Hawera

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Location within New Zealand
Location within New Zealand
The water tower at Hawera
The water tower at Hawera

With a population of 11,000, Hawera is the second-largest town in the Taranaki region of New Zealand's North Island. It is near the coast of the South Taranaki Bight, 75 kilometres south of New Plymouth on State Highway 3 and 20 minutes' drive from Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont.

It is also on State Highway 45, known as Surf Highway 45 for its numerous surf beaches. State Highway 45 passes through Manaia, Opunake and Oakura en route to New Plymouth. Kaponga is a 20-minute drive to the north-west. The Marton - New Plymouth Line railway passes through Hawera and has served the town since 1 August 1881, though it has been freight-only since the cancellation of the last railcar passenger service between Wellington and New Plymouth on 30 July 1977.

Hawera is Maori for burnt place, from fighting between two local sub-tribes, which culminated in the setting ablaze of the sleeping whare (house) of the tribe under attack.[1] The name became apt when the town suffered extensive blazes in 1884, 1888, and 1912.[2] For this reason a large water tower was built in the centre of town to increase water pressure; and this became one of Taranaki's best-known landmarks (appearing, for example, on the cover of the 1974 telephone directory). After falling into disrepair the tower was closed to the public in 2001, but after an extensive restoration program it opened again in 2004 [1]

Hawera is also home to the largest dairy factory complex in the Southern Hemisphere, "Whareroa", which has its own gas-fired powerplant. The complex is owned by Fonterra, having been built by the former Kiwi Co-operative Dairies Limited (whose original plant opened on that site in 1975).

Hawera is also home to Tawhiti Museum [3], well-known for its hand-crafted life-sized wax sculptures depicting scenes of local heritage and history, and its scale models of local Maori pa[4]

Coordinates: 39°35′S, 174°17′E

Contents

[edit] Born in Hawera

[edit] References

  1. ^ Because of differing oral traditions, translations such as "breath of fire" and "burning plains" have also been offered. See 'HAWERA' From An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A.H. McLintock, originally published in 1966. Te Ara - The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, updated 18-Sep-2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
  2. ^ For a near-contemporary account of the the damage these fires caused, see D. Nimmo Scott (1895?), Views of Hawera: before and after the fire, Hawera, [N.Z.]: D. Nimmo Scott ; a more recent one is Arthur Fryer & Nigel Ogle (ill.) (2003), Hawera’s on fire, Hawera, [N.Z.]: Hawera Historical Society . For details of Hawera's Fire Brigade, see Trevor N. Moore (1982), Hawera Fire Brigade, 1882-1982: a centennial history, Hawera, [N.Z.]: The Brigade 
  3. ^ For an account of the Museum by the man who built it, see Nigel Ogle (199-?), Nigel Ogle's Tawhiti Museum, Hawera, [N.Z.]: The Museum 
  4. ^ Perhaps Hawera's most famous example of a nineteenth century Maori pa is the Turuturu-Mokai complex, on Turuturu Road. See John Houston (1958), Turuturu-Mokai: historic reserve near Hawera: an historical survey, Hawera, [N.Z.]: Hawera Star Print . For information upon a modern pa, see Gloria Kerehoma (1984), Commemorative centenial [i.e. centennial] booklet, 1884-1984, Hawera, [N.Z.]: Centennial Committee ; Shore Print  on Aotearoa Pa.

[edit] Further reading

  • The documentary records concerning Hawera (and the surrounding area) are too large a corpus to be extensively listed here. For a look at the archival record concerning Hawera, please consult the listings contained within Puke Ariki. in New Plymouth.

