Whakatū Marae
Whakatu or Whakatū may refer to the following places in New Zealand: *Whakatu, Hawke's Bay, a suburb of Hastings *Whakatū, the Māori name of Nelson, New Zealand :*Wakatu Wakatu (also spelt Whakatu, as in the Māori name for the Nelson area) is an industrial suburb of Nelson in New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main lan ...

Whakatu, Hawke's Bay
Whakatu is a suburb of Hastings, New Zealand, located north-east of its centre. A large industrial area is enclosed by a bend in the Clive River, and the closure of the freezing works in Whakatu in 1986 cost the region 2000 full-time and seasonal jobs. State Highway 2 and the Palmerston North–Gisborne Line pass through Whakatu. Richard Tucker (1856–1922) was a notable resident of Whakatu; he owned the largest wool-scouring plant in the Hawke's Bay Region. Demographics The population of Whakatu was 639 in the 2018 census, an increase of 42 from 2013. There were 330 males and 312 females. 59.2% of people identified as European/Pākehā, 58.7% as Māori, 4.2% as Pacific peoples and 1.9% as Asian. 23.9% were under 15 years old, 20.7% were 15–29, 45.1% were 30–64, and 10.6% were 65 or older. Whakatu is in the Karamu Karamu may refer to: * Karamu, New Zealand, a rural locality in the North Island of New Zealand * ''Coprosma robusta'', a tree known as karamu * ''Coprosma luc ...
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Nelson, New Zealand
(Let him, who has earned it, bear the palm) , image_map = Nelson CC.PNG , mapsize = 200px , map_caption = , coordinates = , coor_pinpoint = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = New Zealand , subdivision_type1 = Unitary authority , subdivision_name1 = Nelson City , subdivision_type2 = , subdivision_name2 = , established_title1 = Settled by Europeans , established_date1 = 1841 , founder = Arthur Wakefield , named_for = Horatio Nelson , parts_type = Suburbs , p1 = Nelson Central , p2 = Annesbrook , p3 = Atawhai , p4 = Beachville , p5 = Bishopdale , p6 = Britannia Heights , p7 = Enner Gly ...
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