Eltham (New Zealand)
| Eltham | ||
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| Coordinates | 39 ° 26 ′ S , 174 ° 18 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-TKI | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Taranaki | |
| District | South Taranaki District | |
| Ward | Eltham Ward | |
| Local foundation | 1870s | |
| Residents | 1 941 (2013) | |
| height | 214 m | |
| Post Code | 4322 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 6 | |
| UN / LOCODE | NZ ELM | |
| website | elthamvillage.webs.com | |
| Photography of the place | ||
 Center of Eltham |
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Eltham is a rural town in the South Taranaki District of the Taranaki Regionon the North Island of New Zealand .
geography
The place is located about 46 km south-southeast of New Plymouth and 25 km southeast of the volcanic cone of Mount Taranaki . Stratford is 12 km north and Hawera 17 km south of the village. The Waingongoro River and the Mangawharawhara Stream flow through the village . To the east of Eltham is Lake Rotokare , a small lake surrounded by native vegetation, and to the southeast of the town is Lake Rotorangi .
history
Settlement of the area around Eltham began in the 1870s when heavily forested land, mainly north of Mountain Road, was cleared. Numerous sawmills emerged. After the forest was cleared, it was found that the land was ideal for dairy farming. In 1884, when Eltham was declared a "city", more settlers, mainly from England, moved in and let the population increase further. In 1901 Eltham was declared a borough , but in 1989 the place had to give up its independent administration in the course of the territorial reform and was assigned to the South Taranaki District .
population
Eltham is the second largest town in South Taranaki . In the 2013 census, the town had 1941 inhabitants, 2.1% fewer than in the 2006 census.
economy
Eltham's economic base is the dairy industry. Farms banded together and formed cooperatives to market their products. Eltham is u. a. the only place in New Zealand where rennet is made, an enzyme essential for cheese production . Eltham was also the first New Zealand place to export butter to England. The main industry of the place today is cheese production. Much of the cheeses on offer in New Zealand, such as feta and camembert , are made in a factory on Bridge Street .
Other cheese products, such as the processed cheese used in hamburgers , are made at the Collingwood Street facility , the heavily redesigned former location of the Taranki Dairy Cooperative's milk powder plant . Cheese is the trademark of the place, which is why the water tower of the place was painted in 2002 and looks like a piece of cheese.
Another important industrial operation in the area is the Riverlands slaughterhouse (formerly JC Hutton's ) with another manufacturing facility in Bulls . Both plants can slaughter and process up to 1250 cattle per day.
Infrastructure
traffic
The High Street , which crosses the town center as part of New Zealand State Highway 3 , and Bridge Street , which leads west to Kaponga and joins New Zealand State Highway 45 near Opunake , were New Zealand's first paved roads.
The place is on the railway line of the North Island Main Trunk Railway .
Education
The place has 3 schools:
- The Eltham School is a coeducational primary school for the 1st to 8th grade with a Decile rating of 3 and 154 students in 2012 and was founded in 1886.
- Te Kura o Nga Ruahine Rangi , a composite school for grades 1 to 10, has a Decile rating of 3 and 2012 34 students.
- The Rawhitiroa School is a primary school and in 2012 had a Decile rating of 6 and 35 students.
Personalities
- Ronald Syme , historian (1903-1989)
- Amyas Connell , architect (1901–1980)
- Brian "Jazz" Muller , national rugby player (born 1942)
- Bryce Robins , national rugby player (born 1958)
- Geoff Old , national rugby player (born 1956)
- Roger Urbahn , national rugby player (1934–1984)
- Chau Tseung (also Chew Chong ), founder of the butter-making factory system in the late 1880s.
- Charles Knight , television producer
- Gavin Hill , rugby player
- Richard Karl Arnold , rugby player, Newcastle Falcons
literature
- Brian Newton Davis : Eltham . In: Alexander Hare McLintock (Ed.): An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand . Wellington 1966 ( online [accessed December 17, 2015]).
- Herbert Otto Roth : Chong, Chew . In: Alexander Hare McLintock (Ed.): An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand . Wellington 1966 ( online [accessed December 17, 2015]).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2013 Census QuickStats about a place: Eltham . Statistics New Zealand , accessed June 5, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed June 5, 2017 .
- ^ Davis : Eltham . In: An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand . 1966.
- ^ The New Zealand Co-operative Rennet Company Limited, Eltham, 50th jubilee, 1916-1966. Hawera 1966
- ↑ Eltham Travel Guide, accessed April 21, 2012
- ^ Henry J. Andrews : The history of Eltham, New Zealand: cradle of the dairy export industry , Eltham Borough Council , Eltham 1959
- ^ Russell Standish : Eltham: one hundred years Eltham District Centennial Committee , Eltham 1984
- ↑ a b c New Zealand Department of Education website - Eltham School, accessed April 21, 2012
- ↑ Claude Carncross: Eltham Public School, 1886-1961: souvenir booklet for the 75th anniversary. Easter 1961 | publisher = Eltham Public School Jubilee Committee / Eltham Argus 1961
- ↑ David Bruce : Taranaki Stories - Ronald Syme : Taranaki 's Forgotten Son . Puke Ariki , June 14, 2013, archived from the original on November 20, 2008 ; accessed on February 7, 2016 (English, original website no longer available).
- ↑ Brian Muller April at allblacks.com retrieved 21, 2012
- ↑ Bryce Robins April at allblacks.com retrieved 21, 2012
- ↑ Geoff Old April at allblacks.com retrieved 21, 2012
- ↑ Roger Urbahn at allblacks.com retrieved April 21, 2012
- ↑ Roth : Chong, Chew . In: An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand . 1966.
- ↑ James Ng : Chew Chong . In: Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand , October 30, 2012, accessed December 17, 2015 .
- ↑ Internet Movie Database, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1379033/
- ↑ Rugbynetwork.net accessed 21 April 2012 at