Pahiatua

Pahiatua
Māori: Pahīatua
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Coordinates: 40°27′12″S 175°50′27″E / 40.45333°S 175.84083°E / -40.45333; 175.84083
CountryNew Zealand
RegionManawatū-Whanganui
Territorial authorityTararua
Ward
  • South Tararua General Ward
  • Tamaki nui-a Rua Maori Ward
Founded1881
Settled28 February 1882
Incorporated (borough)25 July 1892
Founded byW. W. McCardle
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityTararua District Council
 • Regional councilHorizons Regional Council
 • Tararua MayorTracey Collis
 • Wairarapa MPMike Butterick
 • Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MPCushla Tangaere-Manuel
Area
 • Total
3.88 km2 (1.50 sq mi)
Elevation
103 m (341 ft)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
2,860
 • Density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode(s)
4910
Area code06

Pahiatua (Māori: Pahīatua)[3] is a rural service town in the south-eastern North Island of New Zealand with a population of 2,860. It is between Masterton and Woodville on State Highway 2 and along the Wairarapa Line railway, 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Masterton and 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Palmerston North. It is usually regarded as being in the Northern Wairarapa. For local government purposes, since 1989 it has been in the Tararua District, which encompasses Eketāhuna, Pahiatua, Woodvillle, Dannevirke, Norsewood and the far east of the Manawatū-Whanganui region.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference SA22018_V1_00 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ Schrader, Ben. "Story: Wairarapa places – Pahīatua". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 31 December 2023.