Purakaunui School

Purakaunui School is a school in , which is located on Mihiwaka Station Road. Purakaunui School is situated nearby to the peak , as well as near .
purakaunui.school.nz
+64 3 482 1026
  • Email: office@purakaunui.school.nz
  • Type: School
  • Description: state full primary school in Purakaunui, New Zealand
  • Address: 8 Mihiwaka Station Road, Purakaunui, 9081

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Orokonui Ecosanctuary and Mōpānui.

Tourism office
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
, 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 and , New Zealand, 20 kilometres to the north of central . is situated 2 km west of Purakaunui School.

Peak
Photo: Giantflightlessbirds, CC BY 4.0.
is a peak.

Beach
is a beach 25 kilometres northeast of in the of , 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, 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. is situated 3 km east of Purakaunui School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Long Beach and Pūrākaunui.

Hamlet
, known in Māori as Wharauwerawera or Wharewerawera is a small coastal settlement in , comprising approximately 100 homes. Many of the sections were initially auctioned in October 1922 for a pound deposit.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small settlement in , in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located within the bounds of the city of , in a rural coastal area some 25 km to the north of the city centre.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a deep water fishing and cargo port for , one of the main ports for the South Island of , in the region. It is visited by several cruise ships each summer. In 2021, it was home to 1,500 people.

Purakaunui School

Latitude
-45.77249° or 45° 46′ 21″ south
Longitude
170.63143° or 170° 37′ 53″ east
Open location code
4V6G6JHJ+2H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 742063086
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­school
Wiki­data ID
Q106237426
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