Tauwharenīkau
Tauwharenīkau | |
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Locality | |
Tauherenikau River | |
| Coordinates: 41°06′50″S 175°23′20″E / 41.114°S 175.389°E | |
| Region | Wellington Region |
| Territorial authority | South Wairarapa District |
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| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | South Wairarapa District Council |
| • Regional council | Greater Wellington Regional Council |
| • Mayor of South Wairarapa | Martin Connelly |
| • Wairarapa MP | Mike Butterick |
| • Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP | Cushla Tangaere-Manuel |
| Area | |
• Total | 69.51 km2 (26.84 sq mi) |
| Population (2018 Census) | |
• Total | 465 |
| • Density | 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi) |
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Tauwharenīkau is a rural locality and a statistical area in the South Wairarapa District and Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. The locality is on SH 1 about 5 km east of Featherston and 7 km southwest of Greytown by road, and the statistical area covers the Tauwharenīkau River valley and plain north of SH 53. The statistical area surrounds but does not include Greytown.
The name Tauwharenīkau, spelt Tauherenikau until 2023, means "the house made of nīkau palm fronds".
Tauherenikau Racecourse opened in 1874.
Tauherenikau School operated from 1878 to 1936. It closed as the roll had dwindled to five students. The peak roll was 46 in 1917.
Fernside Homestead is a large wooden house built in 1924 on the west side of the river near Tauwharenikau.