Place in Northland Region, New Zealand
Tauraroa | |
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Tauraroa | |
Coordinates: 35°52′23″S 174°13′46″E / 35.87306°S 174.22944°E / -35.87306; 174.22944 | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Northland Region |
District | Whangarei District |
Tauraroa is a locality in Northland, New Zealand. Whangārei is to the northeast. Maungakaramea is about 5 km northwest. Waiotira is about 9 km southwest. The North Auckland railway line passes through Tauraroa, and the Tauraroa River flows past.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "long rope" for Tauraroa.
Demographics
Tauraroa is part of the Oakleigh-Mangapai statistical area.
Education
Tauraroa Area School is a coeducational composite (years 1–13) school with a roll of 410 students as of November 2024. Before 1958, the school was "Tauraroa Public School". Between 1958 and 1983, it was "Tauraroa District High School".
Notes
- Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 7. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
- Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 27. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
- "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- Education Counts: Tauraroa Area School
- "Tauraroa Area School 50th Jubilee". Education Gazette New Zealand. 87 (7). 5 May 2008.
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