Normanby, Taranaki
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Normanby is a small village in South Taranaki, New Zealand. It is approximately 6 km inland from Hāwera along State Highway 3. Eltham is 13 km further north.[3][4]
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Normanby | |
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Coordinates: 39°32′28″S 174°16′26″E | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Taranaki Region |
Territorial authority | South Taranaki District |
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Community | Te Hāwera Community |
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Government | |
• Territorial Authority | South Taranaki District Council |
• Regional council | Taranaki Regional Council |
Area | |
• Total | 1.06 km2 (0.41 sq mi) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 1,130 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
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The village is also situated on the Marton - New Plymouth Line railway, which has been freight-only through Normanby since the cessation of passenger railcar services between Wellington and New Plymouth on 30 July 1977.[5]
The town was founded at the site of the Waihi redoubt, which was established as a field headquarters in September 1866 by colonial military forces fighting Hauhau Māori in the Second Taranaki War[6][7]