Tumai
Tumai is a rural locality in East Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 1 between Waikouaiti and Palmerston, and close to the South Island Main Trunk railway, although trains no longer stop at Tumai. It is close to the northernmost coastal part of Dunedin city.
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Overview
Overview
A small creek runs close to Tumai, flowing north into the estuary of the Pleasant River. There is evidence of Māori settlement in the area dating to at least the 15th century AD, notably the midden from a small settlement close to the southern edge of the Pleasant River estuary. The site was extensively excavated in 1976, and has a Heritage New Zealand Category II historic place classification.
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Key facts
• Name — Tumai • Type — Settlement • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — New Zealand • Subdivision Type2 — Island • Subdivision Name2 — South Island • Subdivision Type3 — Region • Subdivision Name3 — East Otago • Leader Title — Regional council • Leader Name — Otago Regional Council • Leader Title1 — Territorial authority • Leader Name1 — Dunedin City Council • Time Zone1 — NZST • Utc Offset1 — +12 • Time Zone1 Dst — NZDT • Utc Offset1 Dst — +13 • Postal Code Type — Postcode • Area Code Type — Area code • Area Code — 03 • Custom Label Sec1 — Local iwi • Custom Data Sec1 — Ngāi Tahu
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The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Tumai, revision 1373609519 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
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