Aka Aka

Aka Aka is a rural locality on the Aka Aka Stream, a tributary of the Waikato River. It lies about 7 km southeast of Waiuku. In the 2013 New Zealand census, the meshblock containing Aka Aka had a population of 81 people.[1]

Aka Aka
Locality
Aka Aka
Coordinates: 37.293°S 174.7926°E / -37.293; 174.7926
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWaikato region
DistrictWaikato District
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (2013 census)
 • Territorial81
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)

The area was originally a swamp, drained in the late 19th century.[2][3]

The New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company has a factory in Aka Aka,[4] built in 1901.[5][6]

The current Aka Aka Hall, opened in 2002, contains a Roll of Honour commemorating people from the area killed in the first and second world wars.[7] The hall replaced one which was described as a "splendid new hall" in 1912.[8]

Education

Aka Aka School is a co-educational state primary school covering years 1 to 8,[9] with a roll of 40 as of March 2020.[10]

References
  1. "Meshblock 0833300". Mashblock. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  2. "Highway Boards - Waiuku". The New Zealand Herald. XXI (7015). 12 May 1884.
  3. "Table Talk". Auckland Star. XXIII (293). 15 December 1892.
  4. "N Z Co-operative Dairy Company - Aka Aka Branch". Kete New Plymouth. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  5. "Untitled". Auckland Star. XXXII (18). 22 January 1901.
  6. "Co-operative Dairying Company - Prospectus". Waikato Argus. XI (1031). 26 August 1901.
  7. "Aka Aka Roll of Honour". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 17 February 2017.
  8. "A Developing District". Pukekohe & Waiuku Times. 1 (23). 14 August 1912. p. 3.
  9. Education Counts: Aka Aka School
  10. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
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