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Whakatāne (/ f ɑː k ɑː ˈ t ɑː n eɪ / fah-kah-TAH-nay, [citation needed] Māori pronunciation: [fakaˈtaːnɛ]) [3] is a town located in the Bay of Plenty Region in the North Island of New Zealand, 90 kilometres (56 mi) east of Tauranga and 89 kilometres (55 mi) northeast of Rotorua.
Galatea (Māori: Kuhawaea) is a settlement in the Whakatāne District in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. [3]The forested hills and mountains of the Ikawhenua Range and in particular Mount Tāwhiuau stand guard on the eastern flank of the Galatea Plains or Basin, an area surrounding the village.
Whakatāne District is a territorial authority district on the North Island of New Zealand. The Whakatāne District Council is headquartered in the largest town, Whakatāne. The district falls within the Bay of Plenty Region. Victor Luca has been the mayor of Whakatāne since the 2022 local elections. [3]
Murupara is a town in the Whakatāne District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. The town is in an isolated part of the region between the Kaingaroa Forest and Te Urewera protected area, on the banks of the Rangitaiki River, 65 kilometres southeast of Rotorua. Indigenous Māori also make up over 90% of the population.
The island covers an area of approximately 325 ha (800 acres), [3] which is just the peak of a much larger submarine volcano. Topographical map of Whakaari / White Island. The island is New Zealand's most active cone volcano, and has been built up by continuous volcanic activity over the past 150,000 years. [4]
The Bay of Plenty had an estimated resident population of 354,100 as of June 2024, [1] and is the fifth-most populous region in New Zealand. [4] It also has the third-highest regional population density in New Zealand, with only the 11th-largest land area. The major population centres are Tauranga, Rotorua and Whakatāne.
Te Whaiti or Te Whāiti, formerly called Ahikereru, is a forested area in the Whakatāne District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is at the northern end of the Ahikereru valley – Minginui is at the southern end. [1] The Whirinaki River flows through the valley.
Coastlands had a population of 1,776 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 276 people (18.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 297 people (20.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 579 households, comprising 882 males and 894 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female.