Karitane

The seaside settlement of Karitane is located within the limits of the city of Dunedin in New Zealand, 35 kilometres to the north of the city centre.Set in rolling country near the mouth of the Waikouaiti River, the town is a popular holiday retreat for Dunedinites.Close to the settlement is the site of Huriawa Pā, which was a major fortification in pre-European New Zealand set in a strong position on a rocky promontory above the coast.Karitane, Plunket and Truby KingThe name Karitane is often associated by older New Zealanders with pioneering paediatrician and psychiatrist Sir Truby King, founder of the Plunket Society. Karitane's name is echoed in many New Zealand child-related services and products: Plunket set up a string of neonatal care institutions known throughout the country as Karitane Hospitals, starting here in Truby King's house, Kingscliff A type of infant formula, Karicare, now made by Nutricia, as well as earlier brands Karilac and Kariol made by the Karitane Products Society are named after the town Karitane Nurse (historically) a type of nurse in New Zealand specialising in infant care Community Karitane, a type of community worker in New Zealand advising on parenting issues such as breastfeeding, nutrition, sleep and behaviour Karitane yellow, an informal name for a (baby-excrement-coloured) unpleasant shade of yellow Truby King also worked at nearby Seacliff Lunatic Asylum.