Pahiatua

Māori: *Pahīatua*code: mi is deprecated
Māori: Pahīatua
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	Coordinates: 40°27′12″S 175°50′27″E / 40.45333°S 175.84083°ECoordinates: 40°27′12″S 175°50′27″E / 40.45333°S 175.84083°E
Country	New Zealand
Region	Manawatū-Whanganui
Territorial authority	Tararua
Ward	South Tararua General Ward; Tamaki nui-a Rua Maori Ward;
Founded	1881
Settled	28 February 1882
Incorporated (borough)	25 July 1892
Founded by	W. W. McCardle
Electorates	Wairarapa; Ikaroa-Rāwhiti (Māori);
Government
• Territorial Authority	Tararua District Council
• Regional council	Horizons Regional Council
• Tararua Mayor	Scott Gilmore
• Wairarapa MP	Mike Butterick
• Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP	Cushla Tangaere-Manuel
Area
• Total	3.88 km2 (1.50 sq mi)
Elevation	103 m (341 ft)
Population (June 2023)
• Total	2,840
• Density	732.0/km2 (1,896/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode(s)	4910

Pahiatua is a town in the Tararua District, New Zealand. It is situated in between Masterton and Woodville on State Highway 2. It has two primary schools and one high school. In 1934 the town had one of its most powerful earthquakes registering a magnitude 7.6 on the scale.

Pahiatua Media

Main Street and the Club Hotel in 1929
Formerly the racecourse,the camp in 1944
Polish refugees arriving at Wellington and at the Polish Children's Camp at Pahiatua, 1944
The 2007 Pahiatua Christmas Parade.
RM 31 (Tokomaru) going for a run through the Pahiatua station yard.
Local TV station "Tararua TV" filming at the 2007 Christmas Market day.

References

↑ 2025 Triennial Elections Declaration of ResultElectionz. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
↑ Wairarapa - Official ResultElectoral Commission. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
↑ Ikaroa-Rāwhiti – Official ResultNew Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
↑ Statistical Area 2 2018 (generalised) GIS. stats.govt.nzStatistics New Zealand.
↑ Population estimate tables - NZ.StatStatistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

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[1] 2025 Triennial Elections Declaration of ResultElectionz. Retrieved 21 October 2025.

[2] Wairarapa - Official ResultElectoral Commission. Retrieved 19 September 2025.

[3] Ikaroa-Rāwhiti – Official ResultNew Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 July 2025.

[SA22018_V1_00-4] Statistical Area 2 2018 (generalised) GIS. stats.govt.nzStatistics New Zealand.

[NZ_population_data_2023_SA2-5] Population estimate tables - NZ.StatStatistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

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Coordinates: 40°27′12″S 175°50′27″E / 40.45333°S 175.84083°E / -40.45333; 175.84083Coordinates: 40°27′12″S 175°50′27″E / 40.45333°S 175.84083°E / -40.45333; 175.84083
Country	New Zealand
Region	Manawatū-Whanganui
Territorial authority	Tararua
Ward	South Tararua General Ward Tamaki nui-a Rua Maori Ward
Founded	1881
Settled	28 February 1882
Incorporated (borough)	25 July 1892
Founded by	W. W. McCardle
Electorates	Wairarapa Ikaroa-Rāwhiti (Māori)
Government
• Territorial Authority	Tararua District Council
• Regional council	Horizons Regional Council
• Tararua Mayor	Scott Gilmore^[1]
• Wairarapa MP	Mike Butterick^[2]
• Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP	Cushla Tangaere-Manuel^[3]
Area ^[4]
• Total	3.88 km² (1.50 sq mi)
Elevation	103 m (341 ft)
Population (June 2023)^[5]
• Total	2,840
• Density	732.0/km² (1,896/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode(s)	4910