Urenui

Urenui is a settlement in northern Taranaki, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 3 close to the shore of the North Taranaki Bight, 13 kilometres east of Waitara and 6 km south-west of Mimi. The Urenui River flows past the settlement into the North Taranaki Bight.[1][2]

Urenui
Urenui
Coordinates: 38°59′52″S 174°23′25″E
CountryNew Zealand
RegionTaranaki
DistrictNew Plymouth District
Population
 (2013)
 • Total426

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "great courage" for Urenui, noting that courage is "a figurative expression".[3] A fuller explanation is that the name was given by Manaia in honour of his well-endowed son. Ure means "penis", and nui means "large".[4]

Mail sent to addresses at Urenui must show both a PO box number and a street address.[5]

Demographics

Urenui had a population of 426 at the 2013 New Zealand census, a decrease of 3 people since the 2006 census. There were 210 males and 216 females.[6] 91.2% were European/Pākehā, 19.9% were Māori, 0.7% were Pacific peoples and 0.0% were Asian.[7]

Marae

Approximately 3 km eastward of the town is the Urenui Marae, the only remaining marae of Ngāti Mutunga. It includes Te Aroha meeting house.[8][9]

Education

Urenui School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of 96 students as of March 2020.[10][11] The school was founded in 1876 and celebrated its 125th jubilee in 2001.[12]

Notable people

See also
  • Ngati Mutunga
  • Taranaki Region

References
  1. Peter Dowling (editor) (2004), Reed New Zealand Atlas, Reed Books, pp. map 35, ISBN 978-0-7900-0952-0CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. Roger Smith, GeographX (2005), The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand, Robbie Burton, pp. map 74, ISBN 978-1-877333-20-0
  3. "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  4. Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. p. 217.
  5. Ewing, Isobel (11 April 2013). "Anger as Urenui mail goes undelivered".
  6. 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Urenui
  7. 2013 Census QuickStats about a place (Cultural diversity) : Urenui
  8. "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  9. "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  10. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  11. Education Counts: Urenui School
  12. "Jubilees & reunions: Urenui School" (– Scholar search), Education Gazette New Zealand, 79 (12), 30 June 2000

Further reading
  • Messenger, A. H.; Andrews, Edward Rolfe (1956), Urenui School 80th jubilee, 1876–1956: souvenir booklet, history of school and district, 1st and 2nd April, 1956, Urenui, [N.Z.] ; New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Urenui School ; Taranaki Herald
  • Buist, Alastair Gordon (1964), Archaeology in North Taranaki, New Zealand a study of field monuments in the Pukearuhe – Mimi-Urenui area, Wellington, [N.Z.]: New Zealand Archaeological Association
  • Gumbley, Warren (1997), Archaeological mapping of pa in four Taranaki historic reserves, Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation
  • de Jardine, Margaret (1992), The little ports of Taranaki: being Awakino, Mokau, Tongaporutu, Urenui, Waitara, Opunake, Patea, together with some historical background to each, New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Margaret de Jardine
  • The history of Urenui: arrival of the first Maoris, New Plymouth, NZ: Taranaki Daily News, 6 September 1930
  • Buist, Alastair Gordon (1964), Archaeology in North Taranaki, New Zealand a study of field monuments in the Pukearuhe – Mimi-Urenui area, Wellington, NZ: New Zealand Archaeological Association

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