Awakino | |
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Village | |
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| Coordinates: 38°39′S 174°38′E / 38.650°S 174.633°E | |
| Country |  New Zealand |
| Region | Waikato region |
| Territorial authority | Waitomo District |
| Ward | Rural |
| Electorate | Taranaki-King Country |
| Population (2018 census) | |
| • Territorial | 51 |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
Awakino is a settlement in the south of Waitomo District, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 3 at the mouth of the Awakino River, five kilometres north of Mokau. It is 79 km southwest of Te Kūiti, and 98 km northeast of New Plymouth.[1]
North of Awakino, State Highway 3 turns inland, and the coast is largely unpopulated. Beyond Awakino there are no settlements of any size on the coast south of the Kawhia Harbour.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "bad creek" for Awakino.[2]
The local Maniaroa Marae and meeting house are affiliated with the Ngāti Maniapoto hapū of Ngāti Rākei, Rungaterangi and Waiora.[3][4]
Awakino is in meshblocks 1016500 and 1016900, which had a population of 51 people in the 2018 census.[5]
- ^ Discover New Zealand: a Wise's Guide (9th ed.). Auckland, [N.Z.]: Wise's Publications. 1994. p.200
- ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
- ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
- ^ "Meshblock Electoral Populations 2020 for proposed boundaries data". Statistics New Zealand. April 2020. Meshblocks 1016500 and 1016900.