Makuri, New Zealand
Makuri | |
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Interactive map of Makuri | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′58″S 176°00′49″E / 40.532730°S 176.013497°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Manawatū-Whanganui |
| Territorial authority | Tararua District |
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| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Tararua District Council |
| • Regional council | Horizons Regional Council |
| • Tararua Mayor | Scott Gilmore |
| • Wairarapa MP | Mike Butterick |
| • Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP | Cushla Tangaere-Manuel |
| Area | |
• Total | 583.12 km2 (225.14 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2025) | |
• Total | 650 |
| • Density | 1.1/km2 (2.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode | 4989 |
Makuri is a farming community in Tararua District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.
The area features dusty gravel roads, a bush-clad gorge valley, and sheep farms on the rolling green surrounding hills. It is about an hour's drive from Palmerston North, between Pahiatua and Pongaroa.
A walking track has been established through the Makuri Gorge which takes about one hour to complete.