Rātana Pā
Ratana Community
Rātana Pā | |
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Town | |
The temple at Rātana Pā | |
| Coordinates: 40°02′24″S 175°10′40″E / 40.04000°S 175.17778°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Manawatū-Whanganui |
| District | Rangitikei District |
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| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Rangitikei District Council |
| • Regional council | Horizons Regional Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.29 km2 (0.11 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024) | |
• Total | 360 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
Rātana Pā, or Ratana Community, is a town in the North Island of New Zealand, near Whanganui and Marton in the Manawatū-Whanganui region. The locality was the farm of Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana, the founder of a Māori religious and political movement, and the settlement developed in the 1920s as followers came to see Rātana. It continues as the centre of the Rātana Church. Due to the importance of the Rātana movement in New Zealand politics, leading New Zealand politicians often attend annual gatherings at Rātana Pā.