Tauweru Explained

Tauweru, alternatively Taueru, and previously known as Wardell,^[1] or Wardelltown^[2] is a locality in the Wairarapa region of New Zealand's North Island. It is named after and located on the middle reaches of the Tauweru River, which drains into the Ruamahanga River near Gladstone and Te Whiti, and the name is a Māori-language word meaning "hanging in clusters".

Tauweru is situated east of the Wairarapa's largest town, Masterton, and is located on the main road between Masterton and Castlepoint.^[3] The nearest railway is the Wairarapa Line in Masterton. In June 1942, Tauweru was the epicentre of one of the most destructive earthquakes since European settlement of the Wairarapa in the mid-19th century.^[4]

Demographics

Tauweru is part of the Whareama statistical area.

Notes and References

1. Sharpe, Marty, 6 July 2002, "Tauweru Spelling Stays a Hot Issue", Wairarapa Times-Age.
2. Results of the New Zealand Census, 28 March 1886, "Results of a Census of the Colony of New Zealand"
3. http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=19571250.9463097&Y=-4977500.14892142&width=700&height=400&gride=19558936.9463097&gridn=-4985378.14892142&srec=0&coordsys=mercator&db=NZ&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&keepicon=true&zm=0&scale=50000&multimap.x=275&multimap.y=298 Map showing Tauweru's location
4. http://library.mstn.govt.nz/history/earthquake.html Masterton District Library and Wairarapa Archive: A Night of Terror - the 1942 Earthquake