Urenui

Urenui is a settlement in northern Taranaki region on the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 3 near the coast of the North Taranaki Bight, 13 kilometers east of Waitara and 6 km southwest of Mimi. The Urenui River flows through the village and then flows into the North Taranaki Bight.

The place had the Census 2006 429 inhabitants.

Approximately 3 km east lies the Urenui Marae, the marae of some remaining iwi Ngāti Mutunga.

The village has a primary school founded in 1876 for the 1st to 6th grade with 66 students in 2011.

Personalities

  • Te Rangi Hiroa athletes, chemist, doctor, politician and anthropologist; Born 1877 in Urenui.
  • Maui Pomare, politicians; Born in Urenui 1875 or 1876.
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