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This article is about the New Zealand town. For the river, please refer to the Wairoa River
Wairoa River

Wairoa is the name of several rivers and streams in New Zealand. Wairoa is Maori language for long water.* Wairoa River, Northland* Wairoa River, Hawke's Bay...
 article Wairoa is a town in New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
's North Island
North Island

The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. The island is 113,729 square km in area, making it the List of islands by area....
. It is the northernmost town in the Hawke's Bay region, and is located on the northern shore of Hawke Bay
Hawke Bay

Hawke Bay is a large bay on the eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It stretches from the Mahia Peninsula in the northeast to Cape Kidnappers in the southwest, a distance of some 100 kilometres....
 at the mouth of the Wairoa River
Wairoa River, Hawke's Bay

The Wairoa River runs south for 65 kilometres from the inland east coast region of New Zealand's North Island, west of Gisborne, New Zealand, before flowing into northern Hawke Bay at the town of Wairoa....
 and to the west of Mahia Peninsula
Mahia Peninsula

The Mahia Peninsula is located on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, between the cities of Napier, New Zealand and Gisborne, New Zealand....
.






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This article is about the New Zealand town. For the river, please refer to the Wairoa River
Wairoa River

Wairoa is the name of several rivers and streams in New Zealand. Wairoa is Maori language for long water.* Wairoa River, Northland* Wairoa River, Hawke's Bay...
 article
Nz Wairoa
Wairoa is a town in New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
's North Island
North Island

The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. The island is 113,729 square km in area, making it the List of islands by area....
. It is the northernmost town in the Hawke's Bay region, and is located on the northern shore of Hawke Bay
Hawke Bay

Hawke Bay is a large bay on the eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It stretches from the Mahia Peninsula in the northeast to Cape Kidnappers in the southwest, a distance of some 100 kilometres....
 at the mouth of the Wairoa River
Wairoa River, Hawke's Bay

The Wairoa River runs south for 65 kilometres from the inland east coast region of New Zealand's North Island, west of Gisborne, New Zealand, before flowing into northern Hawke Bay at the town of Wairoa....
 and to the west of Mahia Peninsula
Mahia Peninsula

The Mahia Peninsula is located on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, between the cities of Napier, New Zealand and Gisborne, New Zealand....
. It is 70 kilometres northeast of Napier
Napier, New Zealand

Napier is a seaport List of cities in New Zealand in Hawke's Bay , New Zealand. It has a population of Less than twenty kilometres separate the centres of Hastings City and Napier, and as such the two are often called "The Twin Cities" or "The Bay Cities"....
, and a similar distance southwest of Gisborne
Gisborne, New Zealand

Gisborne is the name of a unitary authority in New Zealand, being both a Regions of New Zealand and a district. Gisborne is also the name of the largest settlement within the Gisborne Region....
.

Early settlement in the area included a whaling
Whaling

Whaling is the hunting of whales and dates back to at least 4,000 BC. The evolution of traditional Arctic whaling developed with increasing rapidity with early organized fleets in the 17th century; competitive national whaling industries in the 18th and 19th centuries; and the introduction of factory ships along with the concept of whale "har...
 station and trading post, dealing largely in flax
New Zealand flax

New Zealand flax describes common New Zealand perennial plants Phormium tenax and Phormium cookianum, known by the Maori language names harakeke and wharariki respectively....
. Its initial name was Clyde, but this was changed largely to avoid confusion with Clive
Clive, New Zealand

The small town of Clive is located ten kilometres south of Napier, New Zealand in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's North Island. It is close to the mouth of the Ngaruroro River....
 near Napier and Clyde
Clyde, New Zealand

Clyde is a small town in Central Otago, New Zealand with a population of 918 in 2006. It is located on the Clutha River, between Cromwell, New Zealand and Alexandra, New Zealand....
 in the South Island
South Island

The South Island is the larger of the two major Islands of New Zealand of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. The Maori name for the South Island, Te Wai Pounamu, meaning "The Water/s of Greenstone" , possibly evolved from Te Wahi Pounamu which means "The Place Of Greenstone"....
. The north part of the town is called North Clyde. The town rose to prominence during the Maori Wars, during which time it was a garrison town.

At the 2006 census the town had a population of 4,272.

Wairoa is a manufacturing and farming service town. It is the seat of the Wairoa District Council. The Wairoa District covers the northern half of the bay's coast, and extends from Mahia Peninsula
Mahia Peninsula

The Mahia Peninsula is located on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, between the cities of Napier, New Zealand and Gisborne, New Zealand....
 to Lake Waikaremoana
Lake Waikaremoana

Lake Waikaremoana is located in Te Urewera National Park in the North Island of New Zealand, 60 kilometres northwest of Wairoa and 80 kilometres southwest of Gisborne, New Zealand....
, and south to the mouth of the Waikare River. It has a population of 8,484 inhabitants (2006 census). The District has a land area of 4,119.18 kmē (1,590.42 sq mi).

Wairoa has one secondary school, Wairoa College.

Wairoa is situated on the SH2
New Zealand State Highway 2

State Highway 2 is one of New Zealand's eight New Zealand State Highway network. With the exception of State Highway 1 , which runs the length of both of the country's main islands, SH 2 is the longest national highway in the North Island....
, which gives connections to Gisborne to the north east and Napier to the south west. Wairoa is connected to the Central North Island by SH38
New Zealand State Highway 38

State Highway 38 is one of New Zealand's New_Zealand_State_Highway_network on the North Island. It starts near Waiotapu at the intersection with State_Highway_5_ and it ends at Wairoa, where it connects to State_Highway_2_....
 which goes from Wai-O-Tapu via Murupara
Murupara

Murupara is a town located in the North Island of New Zealand. The town is situated in an isolated part of the Bay of Plenty region between the Kaingaroa Forest and Te Urewera National Park, on the banks of the Rangitaiki River, 65 kilometres southeast of Rotorua, along New Zealand State Highway 38....
 and Frasertown
Frasertown

Frasertown is a small settlement in the northern Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's eastern North Island. It is located inland from Wairoa at the junction of New Zealand State Highway 38, and the inland route to Gisborne....
 to Wairoa, and which connects to Rotorua
Rotorua

Rotorua is a city on the southern shore of Lake Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand, and Rotorua District is the encompassing local authority area....
 via Te Urewera
Te Urewera

Te Urewera, often known as The Ureweras, is an area of the central North Island of New Zealand. Located in rough, sparsely populated hill country to the northeast of Lake Taupo, it is the spiritual home of the Tuhoe, one of the most independent-minded and prominent Maori iwi....
, and Lake Waikaremoana.

External links

  • of Wairoa District Council