Gordonton
Hukanui (Māori) | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Woodlands Estate homestead | |
 | |
| Coordinates: 37°40′12″S 175°18′14″E / 37.670°S 175.304°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Waikato |
| District | Waikato District |
| Ward | Hukanui-Waerenga Ward |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Waikato District Council |
| • Regional council | Waikato Regional Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 88.43 km2 (34.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (June 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,960 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
Gordonton (Māori: Hukanui) is a village and rural community in the Waikato District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located southeast of Taupiri on State Highway 1B.[3]
The area was initially called Hukanui, which means "heavy frost" in the Māori language.[4] It was renamed to Gordonton after John Gordon, who was a manager for the New Zealand Land Association in the Waikato from 1886.[5]
The local Hukanui Marae is a meeting place of the local Waikato Tainui hapū of Ngāti Makirangi and Ngāti Wairere.[6] It includes Te Tuturu-a-Papa Kamutu meeting house.[7]
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Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
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- ^ "Kia Ora: Gordonton". The New Zealand Herald. 4 February 2016.
- ^ "Gordonton". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
- ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.