Minginui
Minginui | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Aerial view of Minginui in 1958 | |
Interactive map of Minginui | |
| Coordinates: 38°38′31″S 176°43′59″E / 38.642°S 176.733°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Bay of Plenty |
| Territorial authority | Whakatāne District |
| Ward | Te Uruwera General Ward |
| Community | Murupara Community |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial authority | Whakatāne District Council |
| • Regional council | Bay of Plenty Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Whakatāne | Nándor Tánczos |
| • East Coast MP | Dana Kirkpatrick |
| • Waiariki MP | Rawiri Waititi |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 Census) | |
• Total | 168 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
Minginui is a town in Whakatāne District and Bay of Plenty Region on New Zealand's North Island.
The Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park is located near the town.
In 1978, there was confrontation between the local community and conservationists over native forest logging in the park, then known as Whirinaki State Forest. Four bus loads of conservationists arrived in Minginui from an ECO conference being held in Taupō. The local residents barricaded the road leading to the forest preventing a planned bush walk.