Oropi | |
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 Otanewainuku Reserve | |
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| Coordinates: 37°50′20″S 176°09′29″E / 37.839°S 176.158°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Bay of Plenty |
| Territorial authority | Western Bay of Plenty |
| Ward | Kaimai |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial authority | Western Bay of Plenty District Council |
| • Regional council | Bay of Plenty Regional Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.33 km2 (1.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2018 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 225 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Oropi is a rural settlement located in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 20 kilometres south of Tauranga and 43 kilometres north of Rotorua. It has been suggested that the word Oropi is the Māori language equivalent of Europe. This is derived from the 1860s when government forces were based in the area at the time of the Battle of Gate Pā.[3]
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of covering up" for Ōropi.[4]
Oropi is mainly a farming community of both agriculture and horticulture ranging from kiwifruit orchards to dairy farms. Recently there has been some subdivision of farms into lifestyle blocks to take advantage of views of the coastline towards the Coromandel Peninsula and islands in the Bay of Plenty including Karewa Island, Mayor Island (Tuhua) and Mōtītī Island.[5]
Local facilities include a 9-hole golf course, hot pools, a paintball course and mountain bike tracks.[5] The Oropi Memorial Hall and Community Centre includes a 170 square metre auditorium.[6] The nearby Otanewainuku Forest, managed by the Department of Conservation, includes three short public walks.[7]
A sink hole developed on Oropi Road in August 2019,[8] caused by erosion from a stream.[9] The sinkhole was fixed in January 2020.[10]
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Census 2018was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Oropi Primary School: About Us - History". Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Oropi". westernbay.govt.nz. Western Bay of Plenty District Council.
- ^ "Oropi Memorial Hall & Community Centre". oropihall.co.nz. Oropi Hall.
- ^ "Otanewainuku walking tracks". doc.govt.nz. Department of Conservation.
- ^ Staff Reporter (1 August 2019). "Oropi Road still closed after sinkhole forms". Sun Media. sunlive.co.nz.
- ^ "Permanent fix for Oropi Road sinkhole". Tauranga City Council. 13 January 2020.
- ^ Staff Reporter (13 January 2020). "Permanent fix for Oropi Rd sinkhole to begin next week". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Bay of Plenty Times.