Tīnui, also spelled Tinui and formerly spelled Tenui, is a small village approximately 40 kilometres from

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, in the

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, New Zealand. The name comes from the

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, and , many.

History

Tīnui was the first place in New Zealand to have an

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commemoration ceremony. On 25 April 1916, the local vicar led an expedition to place a large cross to commemorate the dead on Tīnui Taipo, a 360 m (1200 ft) high promontory behind the village. The original wooden cross was replaced by a metal one in 1965 and is a Category I

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historic place. In 2006, the 90th anniversary was commemorated with a 21-gun salute fired by soldiers from

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. In 2009, the

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began promoting Tīnui as an alternative to travelling to

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. Veterans' Affairs Minister

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said of the promotion: "I would be delighted to see Tīnui become a place where people come to pay their respects and remember those who have fallen." The Church of the Good Shepherd opened in 1902. The church has been moved from its original site, restored and ownership transferred from the Anglican Church to the Tīnui and Castlepoint Community Trust. Tīnui has been flooded often, as it is situated on the river flats next to the confluence of the

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and the

Tīnui River The Tīnui River is a river of the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows initially east from its origins in the northern Wairarapa before turning southwest to flow parallel with the pacific Ocean, Pacific coast. It reaches the ...

. The first recorded flood was in 1858, when water covered the river flats. In 1936, floods caused thousands of sheep to drown and floodwaters reached a depth of 450 mm inside the Tīnui Hotel. The 1991 floods devastated the village when 200 mm of rain fell over a 24-hour period, and the river flooded again in July 1992. The Tīnui Hotel was relocated to Greytown in 2008 where it became a private residence.

Gallery

File:Tinui Taipo (22602504893).jpg, Tīnui Taipo File:The Cross, Tinui, Wairarapa (23203463736).jpg, The cross on the hill File:Tinui, Wairarapa (22933825500).jpg, ANZAC walkway File:Church of the Good Shepherd, Tinui (1902) August 2008 (2782726105).jpg, Church of the Good Shepherd File:Tinui Hotel. Currently closed awaiting demolishion, relocation or a new owner - panoramio.jpg, Tīnui Hotel in 2008 before removal to Greytown

Demographics

Tīnui is part of the

Whareama Whareama is a rural area in the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. The Whareama River flows through the area. Marae The community has two ''marae'' affiliated with the Ngāti Kahungunu ''hapū'' of Ngāi Tumapuhia-a-Rangi: Mot ...

statistical area.

Education

Tīnui School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students from the Mangapakeha, Tīnui, Annedale, Tīnui Valley, Whakataki,

Castlepoint Castlepoint is a small beachside settlement on the Wairarapa coast of the Wellington Region of New Zealand. It is home to a lighthouse which stands near the top of the northern end of a reef. The reef is about one kilometre long. At the southe ...

, and Mataikona areas. It has a roll of as of .

References

External links

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Masterton District Council Masterton () is a large town in the Wellington Region, Greater Wellington Region of New Zealand that operates as the seat of the Masterton District (a territorial authority or local-government district). It is the largest town in the Wairarapa ...

Tīnui History website
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