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Runanga
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DescriptionRunanga is a small town on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand.
It is located ten kilometres to the northwest of Greymouth, to the north of the Grey River. Barrytown is 21 kilometres (13 mi) further north. State Highway 6 and the Rapahoe Branch railway run through the town.
Runanga was formerly a railway junction, with the steep Rewanui Branch diverging from the Rapahoe line until closure in 1985.
The population of Runanga and its surrounds, including the separate settlement of Rapahoe to the north-west, was 1,221 in the 2006 Census, a decrease of 84 from 2001.
The town's origins can be traced back to European colonisation in the late 19th century, when large numbers of settlers came to work the local coal fields.
The town's name is Maori for "meeting place".
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It is located ten kilometres to the northwest of Greymouth, to the north of the Grey River. Barrytown is 21 kilometres (13 mi) further north. State Highway 6 and the Rapahoe Branch railway run through the town.
Runanga was formerly a railway junction, with the steep Rewanui Branch diverging from the Rapahoe line until closure in 1985.
The population of Runanga and its surrounds, including the separate settlement of Rapahoe to the north-west, was 1,221 in the 2006 Census, a decrease of 84 from 2001.
The town's origins can be traced back to European colonisation in the late 19th century, when large numbers of settlers came to work the local coal fields.
The town's name is Maori for "meeting place".
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Category TagTownshipCoal Mining
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West Coast New Zealand History (7th May 2015). Runanga. In Website West Coast New Zealand History. Retrieved 12th Feb 2026 17:08, from https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/1082