Opunake

Opunake is a small town on the southwest coast of Taranaki in New Zealand's North Island. It is located 45 kilometres southwest of New Plymouth. Rahotu is 16 km to the northwest. Manaia is 29 km to the southeast. State Highway 45 passes through the town. The town has a population of 1,390 (June 2015 estimate). The town was settled in the 1880s. It was intended to be a major port but, other than a jetty constructed in 1891, little else was completed. Currently (January 2008) an artificial surfing reef is under construction in the northwestern corner of the beach.

Opunake

Opunake is a small town on the southwest coast of Taranaki in New Zealand's North Island. It is located 45 kilometres southwest of New Plymouth. Rahotu is 16 km to the northwest. Manaia is 29 km to the southeast. State Highway 45 passes through the town. The town has a population of 1,390 (June 2015 estimate). The town was settled in the 1880s. It was intended to be a major port but, other than a jetty constructed in 1891, little else was completed. Currently (January 2008) an artificial surfing reef is under construction in the northwestern corner of the beach.