Putaruru

	Putaruru
	Geographical location
Coordinates	38 ° 3 ′ S , 175 ° 47 ′ E Coordinates: 38 ° 3 ′ S , 175 ° 47 ′ E
Region ISO	NZ-WKO
Country	New Zealand
region	Waikato
District	South Waikato District
Ward	Putaruru Ward
Residents	3 777 (2013)
height	160 m
Post Code	3411
Telephone code	+64 (0) 7
UN / LOCODE	NZ PTR
website	www.putaruru.co.nz
	Photography of the place
	; Hiking trail to the Blue Spring near Putaruru

Putaruru is a small town in the South Waikato District of the Waikato regionon the North Island of New Zealand .

Origin of name

The name of the city means in the Māori language something like "nesting cave of the Morepork ", a New Zealand owl that nests in hollow tree trunks.

geography

The city is located around 32 km southeast of Cambridge and around 21 km north-northwest of Tokoroa in the wide plain of the Waihou River and the Oraka Stream , both of which pass the city to the east, the latter immediately. To the east of the city, the slopes of the former caldera of a volcano that erupted around 240,000 years ago rise to over 700 m .

population

In the 2013 census, the city had 3,777 inhabitants, 0.2% more than in the 2006 census.

economy

Putaruru is the service center for the agricultural region and the location of several wood processing companies.

Infrastructure

Road traffic

The New Zealand State Highway 1 , which connects the city with Cambridge and Tokoroa , runs through Putaruru . Just under 2 km northeast of the city center, the New Zealand State Highway 23 branches off from State Highway 1 to the northeast, providing connections to the intersecting New Zealand State Highway 5 and New Zealand State Highway 29 .

Rail transport

The Kinleith Branch railroad runs through town. The line, which branches off to the east in Hamilton from the North Island Main Trunk Railway , leads via Morrinsville , Matamata to Kinleith , south of Tokoroa and has a branch to the east in Putaruru to Rotorua .

Attractions

The city is home to the Putaruru Timber Museum, which illustrates the history of New Zealand's timber industry.
Northeast of the city is the source of the Blue Spring . With a constant temperature of 11 ° C and an outflow of 42 m³ per minute, the very clear water rises from the mountain. Since the water absorbs red and green light components, it takes on a bluish color when the sun shines. A hiking trail leads to the source.

Personalities

Lorraine Moller (* 1955), long-distance runner
Sarah McLeod (born 1971), actress

literature

Helga Neubauer: Putaruru . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 410 .

Web links

Homepage . Pride in Putaruru,accessed October 1, 2017.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Putaruru . Statistics New Zealand , accessed October 1, 2017 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c Neubauer: Putaruru . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 410 .
↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed October 1, 2017 .
↑ Spectacular natural phenomenon: rumbling geyser brings residents out of sleep. In: n-tv Panorama. n-tv Nachrichtenfernsehen GmbH, November 28, 2016, accessed on October 1, 2017 .
^ Te Waihou Walkway . Pride in Putaruru , accessed October 1, 2017 .

[Stat_NZ_Population_and_dwellings-1] 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Putaruru . Statistics New Zealand , accessed October 1, 2017 .

[NZ_Buch-2] Neubauer: Putaruru . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 410 .

[LINZ_Topo250_maps-3] Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed October 1, 2017 .

[ntv_panorama_2016_11_28-4] Spectacular natural phenomenon: rumbling geyser brings residents out of sleep. In: n-tv Panorama. n-tv Nachrichtenfernsehen GmbH, November 28, 2016, accessed on October 1, 2017 .

[Te_Waihou_Walkway-5] Te Waihou Walkway . Pride in Putaruru , accessed October 1, 2017 .