Gordonton
Gordonton
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Town | |
Woodlands Estate homestead | |
| Coordinates: 37°40′12″S 175°18′14″E / 37.670°S 175.304°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Waikato |
| District | Waikato District |
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| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Waikato District Council |
| • Regional council | Waikato Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Waikato | Jacqui Church |
| • Waikato MP | Tim van de Molen |
| • Hauraki-Waikato MP | Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.82 km2 (12.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (2023 Census) | |
• Total | 729 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
Gordonton (Māori: Hukanui) is a village and rural community in the Waikato District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located southeast of Taupiri on State Highway 1B.
The area was initially called Hukanui, which means "heavy frost" in the Māori language. It was renamed to Gordonton after John Gordon, who was a manager for the New Zealand Land Association in the Waikato from 1886.
The local Hukanui Marae is a meeting place of the local Waikato Tainui hapū of Ngāti Makirangi and Ngāti Wairere. It includes Te Tuturu-a-Papa Kamutu meeting house.