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Whakatane Bridge The Whakatāne River or Ōhinemataroa [ 1 ] is a major river of the Bay of Plenty region in the North Island of New Zealand . It flows north from near the small town of Ruatāhuna through Te Urewera , reaching the sea through the town of Whakatāne .
The Statue of Wairaka (also known as The Lady on the Rock) is located at Whakatāne Heads in Whakatāne, New Zealand. [1] [2] [3]Wairaka was the daughter of Toroa, the captain and navigator of the Mātaatua waka (canoe) which travelled from Hawaiki to present-day New Zealand.
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.
"Bargaining for a head, on the shore, the chief running up the price" – sketch by H. G. Robley. Toi moko, or mokomokai, are the preserved heads of Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, where the faces have been decorated by tā moko tattooing. They became valuable trade items during the Musket Wars of the early 19th century. Many toi ...
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SH 30 runs concurrently with SH 1 northwards for six kilometres. The highway leaves SH 1 at Upper Ātiamuri, and heads north-east, over the border into Bay of Plenty, towards the tourist town of Rotorua. The highway passes through the south-east of Rotorua, then heads north through the suburb of Te Ngae, and up the eastern side of Lake Rotorua.
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The Whakatāne Graben (also Whakatane Graben) is a predominantly normal faulting tectonic feature of the northeastern aspect of the young, modern Taupō Rift in New Zealand. At the coast it is widening by about 7 mm (0.28 in)/year. [ 5 ]