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Tahuna, Waikato
Locality in Waikato, New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tahuna is a small rural settlement located 18 km north of Morrinsville. In the Māori language Tahuna means sandbank, likely to refer to the sandbanks along the nearby Piako River, where a Māori settlement started. Tahuna is seen as the upper limit for navigatable travel on the Piako River.[3] The settlement has a rugby club, a lawn bowls club, a golf course and various shops.[4]
Tahuna | |
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Coordinates: 37.501475°S 175.494258°E / -37.501475; 175.494258 | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Waikato |
District | Matamata-Piako District |
Ward | Morrinsville Ward |
Electorates | |
Government | |
• Territorial Authority | Matamata-Piako District Council |
• Regional council | Waikato Regional Council |
Area | |
• Total | 10.64 km2 (4.11 sq mi) |
Population (2018 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 183 |
• Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
Postcode | 3373 |
Area code | 07 |
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Although Tahuna is in the Matamata-Piako District for local government, its representation in national government is within the Coromandel electorate due to the abolition of the Piako electorate for the 2008 election.[5]
A town water supply was proposed in the 1980s and installed in the 2000s.[4]
There are two marae in the Tahuna area. The Waiti-Raungaunu marae and Paoa meeting house are also associated with the Waikato Tainui hapū of Ngāti Makirangi, and with the iwi of Ngāti Paoa. Hoe o Tainui marae and surrounding settlement is affiliated with Ngāti Makirangi.[6][7]