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Akitio is a coastal community in the Tararua District of the lower east coast of the North Island of New Zealand .. Tararua District. Tararua District. North Island. North Island. New Zealand. New Zealand. The Akitio River runs for approximately 35 kilometres in a southeast by northwest direction , leading to the town of Weber , on Route 52 , formerly State Highway 52 .. Akitio River. Akitio River. Weber. Weber, New Zealand. State Highway 52. New Zealand State Highway 52. Akitio County , Est. 1911 , was formerly governed from Pongaroa , located approximately 30 mi from Akitio Beach , and the Homesteads of Akitio , Marainanga , and Monaroa Stations .. Pongaroa. Pongaroa. The area originally -LRB- and as recently as 1908 -RRB- was dominated by two estates , the Marainanga Estate , and the Akitio Estate ; of 38000 acre , and 50000 acre each respectively .. The region has been partitioned and sub-divided during the past 100 years to consist of many single family sized blocks ; from approximately 600 acre , up to what remains of the original ` Akitio ' Estate Station , which remains the largest at approximately 9000 acre today .. Station. Station ( New Zealand agriculture )