Oruanui

Oruanui or Ōruanui is a rural community in the Taupo District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island, located northwest of Wairakei on State Highway 1.[1]

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of many pits" for Ōruanui.[2]

The local Ōruanui Marae is a meeting place of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa hapū of Ngāti Te Rangiita and Te Kapa o Te Rangiita. It includes the and Te Kapa o te Rangiita meeting house.[3]

Oruanui is in the Ohakuri statistical area. It is in meshblocks 1276602, 1277301, 1278002 and 1278201, which had a population of 351 in the 2018 census.[4]

References
  1. Hariss, Gavin. "Oruanui, Waikato". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
  2. "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  3. "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  4. "Meshblock Electoral Populations 2020 for proposed boundaries data". Statistics New Zealand. April 2020. Meshblocks 1276602, 1277301, 1278002 and 1278201.


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