Pahiatua
Pahiatua
Māori: Pahīatua | |
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| Coordinates: 40°27′12″S 175°50′27″E / 40.45333°S 175.84083°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Manawatū-Whanganui |
| Territorial authority | Tararua |
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| Founded | 1881 |
| Settled | 28 February 1882 |
| Incorporated (borough) | 25 July 1892 |
| Founded by | W. W. McCardle |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Tararua District Council |
| • Regional council | Horizons Regional Council |
| • Tararua Mayor | Scott Gilmore[1] |
| • Wairarapa MP | Mike Butterick[2] |
| • Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP | Cushla Tangaere-Manuel[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.88 km2 (1.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 103 m (341 ft) |
| Population (June 2023)[5] | |
| • Total | 2,840 |
| • Density | 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode(s) | 4910 |
| Area code | 06 |
Pahiatua is a town in the Tararua District, New Zealand. It is situated in between Masterton and Woodville on State Highway 2. It has two primary schools and one high school. In 1934 the town had one of its most powerful earthquakes registering a magnitude 7.6 on the scale.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "2025 Triennial Elections Declaration of Result" (PDF). Electionz. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ↑ "Wairarapa - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ↑ "Ikaroa-Rāwhiti – Official Result". New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "Statistical Area 2 2018 (generalised) GIS" (Data table). stats.govt.nz. Statistics New Zealand.
- ↑ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
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