Mangatāwhiri

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Mangatāwhiri
Locality
Mangatāwhiri Hall
Mangatāwhiri Hall
Coordinates: 37°12′54″S 175°07′23″E / 37.215°S 175.123°E / -37.215; 175.123Coordinates: 37°12′54″S 175°07′23″E / 37.215°S 175.123°E / -37.215; 175.123
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWaikato
DistrictWaikato District
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2013 census)
 • Total117
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
The Mangatāwhiri castle

Mangatāwhiri is a locality about 10 km north-east of Pōkeno and 7 km west of Mangatangi in the Waikato District in the North Island of New Zealand.

The Mangatawhiri area unit, which is much larger than the locality and includes Mangatangi, had a population of 1,533 at the 2013 New Zealand census, an increase of 153 people since the 2006 census. There were 825 males and 708 females.[1] 83.1% were European/Pākehā, 14.8% were Māori, 4.1% were Pacific peoples and 4.5% were Asian.[2] The locality is in meshblocks 0841700 and 0843401, which had a population of 117 people in 48 households in the census.[3]

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "tāwhiri tree stream" for Mangatāwhiri.[4]

The Mangatāwhiri castle is a prominent building on Mangatawhiri Road which once housed the Castle Cafe but is now empty.[5]

Mangatāwhiri River flows south from the Hunua Ranges through Mangatāwhiri, and joins the Waikato River near Mercer.[6][7]

Education[]

Mangatawhiri School is a co-educational state full primary school covering years 1 to 8,[8] with a roll of 222 as of November 2021.[9] The school started in the Lyons Homestead in the 19th century, and was moved to McKenzie Road in 1925. In 1962 a new school was built on the same site, and it has since been expanded to seven classrooms.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ 2013 Census QuickStats about a place  : Mangatawhiri
  2. ^ 2013 Census QuickStats about a place (Cultural diversity) : Mangatawhiri
  3. ^ "2013 Census map – QuickStats about a place". archive.stats.govt.nz. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  4. ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  5. ^ Hubbard, Briar (12 May 2016). "Mangatawhiri castle on the market for first time in 26 years". Stuff.
  6. ^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 14. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
  7. ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. p. map 43. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  8. ^ Education Counts: Mangatawhiri School
  9. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Our Story". Mangatawhiri School. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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