Photo: kari Kittlaus / PexelsDannevirke was carved out of the Seventy Mile Bush by Danish settlers in 1872, and the name means the Danes' work. A Viking on the town signs still nods to that heritage, while the main street serves sheep and beef country running up to the Ruahine Range. The town is the largest in the Tararua district, on the highway route between the Manawatū and Hawke's Bay.
Dannevirke was carved out of the Seventy Mile Bush by Danish settlers in 1872, and the name means the Danes' work. A Viking on the town signs still nods to that heritage, while the main street serves sheep and beef country running up to the Ruahine Range. The town is the largest in the Tararua district, on the highway route between the Manawatū and Hawke's Bay.
Dannevirke is in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand.
Dannevirke has an estimated population of around 5,500 (Stats NZ estimate).
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