Whangamōmona is a small township in the Stratford District and Manawatū-Whanganui Region of New Zealand.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 57.1% had no religion, and 28.6% were Christian.

[5] Growth of the town was seriously affected by the loss of 51 men (including the smaller nearby settlements of Kohuratahi and Tahora)[6] in the First World War and a major flood in 1924.

[5] In July 2020, the name of the locality was officially gazetted as Whangamōmona by the New Zealand Geographic Board.

Though the move began as a pointed protest, the town continued to hold a celebratory Republic Day once a year, during which a vote for president was held.

He won election by a landslide, although some residents speculate he ate the other challengers' ballots in order to win.

[13] On Republic Day 2019 (19 January) President Herlihy was re-elected for a second term, having fought off challenges from Maketoni the Teddy Bear, Sherman the Cockatoo, Eunice the Sheep, Griff Robb (who proposed that the land-locked nation should enter into maritime tourism) and a Mrs Brown look-alike at the polls.

Controversy surrounded the election due to the disappearance of candidate Eunice the Sheep, with commentators noting that mutton sandwiches were for sale at the Republic Day barbecue.