Ranana

The Ruaka Hall at Ranana, Whanganui River, New Zealand

Ranana is a settlement 60 kilometres (37 mi) up the Whanganui River from Whanganui, New Zealand. Originally known as Kauika, it was grew after 1848 as local Māori moved out of fortified pā settlements in peacetime.[1] It was renamed by the missionary Richard Taylor in 1856 for Rānana, a Māori transliteration of London.[2] Its Catholic church, built in the 1880s for the hapū Ngāti Ruakā of the iwi Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, is still in use,[2] as is the Ruakā marae.[3] Nearby is Moutoa Island, site of a famous battle in 1864.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Walton, A. (1994). "Settlement Patterns in the Whanganui River Valley, 1839–1864" (PDF). New Zealand Journal of Archaeology 16: 123–168.
  2. 1 2 Beaglehole, Diana (20 March 2014). "Whanganui places: River Settlements". Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Rānana (Ruakā)". Māori Maps. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Moutoa Island - War in Whanganui". New Zealand History. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2015.

Coordinates: 39°34′59″S 175°06′25″E / 39.583°S 175.107°E / -39.583; 175.107

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