Hurleyville is a community in south
Taranaki
Taranaki is a regions of New Zealand, region in the west of New Zealand's North Island. It is named after its main geographical feature, the stratovolcano Mount Taranaki, Taranaki Maunga, formerly known as Mount Egmont.
The main centre is the ...
, in the western
North Island
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of
New Zealand
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. It is located 18 kilometres north of
Patea
Patea ( ) is the third-largest town in South Taranaki District, New Zealand. It is on the western bank of the Pātea River, 61 kilometres north-west of Whanganui on . Hāwera is 27 km to the north-west, and Waverley, Taranaki, Waverley 17 ...
and 30 km southeast of
Hāwera
Hāwera is the second-largest centre in the Taranaki region of New Zealand's North Island, with a population of . It is near the coast of the South Taranaki Bight. The origins of the town lie in a government military base that was establishe ...
.
[
]Pātea Dam
The Pātea Dam is a high compacted earth fill–type hydroelectric dam in Taranaki, New Zealand, constructed between 1980 and 1984.
The dam is high, and is the fourth highest in New Zealand. It was the first dam constructed using tertiary sands ...
is 20.6 km north.
Education
Hurleyville School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a decile rating of 5 and a roll of 8.
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South Taranaki District
Populated places in Taranaki
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