Oruanui

Oruanui or Ōruanui is a rural community in the Taupo District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island, located northwest of Wairakei on State Highway 1.^[1]

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of many pits" for Ōruanui.^[2]

The local Ōruanui Marae is a meeting place of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa hapū of Ngāti Te Rangiita and Te Kapa o Te Rangiita. It includes the and Te Kapa o te Rangiita meeting house.^[3]

Oruanui is in the Ohakuri statistical area. It is in meshblocks 1276602, 1277301, 1278002 and 1278201, which had a population of 351 in the 2018 census.^[4]

References[]

^ Hariss, Gavin. "Oruanui, Waikato". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
^ "Meshblock Electoral Populations 2020 for proposed boundaries data". Statistics New Zealand. April 2020. Meshblocks 1276602, 1277301, 1278002 and 1278201.

Coordinates: 38°34′19″S 176°01′48″E / 38.572°S 176.030°E / -38.572; 176.030

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[hariss-1] Hariss, Gavin. "Oruanui, Waikato". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.

[2] "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.

[tkmentry-3] "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.

[4] "Meshblock Electoral Populations 2020 for proposed boundaries data". Statistics New Zealand. April 2020. Meshblocks 1276602, 1277301, 1278002 and 1278201.

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