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Ōakura

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Ōakura is a small township in New Plymouth District, Taranaki, in the western North Island of New Zealand. [1]

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  1. 51 relations: Ahi kā, Asian New Zealanders, Ōkato, Blue Flag beach, Buddhism in New Zealand, Christianity in New Zealand, Dave Dobbyn, Egmont National Park, First Taranaki War, George Grey, Gin Wigmore, Hapū, Hinduism in New Zealand, Islam in New Zealand, Iwi, Jimmy Barnes, Kaitake Range, Katchafire, Māori electorates, Māori people, New Plymouth, New Plymouth (New Zealand electorate), New Plymouth District, New Plymouth District Council, New Zealand, New Zealand census, New Zealand electorates, North Island, North Taranaki Bight, Oakura River, Paige Hareb, Pasifika New Zealanders, Pā, Pākehā, Percy Smith (ethnologist), Regions of New Zealand, Second Taranaki War, Socioeconomic decile, State Highway 45 (New Zealand), Supergroove, Taranaki, Taranaki (iwi), Tataraimaka, Te Puni Kōkiri, Te Tai Hauāuru, Territorial authorities of New Zealand, The New Zealand Herald, Time in New Zealand, TrinityRoots, 2013 New Zealand census, ... Expand index (1 more) »

  2. Black sand beaches
  3. New Plymouth District

Ahi kā

Ahi kā or Ahi kaa (burning fires) is a principle in Māori culture, referring to take whenua (land rights) through visible occupation and use of land.

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Asian New Zealanders

Asian New Zealanders are New Zealanders of Asian ancestry (including naturalised New Zealanders who are immigrants from specific regions in Asia and descendants of such immigrants).

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Ōkato

Ōkato is a small town in rural Taranaki, New Zealand. Ōakura and Ōkato are new Plymouth District and Populated places in Taranaki.

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Blue Flag beach

The Blue Flag is a certification by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) that a beach, marina, or sustainable boating tourism operator meets its standards.

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Buddhism in New Zealand

Buddhism is New Zealand's third-largest religion after Christianity and Hinduism standing at 1.5% of the population of New Zealand.

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Christianity in New Zealand

Christianity in New Zealand dates to the arrival of missionaries from the Church Missionary Society who were welcomed onto the beach at Rangihoua Bay in December 1814.

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Dave Dobbyn

Sir David Joseph Dobbyn (born 3 January 1957) is a New Zealand musician, singer–songwriter and record producer.

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Egmont National Park

Egmont National Park is located south of New Plymouth, close to the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand.

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First Taranaki War

The First Taranaki War (also known as the North Taranaki War) was an armed conflict over land ownership and sovereignty that took place between Māori and the New Zealand government in the Taranaki district of New Zealand's North Island from March 1860 to March 1861.

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George Grey

Sir George Grey, KCB (14 April 1812 – 19 September 1898) was a British soldier, explorer, colonial administrator and writer.

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Gin Wigmore

Virginia Claire Wigmore (born 6 June 1986) is a New Zealand singer and songwriter.

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Hapū

In Māori and New Zealand English, a ("subtribe", or "clan") functions as "the basic political unit within Māori society".

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Hinduism in New Zealand

Hinduism is the second largest religion in New Zealand.

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Islam in New Zealand

Islam is the third-largest religion in New Zealand (1.3%) after Christianity (37.3%) and Hinduism (2.7%).

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Iwi

Iwi are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society.

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Jimmy Barnes

James Dixon Barnes (Swan; born 28 April 1956) is a Scottish-born Australian rock singer.

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Kaitake Range

The Kaitake Range, like the neighbouring Pouakai Range, is an eroded and heavily vegetated stratovolcano that formed during the Pleistocene epoch in the Taranaki region of New Zealand.

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Katchafire

Katchafire are an all Māori New Zealand roots reggae band from Hamilton, New Zealand.

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Māori electorates

In New Zealand politics, Māori electorates, colloquially known as the Māori seats (Ngā tūru Māori), are a special category of electorate that give reserved positions to representatives of Māori in the New Zealand Parliament.

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Māori people

Māori are the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand (Aotearoa).

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New Plymouth

New Plymouth (Ngāmotu) is the major city of the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. Ōakura and New Plymouth are new Plymouth District and Populated places in Taranaki.

