Ahaura
| Ahaura | ||
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| Coordinates | 42 ° 21 ′ S , 171 ° 32 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-WTC | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | West coast | |
| District | Gray District | |
| Ward | Eastern Ward | |
| Local foundation | 1858 | |
| Residents | 372 (2013) | |
| height | 60 m | |
| Post Code | 7871 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 3 | |
Ahaura is a village in the West Coast regionon the South Island of New Zealand .
geography
The village is located in the Gray Valley of the Gray District , at the confluence of the Ahaura River and the Gray River . The New Zealand State Highway 7 and the Stillwater – Westport railway line run through the town. The nearest towns are Greymouth , 21 miles southwest and Reefton , 44 miles northeast.
The population of Ahauras was 372 in 2013, a decrease of 18 since 2006.
history
The European settlement of the area began in 1858 with the use of pastureland at the confluence of the Ahura and Gray Rivers .
education
The Awahono School-Gray Valley is a coeducational elementary school for grades 1-8 with currently 113 students. The decile rating is 4. This school was created at the beginning of 2005 from the amalgamation of the schools of Ahaura, Moonlight , Ngahere and Totara Flat .
Web links
- Website about Ahaura ( Memento of October 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ^ Peter Dowling (Ed.): Reed New Zealand Atlas . Reed Books , Birkenhead 2004, ISBN 0-7900-0952-8 (English, card 69).
- ^ Roger Smith : The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand . Ed .: Robbie Burton . Craig Potter , Nelson 2005, ISBN 1-877333-20-4 (English, card 148).
- ↑ 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Ahaura accessed on July 17, 2014
- ^ Anna Rogers : Illustrated History of the West Coast . Reed , Birkenhead 2005, ISBN 0-7900-1022-4 , pp. 35 (English).
- ^ Ministry of Education : School information
- ↑ Awahono School website , accessed on November 6, 2016.
- ^ Ministry of Education : School Associations 2005