Pūrākaunui
Pūrākaunui | |
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Rural settlement | |
The Point (Potato Point) Pūrākaunui | |
Interactive map of Pūrākaunui | |
| Coordinates: 45°45′S 170°38′E / 45.750°S 170.633°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Island | South Island |
| Region | Otago |
| City | Dunedin |
| Community board | West Harbour Community Board |
| Electorates |
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| Government | |
| • Territorial authority | Dunedin City Council |
| • Regional council | Otago Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Dunedin | Sophie Barker |
| • Dunedin MP | Rachel Brooking |
| • Te Tai Tonga MP | Tākuta Ferris |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.84 km2 (1.10 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2025) | |
• Total | 210 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Area code | 03 |
| Local iwi | Ngāi Tahu |
Pūrākaunui (formerly spelt Purakanui) is a small settlement in Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located within the bounds of the city of Dunedin, in a rural coastal area some 25 km (16 mi) to the north of the city centre.
Pūrākaunui lies close to the Pacific Coast to the east of Waitati and north of Port Chalmers, on a peninsula between Long Beach and the Pūrākaunui Inlet. On the opposite shore of the inlet is the community of Osborne. Both settlements lie close to the Orokonui Ecosanctuary and the historic pā site of Mapoutahi (Goat Island).
Noted former residents of Pūrākaunui include poet David Howard.
Pūrākaunui should not be confused with the locale with the same name in The Catlins, some 100 km further south, which is home to the Purakaunui Falls, in the Pūrākaunui Bay Scenic Reserve on the Pūrākaunui River.