Ruatoria
Sign in to saveAlso known as Ruatōria
Ruatoria () is a town in the Waiapu Valley of the Gisborne Region in the northeastern corner of New Zealand's North Island. The town was originally known as Cross Roads then Manutahi and was later named Ruatorea in 1913, after the Māori Master female grower Tōrea who had some of the finest storage pits in her Iwi at the time (Te-Rua-a-Tōrea). In 1925 the name was altered to "Ruatoria", although some texts retain the original spelling.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ruatoria
- Settlement.native_name
- Rua-a-Tōrea (Māori)
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- mri
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Hinetapora Wharenui at Mangahanea Marae.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The meeting house at the Mangahanea Marae
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 6
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- New Zealand
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Gisborne Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Ward
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Tairāwhiti General Ward
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Iwi (Tribe)
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Ngāti Porou
- Settlement.seat_type
- Electorates
- Settlement.leader_title
- Territorial authority
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 820
via Wikidata · CC0
~11 min read
Article
13 sectionsContents
- Demographics
- Ruatoria-Raukumara statistical area
- Geography
- Climate
- Industry
- History
- Significance to Māori
- Marae
- Education
- Notable residents
- See also
- References
- External links
Ruatoria () is a town in the Waiapu Valley of the Gisborne Region in the northeastern corner of New Zealand's North Island. The town was originally known as Cross Roads then Manutahi and was later named Ruatorea in 1913, after the Māori Master female grower Tōrea who had some of the finest storage pits in her Iwi at the time (Te-Rua-a-Tōrea). In 1925 the name was altered to "Ruatoria", although some texts retain the original spelling.
Ruatoria's Whakarua Park is the home of the East Coast Rugby Football Union.
On the map
9 mapped locations