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Mayor Of Otaki
The Mayor of Otaki officiated over the Ōtaki, New Zealand, Ōtaki Borough of New Zealand, which was administered by the Otaki Borough Council. The office existed from 1921 until 1989, when Otaki Borough and was amalgamated into the new Kāpiti Coast District Council as part of the 1989 local government reforms. There were 10 holders of the office. List of mayors Mayors of Otaki were: References {{Mayors in New Zealand Lists of mayors of places in New Zealand, Otaki Mayors of places in Manawatū-Whanganui Ōtaki, New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōtaki, New Zealand
Ōtaki is a town in the Kapiti Coast District of the North Island of New Zealand, situated half way between the capital city Wellington, to the southwest, and Palmerston North, to the northeast. Ōtaki is located on New Zealand State Highway 1 and the North Island Main Trunk railway between Wellington and Auckland and marks the northernmost point of the Wellington Region. The construction of the Kapiti Expressway and the Transmission Gully Motorway are currently underway and will cut traveling times to Wellington. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of sticking a staff into the ground" for . History Since the early 19th century, the area has been home to Māori of the Ngāti Raukawa iwi who had migrated from the Kawhia area from about 1819, under the leadership of Te Rauparaha. They had supplanted the Rangitāne and Muaūpoko people. At the request of Te Rauparaha, missionaries Henry Williams and Octavius Hadfield visited the area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
