Maketu
| Maketu | ||
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| Coordinates | 37 ° 46 ′ S , 176 ° 27 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-BOP | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Bay of Plenty | |
| District | Western Bay of Plenty District | |
| Ward | Maketu Ward | |
| Residents | 1 047 (2013) | |
| height | 3 m | |
| Post Code | 3189 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 7 | |
| Photography of the place | ||
.jpg) Maketu Bay |
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Maketu is a small town in the Western Bay of Plenty District of the Bay of Plenty region on the North Island of New Zealand .
Origin of name
Maketu is said to have been named by the sailors of the Arawa Waka ( Arawa Kanu) after a plantation for sweet potatoes in Hawaiki , the mythical place of origin of the Māori .
geography
The place is located around 27 km southeast of Tauranga on the coast of the Bay of Plenty . The headland to Okurai Point is part of the place. Te Puke and Paengaroa are about 12 km southwest and 8 km south of Maketu and are the next largest towns. The New Zealand State Highway 2 runs about 5 km south of the town and connects the town with the western and eastern parts of the Bay of Plenty .
history
In Māori mythology, Maketu is the landing site of the Te Arawa canoe and possibly the oldest settlement in the region. The Iwi of Te Arawa settled the area from the 14th century and built a fortification ( Pā ), Pukemaire .
In 1830 the Danish seaman Philip Tapsell (original name: Hands Felk ) settled in the area and set up a trading post for New Zealand flax . Missionary Thomas Chapman followed in 1842 and set up a missionary station at Maketu , where St. Thomas Church was built in 1868 .
The Māori of the region cultivated friendly relations with the Europeans, supplied kauri resin from the kauri deposits in the area and maintained connections with a few small ships to Auckland and the east coast. The Te Arawa tribe opposed efforts by other tribes on the east coast to march through their land in support of the Māori King Movement in the Waikato region . The tension led to the members of the Te Arawa tribe gathering in Maketu and being supplied with ammunition by the British. After a few preliminary battles, the main Māori force of the east coast, who supported the King Movement , met the Te Arawa off Maketu and besieged the place around 2 km east of a plateau. With the support of the British gunboats " Falcon " and " Sandfly ", the attackers were finally defeated and pursued as far as Matata .
population
At the census of 2013 the place had 1047 inhabitants, 11.2% less than at the census in 2006. With 67.1%, the place is mainly inhabited by Māori .
economy
The residents of the place live mainly from fishing, livestock farming and corn cultivation. The coast also offers good opportunities for surfing, swimming and fishing.
literature
- Helga Neubauer: Maketu . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 390 f .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Maketu Community . Statistics New Zealand , accessed August 3, 2017 .
- ↑ a b c Neubauer: Maketu . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 391 .
- ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed August 3, 2017 .
- ↑ 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Maketu Community - Ethnic groups . Statistics New Zealand , accessed August 3, 2017 .
- ^ Neubauer: Maketu . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 390 .