Huntly (New Zealand)
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Huntly Māori: Rahui Pokeka |
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| Coordinates | 37 ° 33 ' S , 175 ° 10' E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-WKO | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Waikato | |
| District | Waikato District | |
| Ward | Huntly Ward | |
| Local foundation | 1850s | |
| Residents | 6th 954 (2013) | |
| height | 15 m | |
| Post Code | 3700 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 7 | |
| UN / LOCODE | NZ HLY | |
| website | www.huntly.co.nz | |
| Photography of the place | ||
 The south end of Huntly with the open-cast mines common for the area. |
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Huntly is a city in the Waikato District of the Waikato Regionon the North Island of New Zealand .
Origin of name
The place founded in the 1850s was originally called Rahui Pokeka . The present name comes from a postmaster who lived here in the 1870s and indirectly renamed the place Huntly in Scotland when he used an old postage stamp with the motif " Huntley Lodge " to frank letters from the settlement. The ' Lodge ' was later left out, as was the 'e'.
geography
The city is located 93 km south of Auckland and 35 km north of Hamilton , just off New Zealand State Highway 1 and the main North Island Main Trunk Railway . The Waikato River , which divides the city into two parts, flows through Huntly into a western part and an eastern part.
Historical significance for the Māori
Huntly and the surrounding area is traditionally part of the Waikato-Tainui tribal area of the Tainui Tribal Association . The Ngati Mahuta and Ngati Whawhakia are the sub-tribes living in this area. In and around Huntly there are some marae (meeting places of the Māori : Waahi Pa, Te Kauri, Kaitimutimu, Te Ohaaki ) and further north Maurea and Horahora . The Pā of Waahi was the official residence of the former Māori -Queen Dame Te Atairangikaahu and is now the residence of her son, the Māori -Königs Tuheitia Paki .
In Huntly is the school founded as a native school in 1896 Rakaumanga Kura . It became one of the first bilingual ( Māori / English) schools in New Zealand in 1984 . In 1994 Māori became the primary language of instruction and the name Te Whare Kura o Rakaumangamanga was changed.
population
In the 2013 census, the town had 6954 inhabitants, 1.7% more than in the 2006 census.
economy
On the west bank of the Waikato River is the Huntly power plant , which was New Zealand's largest power plant in 2014. The coal and natural gas powered power plant is located in the area of New Zealand, which has the largest coal production in New Zealand with 10,000 tons of coal per day. Coal mining has a long history in the area, both in open pit and mining. The main customers for the coal are New Zealand Steel's power plant and steel mill in Glenbrook . Huntly is surrounded by fertile farmland and lakes (many of which are open pit quarries ) that are used for fishing and water sports.
Sports
Huntly has a significant history in rugby , at one point the city had four clubs: Taniwharau , Huntly South , Huntly United and Rangiriri Eels . Taniwharau was the most successful team with 11 wins in a row during the 1970s and 1980s at the regional championships in Waikato . The club also won the Waicoa Bay championship for the first time in 2002 and again in 2007, that year they remained undefeated for the entire season. This has not yet been achieved by any other team in the Waikato Rugby League Premier Level .
A number of New Zealand national players come from Huntly : Tawera Nikau ( Rangiriri ), Wairangi Koopu ( Taniwharau ) and Lance Hohaia ( Taniwharau ), as well as numerous players in the Maori Rugby League .
Personalities
People who were born in or worked in Huntly.
- Bruce Goodin (* 1969), New Zealand show jumper and four-time Olympian
See also
Web links
- History of Huntly . Huntly Community Board,accessed June 13, 2017.
Individual evidence
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Both districts Huntly West and East combined:
- 2013 Census QuickStats about a place: Huntly West . Statistics New Zealand,accessed August 21, 2014.
- 2013 Census QuickStats about a place: Huntly East . Statistics New Zealand,accessed August 21, 2014.
- ↑ History - Rahui - Pokeka / Huntly . Waikato District Enterprise Agency , 2005, archived from the original on February 24, 2009 ; accessed on August 21, 2014 (English, original website no longer available).
- ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed June 13, 2017 .
- ^ Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand
- ↑ Steve Edbrooke : Coal Overview . Crown Minerals , archived from the original on October 2, 2013 ; accessed on January 13, 2016 (English, original website no longer available).