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    Ōpunake is a small town on the southwest coast of Taranaki in New Zealand's North Island. It is located 45 kilometres southwest of New Plymouth. Rahotu...
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    Widespread chimney damage in southern suburbs of Dunedin 5 November 1974 Opunake Taranaki 6.0 5.4 12 km 39.54°S 173.46°E Damage in Taranaki; felt throughout...
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    Waitara. South Taranaki towns include Hāwera, Manaia, Stratford, Eltham, and Ōpunake. Since 2005, Taranaki has used the promotional brand "Like no other". Taranaki...
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    Peter Snell (category People from Ōpunake)
    Games gold medals he won, and the several world records he set. Born in Ōpunake, Snell moved with his family to Waikato in 1949 where he attended Te Aroha...
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  • Opunake High School is a state secondary school for years 9 to 13 boys and girls in Ōpunake, New Zealand. It has a roll of 319 as of November 2015, the...
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  • Kapuni Branch (redirect from Opunake Branch)
    The Kapuni Branch, formerly known as the Opunake Branch, is a branch railway in North Island, New Zealand. It opened in 1926, and ran 36.4 km across the...
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    Jim Bolger (category People from Ōpunake)
    minister of New Zealand, serving from 1990 to 1997. Bolger was born in Ōpunake, Taranaki, to Irish immigrants. Before entering politics, he farmed in...
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  • Okato Inglewood New Plymouth Waitara Stratford Hāwera Ōpunake Patea Mangatoki Taranaki is a region in the North Island of New Zealand. It contains numerous...
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    for its numerous surf beaches. State Highway 45 passes through Manaia, Ōpunake and Oakura en route to New Plymouth. Kaponga is a 20-minute drive to the...
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  • Shane Ardern (category People from Ōpunake)
    the son of Noel and Olive Ardern. He was born and raised in Ōpunake, and attended Opunake High School. Before entering politics, he was a dairy farmer...
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  • Ōmaha Omanaia Omarama Omata Ōmokoroa* Onewhero Opononi Ōpōtiki* Opua* Ōpunake* Oratia Orewa Oromahoe Oruaiti Otaika Ōtaki* Otakou Ōtaua in Northland...
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  • from Manaia and Eltham, and is on the main road connecting Eltham to Ōpunake. Ōpunake is 26 kilometres (16 mi) to the west and Eltham is 13 km to the east...
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    Jacquie Sturm (category People from Ōpunake)
    a pioneer of New Zealand literature. Sturm was born on 17 May 1927 in Ōpunake, Taranaki, New Zealand. Her birth name was Te Kare Papuni. Her father,...
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    his "Sky Academy" tuition classes to Taranaki, Waitara, Inglewood and Ōpunake. Guests musicians included Vernon Reid and Gilby Clarke. "Under a Dark...
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  • prime-time soap opera Shortland Street. Ruakere was born in Hāwera but lived in Ōpunake until her family moved to New Plymouth when she was eight years old. She...
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  • A dairy in Ōpunake bearing Tip Top branding and with a Tip Top footpath sign...
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    provided the person keeps to themselves. In 2012, a woman swam topless on Ōpunake beach. The police were called, but informed the callers that toplessness...
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    750 mm diameter Maui gas pipeline from Oaonui production station near Opunake, which was commissioned in 1979 to supply the station. The station uses...
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    invasion of the Waikato in 1863, Matutaera travelled to Te Namu pā in Ōpunake to meet him. There, Matutaera was baptised into the Pai Mārire faith, taking...
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  • Waitara 754 Bell Block 755 Inglewood 756 Ohakune Ohakune, Raetihi 385 Opunake 761, 763 Pahiatua Pahiatua, Eketahuna, Woodville 375, 376 Palmerston North...
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    Ongarue OGU 0812 25 Opiki OPK 063 291 Opononi OPN 0887 58 Opotiki OP 076 Opunake OK 0661 Orama OFT Connect via operator Orawia OWI 0225 25 Orepuki ORP 021...
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    that contains the towns of Hāwera (the seat of the district), Manaia, Ōpunake, Patea, Eltham, and Waverley. The District has a land area of 3,575.46 km2...
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    750) Ōakura (1,730) Waitara (7,550) Inglewood (3,870) Stratford (6,320) Ōpunake (1,440) Eltham (2,080) Normanby (1,130) Hāwera (10,350) Patea (1,270) Taumarunui...
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    providing the person keeps to themselves. In 2012, a woman swam topless on Ōpunake beach. The police were called, but informed the callers that toplessness...
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  • Waitara 44 – Palmerston North 45 – Whanganui, Patea 46 – Hawera, Ohakune, Opunake, Raetihi 47 – Feilding, Marton, Taihape 48 – Ashhurst, Bulls, Foxton, Shannon...
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    nickname "The Boot". He was born at the small settlement of Pihama, near Ōpunake in the Taranaki Region. Clarke was first selected to play rugby for Waikato...
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  • Alliance Textiles, and the business expanded with factories in Waitara and Ōpunake. Alliance Textiles bought the Swanndri trademark in 1975 and later the...
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    He grew up on a farm in Pungarehu, a small town in South Taranaki near Ōpunake, with his seven siblings. He has four brothers and three sisters, including...
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    following the coast passing the Oaonui production station and through Ōpunake and Manaia before terminating at the crossroad intersection of Waihi, Denby...
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  • Weather 59 North Island North Island Cyclone Cyclone Giselle 1973 Weather 1 Opunake Taranaki Tornado 1975 Weather 2 Nationwide New Zealand Cyclone Cyclone...
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