Mātāwai
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Mātāwai is a small inland settlement in the Gisborne Region in the northeast of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on the upper reaches of the Mōtū River, in the Raukūmara Range. It is on State Highway 2 between Gisborne and Ōpōtiki.
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Mātāwai is a small inland settlement in the Gisborne Region in the northeast of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on the upper reaches of the Mōtū River, in the Raukūmara Range. It is on State Highway 2 between Gisborne and Ōpōtiki.
The Matawai War Memorial Hall was opened in 1952, replacing a previous hall built in 1910. It was refurbished in 2016 to accommodate war rolls of honour from neighbouring communities.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mātāwai” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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