Photo: Francesco Ungaro / PexelsMurupara stands on the Rangitaiki River between the vast Kaingaroa Forest and the Te Urewera ranges, around 65km southeast of Rotorua. Built as a timber town to serve Kaingaroa, the largest plantation forest in the southern hemisphere, its working life still turns on forestry. With a population that is over 90 percent Māori, it is also a gateway to Te Urewera, the forested heartland of Tūhoe.
Murupara stands on the Rangitaiki River between the vast Kaingaroa Forest and the Te Urewera ranges, around 65km southeast of Rotorua. Built as a timber town to serve Kaingaroa, the largest plantation forest in the southern hemisphere, its working life still turns on forestry. With a population that is over 90 percent Māori, it is also a gateway to Te Urewera, the forested heartland of Tūhoe.
Murupara is in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand.
Murupara has an estimated population of around 1,800 (Stats NZ estimate).
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