[edit] General historical works

  • Central and South Taranaki centennial souvenir, Hawera, [N.Z.]: Hawera Star, 1940 :
  • Hawera County, Wellington, [N.Z.]: New Zealand Historical Places Trust, 1982 
  • Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand, Hawera, [N.Z.]: Hawera Star Publishing Co., 1953 
  • Historic Hawera, Hawera, [N.Z.]: South Taranaki District Council, 2002 
  • Origins of Hawera street names, Hawera, [N.Z.]: South Taranaki Information and Promotion Office, 1981 
  • Outer Hawera heritage inventory, Hawera, [N.Z.]: South Taranaki District Council, 2003 
  • A pictorial history of Hawera, 1882-1982, Hawera, [N.Z.]: Hawera Star Publishing ; Hawera Businessmen's Association, 2003 
  • Bromley, Aimee P. C. (1981), Hawera district centenary : Hawera : an outline of the development of a New Zealand community, Hawera, [N.Z.]: Centennial Committee of the Hawera District Council 
  • Cochran, Chris (2003), Hawera town centre heritage inventory, Hawera, [N.Z.]: South Taranaki District Council 
  • Congalton, Athol A. (ed.) (1954), Hawera, a social survey : a report of a community venture, Hawera, [N.Z.]: Hawera and District Progressive Association ; Hawera Star Publishing 
  • Roberts, C.J. (1940), Centennial history of Hawera and the Waimate Plains, Hawera, [N.Z.]: Published by the authority of the Hawera County Council, the Hawera Borough Council, the Manaia Town Board and the Waimate West County Council ... ; Hawera Star Print 
  • Roberts, C.J. (2000), Centennial history of Hawera and the Waimate Plains (2nd ed.), Christchurch, [N.Z.]: Cadsonbury Publications 
  • Wilson, M.E. (1929), Hawera fifty years ago, Hawera, [N.Z.]: M.E. Wilson ; C.O. Ekdahl 

[edit] Churches

Anglican

  • The Parish of St. Mary the Virgin, Hawera, Taranaki, N.Z.: the first hundred years, 1880-1980, Hawera, [N.Z.]: The Parish, 1980 

Baptist

  • Mahoney, Chris (ed.) (2001), Hawera Baptist Church: 75th anniversary, 1923-1998, Hawera, [N.Z.]: Hawera Baptist Church, ISBN 0-473-07407-9 

Catholic

  • O'Connell, John (2001), St. Joseph's Parish & School: celebrating 125 years - March 2000, 1875-2000, Hawera, [N.Z.]: St Joseph's Jubilee Committee 

Methodist

  • Webster, Alan (2002), The 125th anniversary of the Hawera Wesley Methodist Church, 1876-2001, Hawera, [N.Z.]: Anniversary Committee of the Hawera Wesley Methodist Church 

Presbyterian

  • Hawera Presbyterian Presbyterian Parish 125th jubilee, 1874-1999, Hawera, [N.Z.]: Hawera Presbyterian Parish, 1999 

Salvation Army

  • The Salvation Army, Hawera, 1887-1987: centennial booklet, Hawera, [N.Z.]: The Army, 1987 

[edit] Clubs & organisations

  • Hawera Aero Club’s golden jubilee: 1929-1979, Hawera, [N.Z.]: Hawera Aero Club, 1979 
  • Hawera Highland Pipe Band Incorporated : 75th jubilee, 22nd October - 24th October, 1999: souvenir booklet, Hawera, [N.Z.]: Hawera Highland Pipe Band, 1999 
  • Hawera Horticultural Society golden jubilee, 1944-1994, Hawera, [N.Z.]: The Society, 1994 
  • Hawera Rugby Football Club (Inc.) centennial jubilee, 1876-1976 : 4th-7th June, 1976, Hawera, [N.Z.]: Hawera Rugby Football Club, 1976 
  • Registered nurses' reunion : Hawera hospital : 1st October 1983, Hawera, [N.Z.]: Hawera Nurses' Reunion Committee? ; Shore Print, 1983 
  • The Rotary Club of Hawera, 1925-2000: 75th jubilee, 15th April 2000: Charter no. 1985, 27 January 1925, Hawera, [N.Z.]: Rotary Club of Hawera, 2000 
  • Brough, John & Willis, Nancy (1995), On stage : plays, producers and players : an historical record of the first five decades of the Hawera Repertory Society (Inc.), Hawera, [N.Z.]: F. Willis 
  • Clement, Christine (1994), Hawera Hospital : 100 years 1894-1994, Hawera, [N.Z.]: Hawera Hospital Centennial Committee 
  • Donovan, W.J. (comp.) (1982), Racing in Hawera, 1882-1982 : published to commemorate 100 years of "The Sport of Kings" in Hawera at the Egmont Racing Club's Centenary Meeting at Hawera Racecourse on Saturday, 30th January, 1982, Hawera, [N.Z.]: Egmont Racing Club ; Hawera Star 
  • Harding, J.P. (1990), The history of the Robert Gibson Trust, Hawera, [N.Z.]: Centennial Committee of Hawera District Council 
  • Hill, George (comp.) (1995), Hawera Bowling Club centenary, 1895-1995, Hawera, [N.Z.]: The Trust ; Shore Print 
  • Hosie, John C. (2005), The history of harness racing in South Taranaki, 1905 - 2005: published to commemorate the Hawera Harness Racing Club's centennial meeting at the Hawera racecourse Easter Saturday, 26 March, 2005 and Easter Monday, 28 March, 2005, Hawera, [N.Z.]: Hawera Harness Racing Club 
  • Keenan, Norrie J. (1982), The history of a small town police station, Hawera, [N.Z.]: Centennial Committee of Hawera District Council 
  • Moore, Trevor N. (1982), Hawera Fire Brigade, 1882-1982: a centennial history, Hawera, [N.Z.]: The Brigade 
  • Valentine, Roland T. (1978), Hawera Municipal Band centenary, October 21st & 22nd, 1978, Hawera, [N.Z.]: Hawera Municipal Band Centenary Committee 

