British army soldiers landed at Ōpunake in April 1865 in the Second Taranaki War. By May, soldiers had constructed the Ōpunake Redoubt, where 350 soldiers...
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Peter Snell (category People from Ōpunake)
Games gold medals he won, and the several world records he set. Born in Ōpunake, Snell moved with his family to Waikato in 1949 where he attended Te Aroha...
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Opunake High School is a state secondary school for years 9 to 13 boys and girls in Ōpunake, New Zealand. It has a roll of 319 as of November 2015, the...
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List of earthquakes in New Zealand (redirect from 2012 Opunake earthquake)
Widespread chimney damage in southern suburbs of Dunedin 5 November 1974 Opunake Taranaki 6.0 5.4 12 km 39.54°S 173.46°E Damage in Taranaki; felt throughout...
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Waitara. South Taranaki towns include Hāwera, Manaia, Stratford, Eltham, and Ōpunake. Since 2005, Taranaki has used the promotional brand "Like no other". Taranaki...
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Kapuni Branch (redirect from Opunake Branch)
the plains. The four routes surveyed were: Ōpunake to Stratford Ōpunake to Hāwera Ōpunake to Eltham Ōpunake to Te Roti The route from Te Roti was ultimately...
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for its numerous surf beaches. State Highway 45 passes through Manaia, Ōpunake and Oakura en route to New Plymouth. Kaponga is a 20-minute drive to the...
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Craig Barrett (racewalker) (category People from Ōpunake)
Craig Michael Barrett (born 16 November 1971, in Ōpunake) is a New Zealand athlete specialising in racewalking. He was the dominant racewalker in New...
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Jacquie Sturm (category People from Ōpunake)
a pioneer of New Zealand literature. Sturm was born on 17 May 1927 in Ōpunake, Taranaki, New Zealand. Her birth name was Te Kare Papuni. Her father,...
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A dairy in Ōpunake bearing Tip Top branding and with a Tip Top footpath sign...
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