Wharerata

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'''Wharerata''' or '''Bartletts''' is a rural coastal community in the [[Gisborne District]] of New Zealand's [[North Island]]. It is located on [[New Zealand State Highway 2|State Highway 2]] between [[Wairoa]] and [[Gisborne]].<ref name="hariss"></ref><ref name="dininghall" />

The landscape consists of rocky ranges,<ref name="fallenrocks"></ref> with views of the surrounding area.<ref name="gward"></ref>

The local Rangiwaho Marae is a [[marae|meeting place]] for the [[Ngāi Tāmanuhiri]] [[hapū]] of [[Ngāi Tawehi]], [[Ngāti Kahutia]], [[Ngāti Rangitauwhiwhia]], [[Ngāti Rangiwaho (Ngāi Tāmanuhiri)|Ngāti Rangiwaho]] and [[Ngāti Rangiwahomatua]].<ref name="tkmentry"></ref> It includes a [[wharenui|meeting hall]] of the same name,<ref name="maorimaps"></ref> and a dining hall built in 2018.<ref name="dininghall">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

Since the 19th century the area has also been settled by European farmers, who have experienced hardship due to isolation and extreme weather.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

An Indian man, who had overstayed his visa, was killed in the Wharerata Forest in 1993.<ref name="deathforest">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> His remains were found by forestry workers 12 years later.<ref name="manguilty">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

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[[Category:Populated places in the Gisborne District]]

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