Tahora, Manawatū-Whanganui Explained

Tahora
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	New Zealand
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Manawatū-Whanganui region
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Stratford District
Pushpin Map:	Taranaki
Pushpin Label Position:	left
Coordinates:	-39.0311°N 174.8033°W

Tahora is a small settlement located in the Manawatū-Whanganui Region in the North Island of New Zealand along the Stratford–Okahukura railway line and State Highway 43 between Stratford and Taumarunui. It was the location of an annual folk music festival for 30 years. Tahora is located in the Stratford District.

Further reading

Music

• This is a 2-CD collection, featuring performers and songs from the 21st Tahora Folk Festival.

• . This is a brief video cassette chronicling the 2000–2001 Tahora Folk Festival: dedicated to the memory of Alan Muggeridge, Taranaki musician /luthier /song writer.

People

• There is a series of interviews conducted with a local Tahora identity: and CD copies are held at Puke Ariki in New Plymouth. The extent of these interviews can be ascertained at Web site: David Walter interviews (ARC2003-811) . 2008-01-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081014155202/http://vernon.npdc.govt.nz/collection/results.do?view=detail . 14 October 2008 .