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New Plymouth (New Zealand electorate)

New Plymouth is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate.

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New Plymouth District

The New Plymouth District is one of the districts of New Zealand within Taranaki.

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New Plymouth District Council

New Plymouth District Council (Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Ngāmotu) is the territorial authority for the New Plymouth District of New Zealand. Ōakura and New Plymouth District Council are new Plymouth District.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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New Zealand census

The New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings (Te Tatauranga o ngā Tāngata Huri Noa i Aotearoa me ō rātou Whare Noho) is a national population and housing census conducted by Statistics New Zealand, a government department, every five years.

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New Zealand electorates

An electorate or electoral district (rohe pōti) is a geographic constituency used for electing a member to the New Zealand Parliament.

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North Island

The North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui, 'the fish of Māui', officially North Island or Te Ika-a-Māui or historically New Ulster) is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but less populous South Island by Cook Strait.

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North Taranaki Bight

The North Taranaki Bight is a large bay that extends north and east from the north coast of Taranaki in New Zealand's North Island. Ōakura and north Taranaki Bight are new Plymouth District.

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Oakura River

The Oakura River, or Ōākuramatapū, is a river of the Taranaki Region of New Zealand's North Island.

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Paige Hareb

Paige Frances Hareb (born 6 June 1990) is a professional surfer from Ōakura Beach, New Zealand.

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Pasifika New Zealanders

Pasifika New Zealanders (also called Pacific Peoples) are a pan-ethnic group of New Zealanders associated with, and descended from, the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Islands (also known as Pacific Islanders) outside of New Zealand itself.

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Pā

The word pā (often spelled pa in English) can refer to any Māori village or defensive settlement, but often refers to hillforts – fortified settlements with palisades and defensive terraces – and also to fortified villages.

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Pākehā

Pākehā (or Pakeha) is a Māori-language word used in English, particularly in New Zealand.

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Percy Smith (ethnologist)

Stephenson Percy Smith (11 June 1840 – 19 April 1922) was a New Zealand ethnologist and surveyor.

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Regions of New Zealand

New Zealand is divided into sixteen regions for local government purposes.

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Second Taranaki War

The Second Taranaki War is a term used by some historians for the period of hostilities between Māori and the New Zealand Government in the Taranaki district of New Zealand between 1863 and 1866.

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Socioeconomic decile

In the New Zealand education system, decile was a key measure of socioeconomic status used to target funding and support schools.

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State Highway 45 (New Zealand)

State Highway 45 (SH 45) is a New Zealand state highway which has the moniker of the Surf Highway due to the number of prominent surfing breaks that are accessible from it. Ōakura and state Highway 45 (New Zealand) are new Plymouth District.

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Supergroove

Supergroove is a New Zealand funk rock music group.

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Taranaki

Taranaki is a region in the west of New Zealand's North Island.

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Taranaki (iwi)

Taranaki (Tuturu) is a Māori iwi of New Zealand.

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Tataraimaka

Tataraimaka is a rural coastal area in Taranaki, New Zealand. Ōakura and Tataraimaka are Black sand beaches and Populated places in Taranaki.

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Te Puni Kōkiri

Te Puni Kōkiri (TPK, also called in English the Ministry of Māori Development) is the principal policy advisor of the Government of New Zealand on Māori wellbeing and development.

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Te Tai Hauāuru

Te Tai Hauāuru is a New Zealand parliamentary Māori electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives, that was first formed for the.

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Territorial authorities of New Zealand

Territorial authorities are the second tier of local government in New Zealand, below regional councils.

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The New Zealand Herald

The New Zealand Herald is a daily newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand, owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment, and considered a newspaper of record for New Zealand.

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Time in New Zealand

Time in New Zealand is divided by law into two standard time zones.

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TrinityRoots

TrinityRoots are a band based in Wellington, New Zealand.

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2013 New Zealand census

The 2013 New Zealand census was the thirty-third national census.

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2018 New Zealand census

The 2018 New Zealand census was the thirty-fourth national census in New Zealand, which took place on Tuesday 6 March 2018.

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See also

Black sand beaches

New Plymouth District

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ōakura

Also known as Moana Kaurai, Oakura, Oakura School, Oakura, New Zealand, Ōākura.

, 2018 New Zealand census.