Omanaia
| Omanaia | ||
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| Coordinates | 35 ° 27 ′ S , 173 ° 31 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-NTL | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Northland | |
| District | Far North District | |
| Ward | Kaikohe-Hokianga Ward | |
| Residents | few | |
| height | 22 m | |
| Post Code | 0473 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 9 | |
Omanaia is a small settlement in the Far North District of Northland on the North Island of New Zealand .
geography
The settlement is located around 25 km south-southwest of Kaikohe and just under 7 km south of Rawene , a small village with a ferry dock at Hokianga Harbor . By Omanaia leading New Zealand State Highway 12 , the settlement with Kaikohe combines and west flowing Omanaia River to the settlement over.
history
In the 1830s, the Māori chief of Omanaia , Papahurihia , also known as Te Atua Wera , was the leader of a nationalist movement against the spread of Christianity around Hokianga Harbor . He was also one of the supporters of Hone Heke , who is considered to have triggered the so-called Flagstaff War (flagpole war) of 1845.
Education
In the settlement is the Omanaia School , where students in grades 1 to 8 are taught. The school was attended by 19 students in 2016.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed August 22, 2017 .
- ↑ Ruth Miriam Ross : Taonui, Aperahama . In: Alexander Hare McLintock (Ed.): An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand . Wellington 1966 ( online [accessed August 22, 2017]).
- ^ Omanaia School . Education Counts , accessed August 22, 2017 .