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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 |
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| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Tararua District Council |
| • Regional council | Horizons Regional Council |
| • Tararua Mayor | Tracey Collis |
| • Wairarapa MP | Mike Butterick |
| • Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP | Cushla Tangaere-Manuel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.88 km2 (1.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 103 m (341 ft) |
| Population (June 2023)[2] | |
| • 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 (Māori: Pahīatua)[3] is a rural service town in the south-eastern North Island of New Zealand with a population of 2,840. It is between Masterton and Woodville on State Highway 2 and along the Wairarapa Line railway, 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Masterton and 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Palmerston North. It is usually regarded as being in the Northern Wairarapa. For local government purposes, since 1989 it has been in the Tararua District, which encompasses Eketāhuna, Pahiatua, Woodvillle, Dannevirke, Norsewood and the far east of the Manawatū-Whanganui region.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
SA22018_V1_00was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Schrader, Ben. "Story: Wairarapa places - Pahīatua". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 31 December 2023.