Tongapōrutu Explained

Tongapōrutu
Population As Of:	2006
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	New Zealand
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Taranaki
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	New Plymouth District
Pushpin Map:	Taranaki
Pushpin Label Position:	right
Coordinates:	-38.82°N 174.5981°W

Tongapōrutu is a settlement in northern Taranaki, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 3 at the mouth of the Tongaporutu River, 15 kilometres south of Mokau. Tongapōrutu is well known in New Zealand for its 'Three Sisters' rock formations and its Māori petroglyphs carved into cave rock walls. However, both the Māori rock carvings and the 'Three Sisters formations are constantly being eroded by the Tasman Sea.

Web site: Puke Ariki . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080620131810/http://www.pukeariki.com/en/resources/collections.htm . 2008-06-20 . in New Plymouth contains the letter book of the Waitara-based shipping agent, Lewis Clare (died 1960). This book records coastal shipping from and into small North Taranaki ports (including those mentioned in de Jardine's book) between 1910 and 1920. See Web site: Clare, Lewis (ARC2002-255) . 2011-12-12.

Churches

Anglican

Geology

Scale: 1: 63 360 (i.e. 1 in. to the mile)

Scale: 1: 63 360 (i.e. 1 in. to the mile)

Scale: 1: 63 360 (i.e. 1 in. to the mile)

Scale: 1: 63 360 (i.e. 1 in. to the mile)

Scale: 1: 63 360 (i.e. 1 in. to the mile)

Maps

Scale: 1: 39 600 (i.e. 1/1.6 in. to the mile)

Scale: 1: 3 168 (i.e. 1/20 in. to the mile)

Scale: 1: 50 000 (i.e. 1/1.27 in. to the mile) NZMS 260 ; v Q18

People

Genealogical information, a family Bible, and sketches of the Mohakatino and Tongaporutu Rivers are contained within the Messenger family collection held within Web site: Puke Ariki . in New Plymouth. William Messenger, his wife, Mary, and their adult children initially settled at Omata upon arriving in New Zealand in 1853. See Web site: Messenger family . ARC2002-357.
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