Ruatoki North

Ruatoki
Ruatoki is located in New Zealand
Ruatoki
Ruatoki
Coordinates: 38°8′28.2″S 177°0′22.2″E / 38.141167°S 177.006167°E / -38.141167; 177.006167
CountryNew Zealand
RegionBay of Plenty
Territorial authorityWhakatāne District
WardTāneatua-Waimana

Ruatoki North is a town in the eastern Bay of Plenty[1] of New Zealand, just south of the small town of Tāneatua and approximately 20 km south of the city of Whakatāne. The Whakatāne River runs northwards through the Ruatoki Valley and has formed broad alluvial flats.[1][2] The main settlement of Ruatoki North is on the eastern side of the river.

The population of approximately 600 people are predominantly Māori of the Tūhoe iwi.[1][3] The main economic activities in the Ruatoki Valley are dairy farming and cropping.[2]

  1. ^ a b c Oliver 2002, p. 6.
  2. ^ a b Lyver, P. O'B.; Jones, C. J.; Doherty, J. (2009). "Flavor or Forethought: Tuhoe Traditional Management Strategies for the Conservation of Kereru (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae) in New Zealand". Ecology and Society. 14 (1). doi:10.5751/ES-02793-140140.
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