Tongapōrutu is a settlement in northern
Taranaki, in the
North Island
The North Island, also officially named Te Ika-a-Māui, is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but much less populous South Island by the Cook Strait. The island's area is , making it the world's 14th-largest ...
of New Zealand. It is located on
State Highway 3
The following highways are numbered 3, H-3, PRI-3, AH3, E03 and R3. For roads numbered A3, see A3 roads. For roads numbered M3, see M3 (disambiguation)#Roads, M3. For roads numbered N3, see N3 (disambiguation)#Roads, N3. For roads numbered 3A, see ...
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.
Further reading
General historical works
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Business history
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New Plymouth
New Plymouth ( mi, Ngāmotu) is the major city of the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after the English city of Plymouth, Devon from where the first English settlers to New Plymouth migrated. ...
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
Churches
Anglican
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Geology
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:* 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)
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Maori
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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 in
New Plymouth
New Plymouth ( mi, Ngāmotu) is the major city of the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after the English city of Plymouth, Devon from where the first English settlers to New Plymouth migrated. ...
. William Messenger, his wife, Mary, and their adult children initially settled at
Omata
Omata is a locality in Taranaki, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 45 just southwest of New Plymouth. Omata and Western New Plymouth are adjacent to the Tapuae Marine Reserve.
The area was the site of ...
upon arriving in New Zealand in 1853. See
*Pat Greenfiel
''Taranaki Daily News'' profile
New Plymouth District
Populated places in Taranaki
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