Moana (New Zealand)
| Moana | ||
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| Coordinates | 42 ° 35 ′ S , 171 ° 29 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-WTC | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | West coast | |
| District | Gray District | |
| Ward | Eastern Ward | |
| Residents | 270 (2013) | |
| height | 105 m | |
| Post Code | 7872 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 3 | |
| Photography of the place | ||
 Railway station of the village |
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Moana is a village in the Gray District of the West Coast regionon the South Island of New Zealand .
Origin of name
The Lake Brunner on which the village is located is from the Māori Moana called. The name is an abbreviation of the name Moana Kotuku , which means "lake of the white heron".
geography
The village is around 24 km southeast of Greymouth in Malloy Bay on the north shore of Lake Brunner . Just west of the village is the outflow from the lake into the Arnold River .
population
In the 2013 census, the town had 270 inhabitants, 3.4% more than in the 2006 census.
Infrastructure
Road traffic
Around 22 km by road to the north-west, Moana is connected to the New Zealand State Highway 7 , which gives the village access to the next larger town of Greymouth on the west coast.
Rail transport
Between the village and the shores of Lake Brunner , the Midland Line runs from Christchurch to Greymouth . The TranzAlpine tourist train stops here twice a day, once on the outward journey and once on the return journey; the route is also used for freight traffic.
Education
The Lake Brunner School is a coeducational primary school for grades 1 to 8 with a Decile rating of 7 and 45 students in 2015. A second school, the Rotomanu School , closed in 2005 and merged with the Lake Brunner School .
tourism
In terms of tourism, the village offers water sports on Lake Brunner .
literature
- Helga Neubauer: Moana . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 713 f .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2013 Census QuickStats about a place: Lake Brunner . Statistics New Zealand , accessed July 16, 2016 .
- ^ Neubauer: Moana . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 714 .
- ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed August 10, 2017 .
- ^ Lake Brunner School . Education Review Office , 2015, accessed August 10, 2017 .
- ↑ About our School . Lake Brunner School , archived from the original on August 10, 2017 ; accessed on May 2, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).