Taringamotu
Taringamotu | |
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Rural community | |
Interactive map of Taringamotu | |
| Coordinates: 38°50′56″S 175°15′25″E / 38.849°S 175.257°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Manawatū-Whanganui |
| District | Ruapehu District |
| Ward |
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| Community | Taumarunui-Ōhura Community |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Ruapehu District Council |
| • Regional council | Horizons Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Ruapehu | Weston Kirton |
| • Rangitīkei MP | Suze Redmayne |
| • Te Tai Hauāuru MP | Debbie Ngarewa-Packer |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.61 km2 (9.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 Census) | |
• Total | 153 |
| • Density | 5.97/km2 (15.5/sq mi) |
Taringamotu is a valley and rural community in the Ruapehu District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.
It is located northwest of Taumarunui, and north of State Highway 41.
The local Hia Kaitupeka marae is a tribal meeting ground of the Ngāti Maniapoto hapū of Hari and Te Kanawa, and the Ngāti Hāua hapū of Ngāti Hira. It includes the Hari meeting house.