[edit] Maps

  • Borough of Hawera shewing the first subdivisions, Wellington, [N.Z.]: New Zealand Department of Lands & Survey, c. 1903  Scale = 1: 3 960 (i.e 1/16 inch to the mile)
  • Borough of Hawera, Wellington, [N.Z.]: New Zealand Department of Lands & Survey, 1927  Scale = 1: 3 960 (i.e. 1/16 inch to the mile) ; NZMS 16.
  • Cadastral Hawera Scale 1:50 000 (3rd ed.), Wellington, [N.Z.]: New Zealand Department of Survey & Land Information, 1987 
  • Hawera & Patea (4th ed.), Wellington, [N.Z.]: New Zealand Department of Survey & Land Information, 1979  Scale = 1: 63 360 (i.e. 1 inch to the mile) NZMS 1 ; N129, N136.
  • Hawera Survey District, Wellington, [N.Z.]: New Zealand Department of Lands & Survey, 1916  Scale = 1: 63 360 (i.e. 1 inch to the mile)
  • New Zealand Department of Survey & Land Information (1991), New Plymouth & Hawera urban areas 1991, Wellington, [N.Z.]: Department of Statistics 
  • Provisional plan of Hawera County, Wellington, [N.Z.]: Department of Lands & Survey, 1904  ‘Scale' = 1: 63 360 (i.e. 1 inch to the mile)

[edit] People

  • Late Mr. J.E. Campbell, Mayor of Hawera, May 1933-August 1939., Hawera: Hawera Star, 1939 
  • Clement, Christine (1995), Yours etc., Joseph F. Pease: the life and times of a Yorkshireman in New Zealand, Hawera, [N.Z.]: J.H. Pease, ISBN 0-473-03194-9 
  • Clement, Christine & Johnston, Judith (eds.) (1992), Women and the vote: extracts from the Hawera Star, (1892-1893), Hawera, [N.Z.]: C. Clement 
  • Cole, C.W. (1995), Willie's story : an autobiography of a very ordinary person: part II: adult experiences, Hawera, [N.Z.]: C.W.Cole 
  • Moore, Hunter (2007), Diary, 1868-1873, Wellington, [N.Z.]: National Library of New Zealand  This is in the microform format

[edit] Schools

  • Hawera High School 75th jubilee: 1919-1994, Hawera, [N.Z.]: The School, 1994 
  • Hawera Intermediate School silver jubilee, 1961-1986, 7th-9th March, 1986, Hawera, [N.Z.]: Jubilee Committee, 1986 
  • Hawera Primary School: 125th jubilee booklet, Hawera, [N.Z.]: Jubilee Committee, 2000? 
  • Goodall, Daphne (comp.) (1978), Ramanui School : silver jubilee, 3rd & 4th June 1978, Hawera, [N.Z.]: Ramanui School Jubilee Committee 
  • O'Connell, John (2001), St. Joseph's Parish & School: celebrating 125 years - March 2000, 1875-2000, Hawera, [N.Z.]: St Joseph's Jubilee Committee 
  • Turuturu School, 1927-1977: jubilee souvenir booklet, Hawera, [N.Z.]: Turuturu School Jubilee Committee, 1977 

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