Onaero

Onaero is a settlement in northern Taranaki, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 3 close to the shore of the North Taranaki Bight, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of Waitara.[1] Onaero was the site of the No. 2 Company Redoubt, a British military installation created during the Second Taranaki War by soldiers from the Tikorangi Redoubt in 1865, however it was abandoned several months later.[2]

Onaero
Onaero
Coordinates: 38°59′45″S 174°21′47″E
CountryNew Zealand
RegionTaranaki
DistrictNew Plymouth District

Further reading

General historical works

  • Whilst strictly not an historical work (in the sense of being a published book/monograph), the papers of Dick Purdie Jonas (held at "Puke Ariki". Archived from the original on 20 June 2008. in New Plymouth) provide a wealth of historical, archaeological, and anthropological information about this region. See "Jonas, Dick Purdie (ARC2002-166)". Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2008.

Environment

  • Bristow, Margaret (1978). "Onaero-Mohikatino (i.e. Mohakatino) survey". Stratford, [N.Z.]: Taranaki Catchment Commission. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Jardine, Edward Handforth (1981). "Water and land use: part I, Tikorangi-Motunui district: part II, Onaero Catchment". Stratford, [N.Z.]: Taranaki Catchment Commission. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

Geology

  • Hayward, Bruce W. (1981). "Biostratigraphy of Onaero-1 onshore well". Lower Hutt, [N.Z.]: New Zealand Geological Survey, Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

Maori

Maps

Notes

  1. "Onaero Travel Guide". Jasons Travel Media.
  2. Prickett, Nigel (1999). "BRITISH ARMY AND COLONIAL FORTIFICATIONS IN NORTH TARANAKI, 1865-69". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 36: 5–58. ISSN 1174-9202.


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