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Otaki, New Zealand
Otaki is a town in the Kapiti Coast District of the North Island of New Zealand, situated half way between the capital city Wellington, 70 kilometres to the southwest, and Palmerston North, 70 kilometres to the northeast. It marks the northernmost point of the Wellington Region. The town's population is 5600.
The town is sited close to the banks of the Otaki River, some three kilometres from its outflow into the Tasman Sea. The surrounding district is largely agricultural, and the economy of the town is largely based around service industries for the farming community.
Prior to european settlement, the area was inhabited by Maori of the Ngati Raukawa iwi. The nearby Raukawa marae is one of the points of interest of the area, along with one of the country's oldest churches, Rangiatea, which dates from 1846.
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