Minginui is a town in the Bay of Plenty Region in the North Island of New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

. The Whirinaki Forest Park

Whirinaki Forest Park

Whirinaki Forest Park is a publicly accessible forest park in the North Island of New Zealand. The park is centered around the town of Minginui and part of the eastern boundary flanks the Urewera National Park....

 is in the vicinity of the town. The Statistics New Zealand

Statistics New Zealand

Statistics New Zealand is the national statistical office of New Zealand.-Organisation:New Zealand's Minister of Statistics is Maurice Williamson who serves as a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives and holds several other posts within government...

 2006 census gives a population for the area of 1464, a reduction of 300 since 1996.

In 1978 it was the scene of a protest and confrontation between the local community and conservationists over native forest logging in the adjacent Whirinaki State Forest. Four bus loads of conservationists arrived in Minginui from an ECO

Environment and Conservation Organisations of Aotearoa New Zealand

The Environment and Conservation Organisations of Aotearoa New Zealand was formed in 1971 under the name of CoEnCo and changed its name to ECO in 1976....

 conference being held in Taupo

Taupo

Taupo is a town on the shore of Lake Taupo in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the seat of the Taupo District Council and lies in the southern Waikato Region....

. The local residents barricaded the road leading to the forest preventing a planned bush walk.

External links

• Minginui Village - information site