Onaero
Onaero | |
|---|---|
Onaero Beach | |
| Coordinates: 39°00′S 174°21′E / 39.000°S 174.350°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Taranaki Region |
| Territorial authority | New Plymouth District |
| Ward |
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| Community | Clifton Community |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | New Plymouth District Council |
| • Regional council | Taranaki Regional Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.15 km2 (0.06 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024) | |
• Total | 70 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Onaero is a settlement in northern Taranaki, on the shore of the North Taranaki Bight, in the North Island of New Zealand. Waitara is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the west and Motunui a little closer, and Urenui is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the east. State Highway 3 runs past Onaero.
The No. 2 Company Redoubt was a British military installation created at Onaero in 1865 during the Second Taranaki War by soldiers from the Tikorangi Redoubt. It was abandoned several months later.