Whangamomona
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| Type of entity: | Township, |
| Location: | Whangamomona, |
| Area claimed: | ? km² |
| Membership: | 40 |
| Date of Foundation: | 15 January, 1989 |
| Leadership: | President Murt Kennard |
| Purported organisational structure: | Republic |
| Language: | English |
| Currency: | New Zealand Dollar |
The Whangamomona township was established in 1895 and is located on the State Highway 43 (Lost World Highway) between Taumarunui and Stratford, and on the picturesque Taumarunui - Stratford Railway line, in New Zealand.
In 1989, in response to the re-drawing of administrative boundaries that would have officially moved the township from the Taranaki Region into the Manawatu-Wanganui Region, Whangamomona declared itself as the "Republic of Whangamomona". Though the move was nothing more than a protest, and a not particularly serious one at that, the town holds a celebratory Republic Day once a year on January 15, on which it picks a new president. The day has become something of a local festival day, and now attracts visitors from throughout the North Island. Once, a goat was even elected president of Whangamomona. [1]
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- ^ www.taranakimuseum.org.nz. Entertainment And Leisure - Whangamomona Republic Day 2005. Retrieved on August 5, 2006.
