Upper Moutere

Coordinates: 41°16′12″S 173°00′22″E / 41.270°S 173.006°E / -41.270; 173.006
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Upper Moutere
Rural locality
Centre of village
Centre of village
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Coordinates: 41°16′12″S 173°00′22″E / 41.270°S 173.006°E / -41.270; 173.006
CountryNew Zealand
Territorial authorityTasman
WardMoutere-Waimea Ward
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityTasman District Council
 • Mayor of TasmanTim King
 • West Coast-Tasman MPMaureen Pugh
 • Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris
Area
 • Total30.23 km2 (11.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2018 Census)
 • Total216
 • Density7.1/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (New Zealand Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
Postcode
7173

Upper Moutere is a locality settlement in the Tasman District near Motueka. It is on the Moutere Highway as an alternative to the main State Highway 60 route from Motueka to Nelson. It has a primary school that opened in 1857.

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