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The canoe started to drift back out to sea. Wairaka, the daughter of captain-navigator Toroa, seized the paddle, and brought the waka back to shore. She forbade the tapu forbidding women to handle canoes, shouting "Kia Whakatane au i ahau", translating as "I will act the part of a man"; this phrase is the origin of Whakatāne's name. [4] [5]
The Whakatāne District is the territorial authority that encompasses the town, covering an area to the south and west of the town, excluding the enclave of Kawerau District. Whakatāne has an urban population of 16,650, making it New Zealand's 33rd-largest urban area and the Bay of Plenty's third-largest urban area, after Tauranga and Rotorua.
Whakatane Road Board was established at the same time. The county was split into Whakatane and Opotiki counties in 1900, and the Road Board was made part of Whakatane County. In 1913, the Whakatane Harbour Board was established, and in 1914, Whakatane Town became a separate entity from Whakatane County. The town became Whakatane Borough in 1917.
Manawahe is a rural area south of Matat ... Manawahe statistical area covers 267.00 km 2 (103.09 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 1,150 as of June 2024 ...
Tāneatua is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement, and covers 0.69 km 2 (0.27 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 1,000 as of June 2024, [2] with a population density of 1,449 people per km 2. Tāneatua is part of the larger Wainui statistical area.
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Ruatoki North is a town in the eastern Bay of Plenty [1] of New Zealand, just south of the small town of Tāneatua and approximately 20 km south of the city of Whakatāne. The Whakatāne River runs northwards through the Ruatoki Valley and has formed broad alluvial flats. [1] [2] The main settlement of Ruatoki North is on the eastern side of ...
Waimana is a rural valley in the Whakatāne District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.It is located in the northern Te Urewera. Waimana River, originally known as Tauranga River, runs through the valley, joining the Ohinemataroa River one kilometre south-west of Tāneatua.