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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Akuaku, Awapuni, Gisborne, Cape Runaway, East Cape, East Island / Whangaokeno, Gable End Foreland, Hicks Bay, Huiarau Range, Kaingaroa Forest, Manutuke, Matakaoa Ward, Matawai, New Zealand, Maungahaumi, Motuoroi Island, Mount Arowhana, Mount Hikurangi (Gisborne), Mount Raukumara, Ormond, New Zealand, Papatea Bay, Patutahi, Pourewa Island, Poverty Bay, Puha, New Zealand, Rangitukia, Raukokore, Raukumara Range, Rere, Ruatahuna, Ruatoria, Te Araroa, Te Karaka, Te Puia Springs, Te Urewera, Tikapa, Tikitiki, Tiniroto, Titirangi (hill), Tokomaru Bay, Tolaga Bay, Tuaheni Point, Waiapu Valley, Waiapu Ward, Waikohu, Waikokopu, Wainui Beach, Waipiro Bay, Waituhi, Whangara, Whatatutu, Wherowhero Lagoon, Young Nick's Head. Excerpt: Waiapu Valley, also known as the Waiapu catchment, Waiapu River valley or simply Waiapu, is a valley in the north of the Gisborne Region on the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the catchment area for the Waiapu River and its tributaries, and covers 1,734 square kilometres (670 sq mi). The Rauk mara Range forms the western side of the valley, with Mount Hikurangi in the central west. The towns of Ruat ria and Tikitiki are in the north-east of the valley. The vast majority of the catchment area lies within the Waiapu and Matakaoa wards of the Gisborne District Council, with the southernmost area in the Waikohu and Uawa wards. Some of the most Western points fall within the Coast Ward of the Opotiki District Council in the Bay of Plenty Region. The area is of immense cultural, spiritual, economic, and traditional significance to the local iwi, Ng ti Porou, and in 2002 approximately 90% of its 2,000 inhabitants were M ori. Waiapu Valley is sparsely inhabited, with a population density in 2002 of approximately 1.15/km (3.0/sq mi) - less than than 8% of the national average at the...
