#25 – Tarawa Street
During the 1960s a new sub-division was built in Paekākāriki. The first new streets were Tarawa Street and Porter Place. Tarawa Street was named after the Battle of Tarawa (in Kiribati) to commemorate the connection between the people of Paekākāriki and the 18.000 U.S. Marines of the Second Division, who fought in the battle during … Read more