Place:Maketu, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

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NameMaketu
TypeCity
Located inBay of Plenty, New Zealand
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Maketū is a small town on the Bay of Plenty Coast in New Zealand.

Maketū is located in the Western Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. Maketū has an estuary from which the Kaituna River used to flow. It is also adjacent to Newdicks Beach located on the south eastern side of Okurei Point.


Maketū is rich in ancestral Māori culture, specifically the Te Arawa tribe. Maketū was the landing site of the Te Arawa canoe. The Chief who led the voyage of the Te Arawa waka from Hawaiki to New Zealand/Aotearoa was known as Tametekapua. Many Māori settled in Maketū, but some continued their journey inland, using the Kaituna River as far as Rotorua. Maketū is named after an ancient kūmara (sweet potato) pit in Hawaiki, the Māori ancestral homeland.[1]

Maketū has a predominantly Māori population, although in recent years there has been an influx of many cultures to Maketū.

In 2011, Maketū was one of many areas along the Bay of Plenty Coast affected by the grounding of the MV Rena and the subsequent oil spill.

The Waihi Estuary Wildlife Management Reserve is located in Maketū.

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