Tangimoana
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Tangimoana is a community in the Manawatu-Wanganui Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It had a population of 290 permanent residents in 2001. It is located 15 kilometres southwest of Bulls, and 30 kilometres west of Palmerston North.
The settlement lies on the southern bank of the Rangitikei River near the mouth. It was developed in the 1920s as a holiday place for people from Palmerton North and other inland towns. Tangimoana was among the most seriously affected communities in the 2004 flooding.
The New Zealand Government Communications Security Bureau operates a facility in the area, which is suspected of belonging to or participating in the ECHELON espionage network, run by the UKUSA Community.
Source: 2001 Census. Statistics New Zealand
[edit] External links
- Aerial view of Defence Communications Unit
- Secret Power - New Zealand's Role in the International Spy Network
- Secret Power, New Zealand's Role in the International Spy Network; Craig Potton Publishing, Nelson, NZ; ISBN 0-908802-35-8; 1996 (ONLINE EDITION)
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