Pūrākaunui
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 to the north of the city centre.
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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.[1] 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).[2]
Noted former residents of Pūrākaunui include poet David Howard.[3]
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.
References
- "Purakaunui," dunedinattractions.nz. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- "Mapoutahi Track," New Zealand Department of Conservation. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- "Best New Zealand Poems 2004". victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 9 June 2019.