Moutoa Island

Moutoa Island is an island of shingle approximately 500 metres (1,600 ft) long, 80 kilometres (50 mi) up the Whanganui River, New Zealand between the towns of Rānana and Hiruharama.

Surrounded by rapids, it has been the site of many battles, the most famous being on 14 May 1864, between a force of Pai Mārire followers from the upper Whanganui and Ngāti Hau from the lower Whanganui, during the Second Taranaki War. A statue unveiled in 1865 in Moutoa Gardens in Whanganui commemorates the battle.^[1]

References

^ "Moutoa Monument". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

External links

Media related to Moutoa Island at Wikimedia Commons

39°34′41″S 175°05′24″E / 39.578°S 175.090°E / -39.578; 175.090

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[1] "Moutoa Monument". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

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v t e Whanganui River
Source: Mount Tongariro—Flows into: Tasman Sea
Administrative areas	Manawatū-Whanganui Region Whanganui District Ruapehu District
Towns and settlements (upstream to downstream)	Kakahi Piriaka Manunui Taumarunui Whakahoro Parinui Tieke Kāinga Pipiriki Jerusalem Ranana Matahiwi Koriniti Ātene Parikino Kaiwhaiki Upokongaro Whanganui
Major tributaries (upstream to downstream by confluence)	Whakapapa River Pungapunga River Ongarue River Ōhura River Retaruke River Tāngarākau River Whangamōmona River Manganui o te Ao River
Other features (upstream to downstream)	Tongariro National Park Whanganui National Park Bridge to Nowhere Moutoa Island Whanganui Journey PS Waimarie
Longest New Zealand rivers	1: Waikato 2: Clutha / Mata-Au 3: Whanganui 4: Taieri 5: Rangitīkei 6: Mataura 7: Waiau 8: Waiau Toa / Clarence 9: Waitaki 10: Ōreti 11: Rangitaiki 12: Manawatū