Mārahau
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Mārahau is a village in the Tasman District of the South Island of New Zealand, approximately north of Motueka. Its location on Tasman Bay and at the southern entrance of the Abel Tasman National Park makes it a popular holiday destination for those keen on outdoor activities. People access the Abel Tasman from Mārahau by tramping, kayaking and water taxi. In Mārahau itself, the beach offers sheltered and safe swimming, and horse trekking is popular throughout the busy summer season.
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It is catalogued under topics including Populated places around Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, Populated places in the Tasman District and Use New Zealand English from July 2021.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Instance of
- administrative territorial entity
- Country
- New Zealand
- Located in
- Tasman District
- Population
- 250
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Mārahau is a village in the Tasman District of the South Island of New Zealand, approximately north of Motueka. Its location on Tasman Bay and at the southern entrance of the Abel Tasman National Park makes it a popular holiday destination for those keen on outdoor activities. People access the Abel Tasman from Mārahau by tramping, kayaking and water taxi. In Mārahau itself, the beach offers sheltered and safe swimming, and horse trekking is popular throughout the busy summer season.
The Mārahau community has adopted their own flag, named , designed by local artist Tim Wraight in 2012. The blue represents the ocean and sky, the green triangle represents Tākaka Hill, the golden sand bay is represented by the golden moon and the two stars represent the two islands, Adele and Fisherman.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mārahau” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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