Tararua
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Tararua is a name used in several contexts:
- The Tararua RangeTararua RangeThe Tararua Range is one of several mountain ranges in the North Island of New Zealand which form a ridge running parallel with the east coast of the island between East Cape and Wellington....
, in the south-east of New Zealand's North Island - The Tararua DistrictTararua DistrictThe Tararua District lies near the south-east corner of New Zealand's North Island. Created in 1989, it was named after the Tararua Range, which forms much of its western boundary. It has a population of and an area of 4,360.56 km²....
of New Zealand, named for the Range. - The Tararua Forest ParkTararua Forest ParkTararua Forest Park is a protected area in the Wellington region of New Zealand. Its area is 116,535 ha , and its highest point, a peak called Mitre, is at 1571 m above sea level. It was established in 1954, as New Zealand's first Forest Park, and is managed by the Department of Conservation ...
, New Zealand's first forest park - The SS TararuaSS TararuaSS Tararua was a passenger steamer that struck the reef off Waipapa Point in the Catlins on 29 April 1881, and sank the next day, in the worst civilian shipping disaster in New Zealand's history. Of the 151 passengers and crew on board, only 20 survived the shipwreck.-Ship:The Tararua was a...
, a 19th century passenger steamship. - Tararua is a genus of the Agelenidae spider family.