Riwaka
Riuwaka (Māori) | |
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 The Riwaka Hotel | |
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| Coordinates: 41°5′S 173°0′E / 41.083°S 173.000°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Territorial authority | Tasman |
| Ward | Motueka Ward |
| Community | Motueka Community |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Tasman District Council |
| • Mayor of Tasman | Tim King |
| • West Coast-Tasman MP | Maureen Pugh |
| • Te Tai Tonga MP | Tākuta Ferris |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.49 km2 (2.12 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
| • Total | 810 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Area code | 03 |
Riwaka (Māori: Riuwaka) is a small settlement in the Tasman District of New Zealand's South Island. It lies beside Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, five kilometres north of Motueka, and close to the mouth of the Riuwaka River. The land where the town is based was a swamp known as Tureauraki.[3] Europeans first settled in Riwaka in May 1842.[4] The Riwaka economy has been based around growing tobacco and hops.[5][6][7]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Riwaka | NZHistory, New Zealand history online". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Wakefield's Memorial Riwaka and Puketawai Pā". www.theprow.org.nz. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Hops, tobacco and hemp". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Riwaka | NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Reaping The Harvest - Nelson Photo News - No 101 : April 5, 1969". photonews.org.nz. Retrieved 26 January 2023.