Morrinsville

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Morrinsville
Geographical location
Morrinsville (New Zealand)
Morrinsville
Coordinates 37 ° 39 ′  S , 175 ° 32 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 39 ′  S , 175 ° 32 ′  E
Region ISO NZ-WKO
Country New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
region Waikato
District Matamata-Piako District
Ward Morrinsville Ward
Local foundation 1873
Residents 6th 999 (2013)
height 27 m
Post Code 3300
Telephone code +64 (0) 7
UN / LOCODE NZ MOR
Photography of the place
Morrinsville Pub (15292250066) .jpg
Nottingham Castle Pub , formerly the Morrinsville Hotel
Railway Station of Morrinsville (1902)

Morrinsville is a town in the Matamata-Piako District of the Waikato regionon the North Island of New Zealand .

Origin of name

Originally named Morrins Landing known the place later, after the two settlers Thomas and Samuel Morrin in Morrinsville renamed.

geography

The city is located about 26 km southeast of Hamilton and 20 km southwest of Te Aroha on the Piako River .

history

Before Europeans came to the area around what is now Morrinsville, the country was inhabited by the Māori tribe of the Ngati Haua . The first European to be mentioned is John Johnson , who found access to the locals as a trader. A few settlers followed in the 1870s, including Thomas Morrin , who bought land known as Kuranui No 1/2 Block in 1873/74 and later acquired additional areas. He built the Lockerbie Estate , founded a blacksmith shop and built other buildings. At the same time the Jolly Cripple Hotel opened and in 1876 the local post office opened. A school followed in 1877 and the first church was built in 1881. In 1884 the railway construction reached the city and in October the opening of the station was celebrated. On January 8, 1908, the place received the status of a Town District by public notice and on May 9, 1911 the Morrinsville Star was first published. In 1921 the place was given city status.

Two factories opened in the city in the 1920s, the Morrinsville Dairy Company and the New Zealand Dairy Company , underscoring the importance of the dairy industry in the area. In the 1960s the Kiwi Fertilizer Works was founded, a company in the fertilizer industry.

population

In the 2013 census, the town had 6,999 inhabitants, 6.0% more than in the 2006 census.

economy

Morrinsville is the service and trade center of the region, where dairy farming is preferred . The town is home to manufacturers of fertilizers and fodder, a mushroom growing company, wood processing companies and manufacturers of concrete and plastic products. There are also companies that process grain and meat. Furthermore, Morrinsville a center of cattle trade.

Infrastructure

Road traffic

The New Zealand State Highway 26 runs through Morrinsville and connects the city directly with Hamilton in the southwest and Te Aroha in the northeast. An extensive network of country roads and secondary roads connect the many small settlements and farms in the surrounding area with the city.

Rail transport

The railway line of the Kinleith Branch runs through the city, which branches off from Hamilton on the North Island Main Trunk Railway to the east and leads over the city and the approximately 27 km southeast of Matamata to Kinleith , south of Tokoroa .

Personalities

literature

  • Helga Neubauer: Morrinsville . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 265 f .

Web links

Commons : Morrinsville  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files
  • Homepage . Morrinsville Museum,accessed November 1, 2017.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Sources of population figures for Morrinsville West and East :
  2. ^ A b Neubauer: Morrinsville . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 266 .
  3. ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed November 1, 2017 .
  4. ↑ a b c History of Morrinsville . Morrinsville Information Center , accessed November 1, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Morrinsville Timeline . Morrinsville Museum , accessed November 1, 2017 .
  6. ^ Neubauer: Morrinsville . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 265 .