Ruatuna is a house built from kauri timber in 1877 at Hukatere in the Matakohe district, New Zealand, overlooking the Kaipara Harbour. The house is the birthplace of Gordon Coates (1878–1943), who served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1925 to 1928. Ruatuna was registered by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (now called Heritage New Zealand) on 23 June 1983 and has registration number 7. The building has a category I listing.[1]

Ruatuna
Ruatuna some time before 1905
Map
General information
Address
  • 441 Tinopai Road
  • Tinopai 0593
  • New Zealand
Coordinates36°9′54.21″S 174°10′18.02″E / 36.1650583°S 174.1716722°E / -36.1650583; 174.1716722
Completed1877
ClientEdward Coates
Design and construction
Main contractorSamuel Cooksey
Designated23 June 1983[1]
Reference no.7
Ruatuna in 2019

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ruatuna". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 25 January 2016.