Dannevirke
Dannevirke
Tāmaki-nui-a-Rua | |
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Dannevirke High Street in May 2016 | |
Interactive map of Dannevirke | |
| Coordinates: 40°12′22″S 176°05′58″E / 40.20611°S 176.09944°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Manawatū-Whanganui |
| Territorial authority | Tararua District |
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| Community | Dannevirke Community |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Territorial Authority |
| • Body | Tararua District Council |
| • Tararua Mayor | Scott Gilmore |
| • Wairarapa MP | Mike Butterick |
| • Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP | Cushla Tangaere-Manuel |
| • Regional council | Horizons Regional Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.82 km2 (2.63 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2025) | |
• Total | 5,640 |
| • Density | 827/km2 (2,140/sq mi) |
| Postcode(s) | 4930 |
Dannevirke (lit. "work of the Danes", a reference to Danevirke; Māori: Taniwaka or Tāmaki-nui-a-Rua, the area where the town is) is a rural service town in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of the North Island, New Zealand. It is the main centre of the Tararua District.
The surrounding area, a catchment and source of the Manawatū River (approximately 20 Min drive north of town) has developed into dairy, beef cattle and sheep farming, which now provides the major income for the town's population of 5,640.