Pōhara
Pōhara | |
|---|---|
Settlement | |
A cabbage tree on Pōhara Beach | |
Interactive map of Pōhara | |
| Coordinates: 40°50′02″S 172°53′06″E / 40.834°S 172.885°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Territorial authority | Tasman |
| Ward | Golden Bay Ward |
| Community | Golden Bay Community |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Tasman District Council |
| • Mayor of Tasman | Tim King |
| • West Coast-Tasman MP | Maureen Pugh |
| • Te Tai Tonga MP | Tākuta Ferris |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.81 km2 (2.24 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2025) | |
• Total | 630 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Pōhara is a rural locality in the Tasman District of New Zealand's South Island. The locality is northeast of Tākaka and southwest of Tata Beach. To the north is Limestone Bay, part of Golden Bay / Mohua
The official spelling was changed from "Pohara" to "Pōhara" by the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa on 5 November 2018.
In the peak holiday season between Christmas and the end of the year, Pōhara beach has up to 700 visitors a day.