Oruaiti

Oruaiti
Geographical location
Coordinates	35 ° 0 ′  S , 173 ° 35 ′  E Coordinates: 35 ° 0 ′  S , 173 ° 35 ′  E
Region ISO	NZ-NTL
Country	New Zealand
region	Northland
District	Far North District
Ward	Te Hiku Ward
Residents	few
height	11 m
Post Code	0494
Telephone code	+64 (0) 9

Oruaiti is a small settlement in the Far North District of Northland on the North Island of New Zealand .

Origin of name

Oruaiti means in the Māori language something like "place where there is a small pit '".

geography

The settlement is located around 33 km east-northeast of Kaitaia and around 40 km northwest of Kerikeri on the Oruaiti River , which flows into a tributary of Mangonui Harbor around 3 km south-southwest . The New Zealand State Highway 10 runs through the settlement.

history

In Oruaiti once stood Oruaiti Chapel , considered the smallest church in New Zealand and now in the Kiwi North Heritage Park of Whangarei is.

economy

The settlement lives from agriculture.

literature

• Helga Neubauer: Oruaiti . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 117 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed August 22, 2017 .