Tauweru
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| Coordinates:40°58′S175°48′E/ 40.967°S 175.800°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Wellington Region |
| Territorial authority | Masterton District |
Tauweru,alternativelyTaueru,and previously known asWardell,[1]orWardelltown[2]is a locality[3]in theWairaraparegion ofNew Zealand'sNorth Island.It is named after and located on the middle reaches of theTauweru River,which drains into theRuamahanga RivernearGladstoneandTe Whiti,and the name is aMāori-languageword meaning "hanging in clusters".[1]
Tauweru is situated east of the Wairarapa's largest town,Masterton,and is located on the main road between Masterton andCastlepoint.[4]The nearestrailwayis theWairarapa Linein Masterton. In June 1942, Tauweru was theepicentreof one of the most destructiveearthquakessince European settlement of the Wairarapa in the mid-19th century.[5]
Demographics
[edit]Tauweru is part of theWhareamastatistical area.[6]
References
[edit]- ^abSharpe, Marty, 6 July 2002,"Tauweru Spelling Stays a Hot Issue"Archived2007-08-15 atarchive.today,Wairarapa Times-Age.
- ^Results of the New Zealand Census, 28 March 1886,"Results of a Census of the Colony of New Zealand"
- ^"Place name detail: Tauweru".New Zealand Gazetteer.New Zealand Geographic Board.Retrieved25 January2009.
- ^Map showing Tauweru's location
- ^Masterton District Library and Wairarapa Archive: A Night of Terror - the 1942 Earthquake
- ^2018 Census place summary: Whareama
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