Ruakākā
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Ruakākā is a small town on Bream Bay, in Whangarei District in the north of New Zealand, around 30 kilometres south of central Whangārei. Originally a small beachside community, Ruakākā saw development in the 1980s due to expansion of nearby Marsden Point, New Zealand's sole oil refinery. A recently established timber processing plant at Marsden Point has further stimulated growth.
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- New Zealand
- Located in
- Whangarei District
- Population
- 2830
- Area
- 15.80
- Official website
- www.ruakaka.co.nz
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- Ruakaka Beach 2005.JPG
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Ruakākā is a small town on Bream Bay, in Whangarei District in the north of New Zealand, around 30 kilometres south of central Whangārei. Originally a small beachside community, Ruakākā saw development in the 1980s due to expansion of nearby Marsden Point, New Zealand's sole oil refinery. A recently established timber processing plant at Marsden Point has further stimulated growth.
==History== The name comes from the Māori term , which means the nesting hole of the kākā (Nestor meridionalis), a native parrot that nests in cavities in hollow trees. The name of the locality was usually spelled "Ruakaka", without macrons, until the official name was changed in 2019.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ruakākā” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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