Onepu

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Onepu (New Zealand)
Onepu
Onepu
Location of Onepu in New Zealand

Onepu is a small locality in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. Onepu is situated between Kawerau and Te Teko along State Highway 34, and lies immediately north-east of the Norske Skog Tasman pulp and paper mill. It also lies on the Murupara Branch railway. Onepu is situated within Whakatane District and is serviced by Rural Delivery route 2. It also contains a small airstrip.

Historically, Onepu was also the name of the surrounding district, including the site of the present town of Kawerau.[1] The meeting house of the marae at Onepu is named after the mother of Tūwharetoa, the eponymous ancestor of Ngāti Tūwharetoa.

[edit] References

  1. ^ District History of the Kawerau District (sic). Kawerau District Council. Retrieved on 2008-02-19.

[edit] External links

  • Onepu at the New Zealand Geographic Placenames Database

Coordinates: 38°04′S, 176°77′E

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