Judea, New Zealand
Suburb of Tauranga, New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Judea is a suburb of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on State Highway 2, east of Bethlehem.
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Coordinates: 37.697°S 176.134°E / -37.697; 176.134 | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Tauranga |
Local authority | Tauranga City Council |
Electoral ward | Bethlehem General Ward |
Area | |
• Land | 260 ha (640 acres) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 5,120 |
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Bellevue | Brookfield | (Waikareao Estuary) |
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Gate Pa | Tauranga South |
The suburb was established as a European fortified settlement in 1864,[3] as part of an offensive against local Māori during the New Zealand Wars.[4] India Rebout, later as the Judea Redoubt and Huria Redoubt, was one of three fortified European forts in Tauranga.[5]
The local Huria Marae and Tamatea Pokaiwhenua meeting house is a tribal meeting place of the Ngāti Ranginui hapū of Ngāi Tamarawaho.[6][7]