What is "hokonui"

Hokonui (previously known as Hokonui Gold) is an Adult Contemporary radio station that is based in Gore, New Zealand and broadcasting across Southland, South Otago, Mid Canterbury and South Taranaki. The name Hokonui comes from the Hokonui Hills which can clearly be seen in Gore and the Southland Plains.

Hokonui was a parliamentary electorate in the Southland Region of New Zealand, from 1881 to 1890.

The term Hokonui refers to several things in New Zealand, all directly or indirectly related to the area around the Southland town of Gore:

• The Hokonui Hills and the area surrounding them, often simply known as Hokonui or the Hokonuis
• Hokonui, New Zealand, a small settlement near Hedgehope
• Hokonui (radio network), a radio network based in Gore
• Moonshine alcohol, which was produced in the Hokonui area during the prohibition era
  • Hokonui Moonshine, a present-day (legal) alcohol brand produced by the Southern Distilling Company
• Hokonui (New Zealand electorate), a former parliamentary electorate
• Hokonui Runaka, a constituent part of the Ngāi Tahu Māori tribal area
• Hokonui Coal Company