Karamea
Karamea is an isolated town in the Buller District, New Zealand. It is situated 96 kilometers northeast of Westport and is the northmost town on the South Island West Coast. It has an area school (which is non-uniformed), library, museum, church and has a catchment area of the Karamea River.
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| Coordinates: Coordinates: 41°15′S 172°07′E / 41.250°S 172.117°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | West Coast |
| District | Buller District |
| Ward | Seddon |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Buller District Council |
| • Regional council | West Coast Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Buller | Chris Russell[1] |
| • West Coast-Tasman MP | Maureen Pugh |
| • Te Tai Tonga MP | Tākuta Ferris |
| Area | |
| • Total | 66.08 km2 (25.51 sq mi) |
Karamea Media
Former Karamea Co-operative Dairy factory
Aerial view of Karamea in 1951 (Karamea River in centre)
Te Maia Kahurangi, depicting Te Maia riding on the back of a hōkioi that he had raised
Karamea War Memorial Library
Karamea Centennial Museum, Karamea, New Zealand
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References
- ↑ 2025 Triennial Elections Declaration of ResultElectionz. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ↑ ArcGIS Web Application. statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ↑ Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2022 (2022 boundaries)Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022. (regional councils); Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2022 (2022 boundaries)Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022. (territorial authorities); Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2022 (2022 boundaries)Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022. (urban areas)
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