
Tourism office
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
Orokonui Ecosanctuary, called Te Korowai o Mihiwaka in Māori, is an ecological island wildlife reserve developed by the Otago Natural History Trust in the Orokonui Valley between Waitati and Pūrākaunui, New Zealand, 20 kilometres to the north of central Dunedin. Orokonui Ecosanctuary is situated 3½ km southwest of Purakanui Public Cemetery.
Mōpānui
Peak
Photo: Giantflightlessbirds, CC BY 4.0.
Mōpānui is a peak, which is situated 3 km southwest of Purakanui Public Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pūrākaunui and Long Beach.
Pūrākaunui
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pūrākaunui is a small settlement in Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located within the bounds of the city of Dunedin, in a rural coastal area some 25 km to the north of the city centre.
Long Beach
Hamlet
Long Beach, known in Māori as Wharauwerawera or Wharewerawera is a small coastal settlement in Otago, New Zealand comprising approximately 100 homes. Many of the sections were initially auctioned in October 1922 for a pound deposit.
Waitati
Village
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Waitati, from the Māori Waitete, is a small seaside settlement in Otago, New Zealand, within the city limits of Dunedin. It is located close to the tidal mudflats of Blueskin Bay, 19 kilometres north of the Dunedin city centre. Waitati is situated 5 km west of Purakanui Public Cemetery.
Purakanui Public Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-45.75216° or 45° 45′ 8″ southLongitude
170.63623° or 170° 38′ 10″ eastOpen location code
4V6G6JXP+4FOpenStreetMap ID
way 616834217OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q105653814
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mouats Bay (Pūrākaunui Recreation Reserve) and Long Beach McCurdy-Grimman Hall.
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