Makaraka is an outer suburb of Gisborne, in New Zealand's North Island, located in the west of the city.[1] The suburb features Gisborne's horse-racing circuit, Makaraka Racecourse.[2] It is part of the statistical area of Makaraka-Awapuni, which is covered at Awapuni.
Makaraka was settled by dairy farmers in the 19th century. A dairy factory was built in the settlement in 1899.[3]
The Tarere Marae, located near Makaraka, is a tribal meeting place of Te Whānau a Iwi, a hapū of Te Aitanga ā Māhaki.[4] It includes Te Aotipu meeting house.[5]
Makaraka School is a Year 1–6 co-educational public primary school[6] with a roll of 110 as of February 2024.[7][8][9]
From 1902 to 1959 Mākaraka had a railway station on the Moutohora Branch and, from 1915 to 1931, was the junction for the Ngātapa Branch. It is now the mothballed Makaraka Industrial Line[10] and also has the East Coast Museum of Technology station building (from Matawhero) and museum on the former station site.[11]
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