Tahuna, Waikato
| Tahuna | |
|---|---|
  Tahuna | |
| Coordinates: 37°30′05″S 175°29′39″E / 37.501475°S 175.494258°ECoordinates: 37°30′05″S 175°29′39″E / 37.501475°S 175.494258°E | |
| Region | Waikato |
| Territorial authority | Matamata-Piako District |
| Electorate | Coromandel |
| Government | |
| • MP | Scott Simpson (National) |
| • Mayor | Jan Barnes |
| Time zone | NZST (UTC+12) |
| • Summer (DST) | NZDT (UTC+13) |
| Postcode | 3373 |
| Area code(s) | 07 |
Tahuna is a small rural settlement located 18 km north of Morrinsville. In the Māori language Tahuna means sandbank, likely to refer to the sandbanks along the nearby Piako River, where a Māori settlement started. Tahuna is seen as the upper limit for navigatable travel on the Piako River.[1] The settlement has a primary school, rugby club, lawn bowls, golf club and a volunteer fire brigade.
Although Tahuna is in the Matamata-Piako District for local government, its representation in national government is within the Coromandel electorate due the abolition of the Piako electorate for the 2008 election.[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.ohinemuri.org.nz/journal/51/early_shipping.htm
- ↑ "Final Electorate Boundaries". elections.org.nz. Retrieved 2012-07-09.