The
Local Community
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New
Zealand's Largest Kiwi stands tall to welcome you to this
quaint country town of Eketahuna. |
Eketahuna
is nestled in the shadow of the beautiful Tararua Ranges and is steeped
in Maori and Scandinavian history. The early pioneers, Swedes, English,
Norwegian and some Germans, cleared what was then known as "Forty
Mile Bush". The Scandinavian settlers named the town 'Mellemskov'
which literally translates as 'Heart of the Forest'. The Maori named
it 'Eketahuna' which literally means 'to run aground on a sandbank'
(probably as this was as far south as the Makakahi River could be
navigated by canoe), and this is the name by which it is known today.
Today,
Eketahuna is a pleasant, friendly, well-presented town which services
a large rural area. Mainly sheep and dairy farming it is also noted
for exotic beef breeding, deer farming and horse breeding.
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out more about the local community here...
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about Eketahuna here...
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