Pakaraka
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 Pakaraka
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| Coordinates: 35°21′27″S 173°57′23″E / 35.3575°S 173.95639°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Northland Region |
| District | Far North District |
Pakaraka is a settlement in Northland, New Zealand that is located at the junction of State Highway 1 and 10.
A pā, was located at the base of, and on the slopes of, Pouerua a 270 m high basaltic scoria cone. The pā was studied during a major archeological project in the 1980s.[1]
Parts of the Flagstaff War were fought around Pakaraka in 1845-6.[2]
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[edit] Notable people
- Hone Heke, Ngā Puhi chief, was born in Pakaraka in about 1808.[3]
- The missionary Henry Williams retired to Pakaraka and built a church in 1851.[4] [5] The church is named Holy Trinity Church as Trinity Sunday was the day on which Henry was ordained by the Bishop of London, and Trinity Sunday was the last day that Henry and Marianne Williams spent at Paihia before moving to Pakaraka. They lived by the church in a house known as The Retreat, that still stands.[6]
[edit] Education
Pakaraka School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 2 and a roll of 57.[7] 92% of the students are Māori.[8]
Coordinates: 35°21′27″S 173°57′23″E / 35.3575°S 173.95639°E
[edit] Notes
- ^ Doug G. Sutton, Louise Furey, Yvonne M. Marshall (2003). The archaeology of Pouerua. Auckland University Press. ISBN ISBN-10: 1869402928 ISBN-13: 978-1869402921.
- ^ Reverend Robert Burrows (1886). "Extracts from a Diary during Heke’s War in the North in 1845". http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-BurHeke-t1-body-d1-d1.html#name-123762-1.
- ^ "Heke Pokai, Hone Wiremu". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=1H16.
- ^ "Holy Trinity Church (Anglican)". Historic Places Trust - Pouhere Taonga. http://www.historic.org.nz/TheRegister/RegisterSearch/RegisterResults.aspx?RID=6. Retrieved 20 Sept. 2011.
- ^ "Holy Trinity, Pakaraka, Northland". Don Donovan. http://don-donovan.blogspot.com/2009/07/country-curches-of-nz-12-holy-trinity.html.
- ^ Henry and William Williams Memorial Museum Trust
- ^ "Te Kete Ipurangi - Pakaraka School". Ministry of Education. http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=1073.
- ^ "About Our School". http://www.pakaraka.school.nz/our-school.htm.
[edit] External links
[edit] Gallery
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Holy Trinity Church at Pakaraka
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Interior of the Holy Trinity
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A plaque in the church
