Tahora is the name of a couple of small settlements in New Zealand.

One Tahora is located in the Taranaki region of the North Island along the Stratford - Okahukura railway line and State Highway 43 between Stratford and Taumarunui. It is the location of an annual folk music festival. View of Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont from Stratford, facing west. ... North Island The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. ... The New Zealand State Highway Shield. ... Stratfords view of Mount Taranaki (facing west). ... Taumarunui 38°53. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the common people. ...

Another Tahora is located in the Otago region of the South Island. From 16 December 1895 until 27 February 1971, the village was served by the Catlins River Branch railway that diverged from the Main South Line in Balclutha. It acted as the railway's terminus for just over six months, from when the line from Glenomaru opened until another section to Owaka was added on 22 June 1896. Today, little remains of the railway besides the line's old formation, though nearby is the Hunts Road tunnel that can be walked. Otago (help· info) is one of the regions of New Zealand and lies in the south-east of the South Island. ... The South Island The South Island is one of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the North Island. ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... The Catlins River Branch was a branch line railway that formed part of New Zealands national rail network. ... The Main South Line is half of the South Island Main Trunk Railway in New Zealand and runs south from Lyttelton through Christchurch and down the east coast of the South Island to Invercargill via Dunedin. ... Looking across the Clutha towards the town centre. ... Glenomaru is a small settlement in The Catlins, an area of the southern South Island of New Zealand. ... Owaka is a small town in Otago, in the southern South Island of New Zealand. ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

External links

• Pages about the Tahora music festival: 2001/2002 and 2002/2003

Coordinates: 39°02′S 174°48′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...