The home of highland dancing
Est 1849
Situated on St Highway 3 with the main route to Marton and Bulls, Turakina - where 'Chequered skirts are fashionable, drawing its name from the Turakina River. ... meaning - to be felled or thrown down. Hau, who gave so many names in the Rangitikei, Manawatu, and Horowhenua districts, named Turakina because he was able to cross the river using a tree that had fallen across from one bank to the other.
Turakina is the home of the Turakina Highland Games and a gateway to Koitiata, a quaint New Zealand beach settlement.