Orini
Oriniis a rural community in theWaikato DistrictandWaikatoregion ofNew Zealand'sNorth Island.It is located east ofTaupiri
Orini is centred around a community hall which was opened in 1913, which was rebuilt in 1937 following a fire.[1][2][3][4]It also has a school, which had 81 pupils in 1939.[5][6]
A post office opened in 1907.[7]A creamery was running in 1911.[8][9]A cheese factory opened in 1915,[10]and was still operating in 1932.[11]The stream bridge between Orini and Whitikahu was built in 1938.[12]By 1950 the Orini telephone exchange had 123 subscribers.[13]
The Mangawara area to the west was aKauri gumdigging area until 1983. It also had a creamery and a post office by 1910.[14][15]
Te Hoe, to the north, had a school between 1912 and 1995.[16]It had a post office and store and still has a hall, which was built in 1957.[1][14]
History
[edit]From the 1600s:Ngati KouraandNgati Wairere Waikaioccupied the area, mainly foreel fishing.[17]An oldwakawas discovered in 1937.[18]
After theinvasion of the Waikato,the area wasconfiscatedin 1863[19]and cut up into lots for the military settlers, though deemed too swampy for occupation.[20]
Flaxwas milled in the area from 1890 until a 1908 fire and again from 1918.[17]A new Orini mill opened in 1936[21]and flax was still being grown in 1938, when there was another fire.[22]The drainedpeathas also caught fire from time to time.[23][24]
Electricity came in 1928.[25]A hall was built[26]and a bus service to Hamilton, started in 1937[27]and was still running in 1964[28]and into the 1970s.[29]
Education
[edit]Orini had a school by 1912.[30]It was replaced with Orini Combined School, formed from a merger of Orini, Te Hoe, Netherby and Mangawara schools.[5]
It is now a co-educational state primary school,[31][32]with a roll of 89 as of February 2024.[33]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Community halls".www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz.Retrieved2018-11-08.
- ^"DISTRICT NEWS (Waikato Argus, 1913-10-24)".paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.Retrieved2018-11-18.
- ^"NEW HALL AT ORINI (New Zealand Herald, 1937-11-09)".paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.Retrieved2018-11-18.
- ^"ORINI HALL BURNED (New Zealand Herald, 1936-02-07)".paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.Retrieved2018-11-18.
- ^ab"Orini Combined School".www.orini.school.nz.Retrieved2018-11-08.
- ^"HEALTH OF CHILDREN (Waikato Independent, 1939-11-04)".paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.Retrieved2018-11-18.
- ^"Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives | 1908 Session I POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT (REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR 1907".paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.Retrieved2018-11-18.
- ^"ORINI. (Waikato Argus, 1911-11-09)".paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.Retrieved2018-11-18.
- ^"DAIRY FACTORY BURNED (New Zealand Herald, 1923-04-21)".paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.Retrieved2018-11-18.
- ^"ORINI CHEESE FACTORY. (New Zealand Herald, 1915-10-05)".paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.Retrieved2018-11-18.
- ^"FIERCE FIRE IN STORE. (New Zealand Herald, 1932-01-26)".paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.Retrieved2018-11-18.
- ^"Progress of Orini Bridge. (Auckland Star, 1938-02-26)".paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.Retrieved2018-11-18.
- ^"Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives | 1950 Session I POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT (REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR 1949-50".paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.Retrieved2018-11-18.
- ^ab"WDC District Plan Review – Built Heritage Assessment Historic Overview – Eastern Sector"(PDF).Waikato District Council.2018.
- ^"Mangawara (Waikato Argus, 1910-05-03)".paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.Retrieved2018-11-18.
- ^"PQ 305 (2003)".Parliament.
- ^abIrving, Robin (2010)."Pukemokemoke Bush Learning Resource for Primary School teachers"(PDF).
- ^"OLD WAR CANOE FOUND (New Zealand Herald, 1937-03-18)".paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.Retrieved2018-11-18.
- ^Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu."Confiscation map, 1869".teara.govt.nz.Retrieved2018-02-03.
- ^"THE Daily Southern Cross. (1876-06-23)".paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.Retrieved2018-11-05.
- ^"FLAX INDUSTRY (New Zealand Herald, 1936-12-31)".paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.Retrieved2018-11-18.
- ^"FLAX FIRE (New Zealand Herald, 1938-03-10)".paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.Retrieved2018-11-18.
- ^"WAIKATO PEAT FIRES. (New Zealand Herald, 1924-01-28)".paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.Retrieved2018-11-18.
- ^"SWAMP FIRES. (Auckland Star, 1928-01-12)".paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.Retrieved2018-11-18.
- ^"POWER IN THE COUNTRY. (New Zealand Herald, 1928-03-16)".paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.Retrieved2018-11-06.
- ^"NEW HALL AT WHITIKAHU (New Zealand Herald, 1937-07-07)".paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.Retrieved2018-11-06.
- ^"TRANSPORT LICENCES (New Zealand Herald, 1937-04-19)".paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.Retrieved2018-11-18.
- ^"LESLIE BUSES".www.omnibus.org.nz.Retrieved2018-11-25.
- ^Butler, Michael."The New Zealand Bus Museum".www.geocities.ws.Retrieved2018-11-25.
- ^"Appendix to the Journal of the House of Representatives, 1 JANUARY 1913 EDUCATION: PRIMARY EDUCATION".paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.Retrieved2018-11-18.
- ^"Official School Website".orini.school.nz.
- ^"Ministry of Education School Profile".educationcounts.govt.nz.Ministry of Education.
- ^"Education Review Office Report".ero.govt.nz.Education Review Office.
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