Riwaka

Riwaka
Riuwaka (Māori)
The Riwaka Hotel
The Riwaka Hotel
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Coordinates: 41°5′S 173°0′E / 41.083°S 173.000°E / -41.083; 173.000
CountryNew Zealand
Territorial authorityTasman
WardMotueka Ward
CommunityMotueka Community
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityTasman District Council
 • Mayor of TasmanTim King
 • West Coast-Tasman MPMaureen Pugh
 • Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris
Area
 • Total5.49 km2 (2.12 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total810
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Area code03

Riwaka (Māori: Riuwaka) is a small settlement in the Tasman District of New Zealand's South Island. It lies beside Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, five kilometres north of Motueka, and close to the mouth of the Riuwaka River. The land where the town is based was a swamp known as Tureauraki.[3] Europeans first settled in Riwaka in May 1842.[4] The Riwaka economy has been based around growing tobacco and hops.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Riwaka | NZHistory, New Zealand history online". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Wakefield's Memorial Riwaka and Puketawai Pā". www.theprow.org.nz. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Hops, tobacco and hemp". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Riwaka | NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Reaping The Harvest - Nelson Photo News - No 101 : April 5, 1969". photonews.org.nz. Retrieved 26 January 2023.

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