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Pātea
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thumb|The Aotea canoe remembrance arch in Pātea Pātea ( ) is the third-largest town in South Taranaki District, New Zealand. It is on the western bank of the Pātea River, 61 kilometres north-west of Whanganui on . Hāwera is 27 km to the north-west, and Waverley 17 km to the east. The Pātea River flows through the town from the north-east and into the South Taranaki Bight.
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- History and culture
- Pre-European history
- European settlement
- Patea Freezing Works
- Pātea Māori Club
- Recent history
- Marae
- Demographics
- Education
- Notable people
- Climate
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thumb|The Aotea canoe remembrance arch in Pātea Pātea ( ) is the third-largest town in South Taranaki District, New Zealand. It is on the western bank of the Pātea River, 61 kilometres north-west of Whanganui on . Hāwera is 27 km to the north-west, and Waverley 17 km to the east. The Pātea River flows through the town from the north-east and into the South Taranaki Bight.
==History and culture== ===Pre-European history=== Pātea is the traditional final place where some Māori led by Turi aboard the Aotea settled, after it was beached at the Aotea Harbour.
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