Mangatangi

Mangatangi is a locality about 7 km east of Mangatawhiri and 10.5 km west of Miranda in the Waikato District in the North Island of New Zealand.

Mangatangi
Locality
Mangatangi
Coordinates: 37.201°S 175.199°E / -37.201; 175.199
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWaikato
DistrictWaikato District
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2013 census)
 • Total333
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)

Mangatangi is in meshblocks 0841200 (NW), 0841300 (NE) and 0932801 (S), which had a combined population of 333 people in 120 households in the 2013 New Zealand census.[1]

Mangatangi Reservoir in the Hunua Ranges to the north was created by the Mangatangi Dam, a rolled earth water supply dam built in the 1970s.[2] The Mangatangi River flows south from the reservoir to become the Maramarua River.

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "Stream of Weeping" for Mangatangi.[3]

The Mangatangi Hall on Kaiaua Road was opened in 1940 and extended in 1960. It contains the Mangatangi-Miranda roll of honour for local people who fought in the Second World War.[4]

Education

Mangatangi School is a co-educational state full primary school covering years 1 to 8,[5] with a roll of 96 as of March 2020.[6] The school opened in 1919.[7]

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References
  1. "2013 Census map – QuickStats about a place". archive.stats.govt.nz. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  2. "Mangatangi Dam". Engineering New Zealand. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  3. "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  4. "Mangatangi-Miranda roll of honour". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 30 April 2014.
  5. Education Counts: Mangatangi School
  6. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  7. "About Us - History". Mangatangi School. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
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