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Okato is a small town located in Taranaki, New Zealand, situated about 25 minutes drive around the coast from New Plymouth on State Highway 4. It is home to an impressive selection of attractions and experiences, making it well worth a visit. The town was established as a military settlement in the 1860s. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of Kato" for Okato. While "Kato" was probably a personal name, an alternative translation is "place of full tide/