Eskdale, New Zealand

Eskdale is a rural settlement the Hastings District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located north of Napier on State Highway 5,[1] near the mouth of the Esk River.[2]

The valley has many vineyards, wineries, orchards and fishing spots.[2] The local Eskdale War Memorial Church was designed by James Chapman-Taylor,[3] and dedicated to Percival Moore Beattie, a local man killed during World War I.[4][5]

The river has a history of flooding.[2] Flash flooding inundated the settlement in March 2018,[6] leaving most of the local holiday park underwater.[7]

A wildfire also broke out near Eskdale in March 2019.[8]

Education

Eskdale School is a co-educational state primary school,[9] with a roll of 320 as of March 2020.[10][11]

Hukarere Girls' College is a co-educational state primary school,[12] with a roll of 72 as of March 2020.[10][13]

References
  1. Hariss, Gavin. "Eskdale, Hawke's Bay". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
  2. "Eskdale". nzhistory.govt.nz. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
  3. Burgess, Linda (2015). Historic Churches: A Guide to Over 60 Early New Zealand Churches. Penguin Books. pp. 116–119. ISBN 1775537331.
  4. "Eskdale War Memorial Church". nzhistory.govt.nz. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
  5. "Eskdale War Memorial Church". Hastings Standard. 4 December 1920.
  6. O'Sullivan, Patrick (8 March 2018). "Local Focus: Flash Flood shocks Eskdale residents". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Hawke's Bay Today.
  7. Appleby, Luke (8 March 2018). "Breathtaking drone footage shows Napier holiday park's 'muddy mess' after flooded river rose by 7m in one-in-50-year event". Television New Zealand. 1 News.
  8. May, George (24 March 2019). "Bay View hill fire threatened homes: 'We were very lucky that it was a calm day'". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Hawke's Bay Today.
  9. "Eskdale School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  10. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  11. "Eskdale School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  12. "Hukarere Girls' College Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  13. "Hukarere Girls' College Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.

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