Tuapeka

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Tuapeka is a rural area in New Zealand’s South Island historically known for its 19th-century goldfields and early European settlement.

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Tuapeka canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf locality
rural area
climate temperate oceanic climate
contains Beaumont
Lawrence
Miller’s Flat
Roxburgh
Waitahuna
country New Zealand
demographicCharacter sparsely populated
discoveredBy Gabriel Read
economicActivity beef farming
dairy farming
forestry
horticulture
sheep farming
electorateExistenceEnd 1911
electorateExistenceStart 1871
formerElectorate Tuapeka (New Zealand electorate)
goldRushStartYear 1861
hasHeritage historic gold mining sites
historic mining settlements
hasIndustryHistory alluvial gold mining
hydraulic sluicing
quartz mining
hasLandUse orcharding
pastoral farming
plantation forestry
hasNameOrigin likely of Māori origin
hasRiver Tuapeka River
historicalEvent Gabriel’s Gully gold rush
historicalPeriod 19th century
knownFor 19th-century gold rush
early European settlement
goldfields
locatedIn Otago
linked to: Otago Region

South Island
locatedOnIsland South Island of New Zealand
linked to: South Island
near Clutha River / Mata-Au
partOf Clutha District
regionalCouncil Otago Regional Council
regionType predominantly rural
territorialAuthority Clutha District Council
timeZone NZST
timeZoneDST NZDT
transportRoute State Highway 8 NERFINISHED
State Highway 8B NERFINISHED

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Clutha District containsArea Tuapeka
Otago goldfields region Tuapeka