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Waimiha
Waimiha is a rural community in the Ruapehu District and ManawatÅ«-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located south of Te KÅ«iti and Benneydale, and north of Taumarunui and Ongarue. History MÄori have lived in Waimiha for centuries, hunting birds from the forested hills. The local Waimiha Marae is a tribal meeting ground of the NgÄti Maniapoto hapÅ« of Te Ihingarangi. It includes Te Ihingarangi meeting house. Waimiha developed after the railway opened in 1901, which was followed by sawmillers and farmers. Crown land in the area was prepared for settlement in the 1910s. By the 1920s there were general stores, boarding houses, stables, a post office, butchery and cinema. In the late 1920s, under a government policy introduced by Ä€pirana Ngata, some MÄori land owners received funds to convert their land into farmland. By the 1930s, of MÄori land at Waimihia had been converted. Some of this land was later sold off or consolidated into larger farms. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Waimiha Marae
Waimiha is a rural community in the Ruapehu District and ManawatÅ«-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located south of Te KÅ«iti and Benneydale, and north of Taumarunui and Ongarue. History MÄori have lived in Waimiha for centuries, hunting birds from the forested hills. The local Waimiha Marae is a tribal meeting ground of the NgÄti Maniapoto hapÅ« of Te Ihingarangi. It includes Te Ihingarangi meeting house. Waimiha developed after the railway opened in 1901, which was followed by sawmillers and farmers. Crown land in the area was prepared for settlement in the 1910s. By the 1920s there were general stores, boarding houses, stables, a post office, butchery and cinema. In the late 1920s, under a government policy introduced by Ä€pirana Ngata, some MÄori land owners received funds to convert their land into farmland. By the 1930s, of MÄori land at Waimihia had been converted. Some of this land was later sold off or consolidated into larger farms. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |