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Matamau
Matamau is a small village, on a ridge between the Matamau and Whakaruatapu Streams, tributaries of the Manawatū River, in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. State Highway 2 and the Palmerston North–Gisborne line run through the village. It has a rare surviving example of a basic railway station, a cafe, developed from the former post office and store about 1969, and a truck repair workshop. Until the 1870s it was densely forested, but most of the trees were felled and milled by 1910 and replaced by farms. Name The area was initially called by the name of the stream to the north, Whakaruatapu. By 1881 it was called Matamau, which an 1888 newspaper report said was from a Māori legend that a chief tried to spear a kererū at Matamau, but the mata or point of his spear got caught up, mau. History Matamau was in the Te Ohu Block, which was part of the Seventy Mile Bush, bought by Government for £17,552 on 16 August 1871, from Hohepa Paewai, a chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matamau Viaduct About 1887
Matamau is a small village, on a ridge between the Matamau and Whakaruatapu Streams, tributaries of the Manawatū River, in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. State Highway 2 (New Zealand), State Highway 2 and the Palmerston North–Gisborne Line#Palmerston North - Napier section, Palmerston North–Gisborne line run through the village. It has a rare surviving example of a basic railway station, a cafe, developed from the former post office and store about 1969, and a truck repair workshop. Until the 1870s it was densely forested, but most of the trees were felled and milled by 1910 and replaced by farms. Name The area was initially called by the name of the stream to the north, Whakaruatapu. By 1881 it was called Matamau, which an 1888 newspaper report said was from a Māori legend that a chief tried to spear a kererū at Matamau, but the mata or point of his spear got caught up, mau. History Matamau was in the Te Ohu Block, which was part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
