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    Manaia is a rural town in South Taranaki District, New Zealand. Ōpunake is 29 km to the northwest, and Hāwera is 13 km to the southeast. Kaponga is 15 km...
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    population of Taranaki. New Plymouth is in North Taranaki along with Inglewood and Waitara. South Taranaki towns include Hāwera, Manaia, Stratford, Eltham...
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  • (12 in)-tall Jack Russell Terrier with "a heart condition", George lived in Manaia, Taranaki, New Zealand with his owner, widower Alan Gay. The Sydney Morning Herald...
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  • Manaia may refer to: Manaia (mythological creature), a bird-headed mythological creature and symbol of protection in Māori mythology Manaia, Taranaki...
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    North Island 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...
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  • Hāwera Pukearuhe Ōpunake Waverley Normanby Manaia The conflict in Taranaki had its roots in the First Taranaki War, which had ended in March 1861 with an...
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  • Zealand helicopter designed and produced by Auroa Helicopters Limited of Manaia, Taranaki, introduced in 2013. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly...
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  • Taranaki has had four mayors: "Mayor". southtaranaki.com. South Taranaki District Council. "Manaia: Cross in Servicemen's Cemetery". Kete New Plymouth. Retrieved...
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  • Hukunui Manaia (died 1892) was a New Zealand tribal leader. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Tu hapū Ngāti Ruanui iwi of South Taranaki. He...
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  • 1933 – 25 July 1994), born Nicholas Epae, was a Māori pop singer from Manaia, Taranaki, New Zealand. He moved to the United States in 1957. His albums were...
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  • Daniel Hughes (rugby union) (category Taranaki rugby union players)
    Manaia School, Taranaki. Playing in the hooker position, Hughes represented the Waimate (Manaia) and later Tukapa rugby clubs as well as the Taranaki...
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  • Hutt* Luggate Lumsden Lyttelton* Mahurangi West Makahu Mamaku Manaia, Waikato Manaia, Taranaki Manakau Manapouri Manawahe Mangakino Mangamuka Mangatangi Mangatāwhiri...
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    Te Āti Awa is a Māori iwi with traditional bases in the Taranaki and Wellington regions of New Zealand. Approximately 17,000 people registered their affiliation...
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  • Kapuni (category South Taranaki District)
    the Manaia Fault, formed as the Taranaki Basin developed during seafloor spreading. Rifting continued until the Eocene (~56 Ma), when the Taranaki Basin...
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  • Urenui (redirect from Urenui, Taranaki)
    settlement in northern Taranaki, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 3 close to the shore of the North Taranaki Bight, 13 kilometres...
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  • The Taranaki Rugby Football Union (also referred to as Taranaki Rugby) is the governing body for rugby union in Taranaki, New Zealand and was established...
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    Carter Swift (category Sportspeople from Taranaki)
    National team  New Zealand Born (1998-12-01) December 1, 1998 (age 25) Manaia, Taranaki Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) Weight 89 kg (196 lb) Sport Sport Swimming...
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    Mount Taranaki. It is located on State Highway 45, known as Surf Highway 45 for its numerous surf beaches. State Highway 45 passes through Manaia, Ōpunake...
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    Tītokowaru (category People from Taranaki)
    Riwha Tītokowaru (born Riwha, c. 1823– 18 August 1888) was a Taranaki Māori rangatira, military commander, general and religious leader. He is considered...
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  • settled New Zealand. It was commanded by Manaia. His brother-in-law had originally owned the canoe. When Manaia's wife was raped by a group of men, he slew...
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  • This is a list of marae (Māori meeting grounds) in the Taranaki region of New Zealand. In October 2020, the Government committed $7,407,008 from the Provincial...
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    Ōpunake (category South Taranaki District)
    coast of Taranaki in New Zealand's North Island. It is located 45 kilometres southwest of New Plymouth. Rahotu is 16 km to the northwest. Manaia is 29 km...
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  • Kaponga (category Populated places in Taranaki)
    of the Taranaki region of New Zealand. It is known as "The Gateway to Dawson's Falls" on Mount Taranaki. Kaponga is located inland from Manaia and Eltham...
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  • Inglewood New Plymouth Waitara Stratford Hāwera Ōpunake Patea Mangatoki Taranaki is a region in the North Island of New Zealand. It contains numerous rural...
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  • the south-east, Eltham to the north-east, Kaponga to the north-west and Manaia to the south-west. Matapu has three marae, associated with Ngāruahine hapū...
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    Billy Glenn (category Taranaki rugby union players)
    moved to Manaia, Taranaki, with his family as a child. He was a keen sportsman, and as well as playing rugby, he became secretary of the Manaia Tennis Club...
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  • Wiremu Kīngi Moki Te Matakātea (category Taranaki (iwi))
    cousin Wiremu Hukunui Manaia, and successfully fought off the Waikato. Then in 1840, he was one of the leaders of the Taranaki tribes who assisted Ngā...
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  • The Taranaki Region of New Zealand is built upon the Median Batholith in the West, and Greywacke Rocks in the East. However, no rocks older than Miocene...
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    corpses as if the curse has been made true, and then wage war on Manaia's village. Manaia manages to escape the slaughter, and eventually brings a host of...
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    Parihaka (category Populated places in Taranaki)
    Parihaka is a community in the Taranaki region of New Zealand, located between Mount Taranaki and the Tasman Sea. In the 1870s and 1880s the settlement...
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