Manaia (Taranaki)
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| Coordinates | 39 ° 33 ' S , 174 ° 8' E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-TKI | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Taranaki | |
| District | South Taranaki District | |
| Ward | Egmont Plains Ward | |
| Residents | 960 (2013) | |
| height | 70 m | |
| Post Code | 4612 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 6 | |
Manaia is a small town in the South Taranaki District of the Taranaki regionon the North Island of New Zealand .
Origin of name
The place is named after the former Māori chief, Manaia Hukunui , who lived in the region.
geography
The place is located around 13 km west of Hawera , between the villages of Otakeho and Tokaora . It is just under three kilometers to the coast south of the village. The summit of Mount Taranaki is around 28 km north of the village. Numerous streams flow from its slopes towards the sea, some of them flow west and east past the place.
population
In the 2013 census, the town had 960 inhabitants, 3.9% more than in the 2006 census.
economy
Yarrows Bakery , founded in 1923, is the town's main employer.
Infrastructure
Road traffic
The New Zealand State Highway 45 runs through Manaia and connects the town to the west via Opunake with New Plymouth 55 km to the north. To the east, Manaia has a connection with Wanganui via the State Highway .
Education
Manaia has a primary school. It was founded in 1882 with the name Manaia School .
Attractions
The place has a well-preserved defense system from the 19th century. The redoubt was built between 1880 and 1881 at the site of the former Pā Te Takahe , which was built by the Parihaka chief Te Whiti o Rongomai . The 35 m high wooden watchtower was destroyed by a storm and replaced by a concrete tower in 1912. This and two original log houses are now in the middle of a golf course. Trenches surrounded the tower and log houses. The facility could accommodate about 160 defenders.
On the road from Manaia to Hawera , the remains of concrete from a mill that was built in 1900 can be seen. It replaced a wooden mill built in 1882 by DF McVicar of the Sentry Hill Flour Mill in New Plymouth . The mill with the water of the Waiokura River is driven by a 4.6 m large water wheel with 11 kW power. It had four floors and was 11 m long and 6 m wide. The building made it possible to store 15,000 sacks of flour.
Sports
Manaia owns an 18-hole golf course that opened in 1905 and is one of the oldest golf courses in the Taranaki region .
literature
- Helga Neubauer: Manaia . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 487 f .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Manaia . Statistics New Zealand , accessed August 4, 2017 .
- ↑ Manaia . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 488 .
- ↑ a b Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed August 4, 2017 .
- ^ History . Yarrows , accessed August 4, 2017 .
- ↑ Homepage . Manaia Primary School , accessed August 4, 2017 .
- ↑ Manaia School . In: Hawera & Normanby Star . Volume III, Issue 266 , June 26, 1882, pp. 2 (English, online [accessed August 4, 2017]).
- ^ Neubauer: Manaia . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 487 f .