Maramarua
Maramarua is a locality in the north-eastern part of the Waikato District of New Zealand. State Highway 2 runs through the settlement.
History
In 1913 a launch linked with Mercer via the Maramarua River.[1]
The Kōpako sub-bituminous open cast coal mine was sold by Solid Energy to Bathurst Resources and Talleys in 2016.[2] The 1948 mine restarted production in 2017.[3] It was once linked to Meremere Power Station by an aerial ropeway.[4]
Two prominent New Zealanders have died while driving near Maramarua.
Stephen Shepherd Allen, a lawyer and local body politician, died of a heart attack in 1964 and in the resulting crash, his housekeeper was also killed.[5] Historian Michael King and his wife died when their car crashed into a tree in 2004.[6]
Education
Maramarua School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[7][8] with a roll of 95 as of February 2024.[9]
References
- ^ "Page 1 Advertisements Column 5". PUKEKOHE & WAIUKU TIMES. 18 March 1913. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Bathurst Resources and Talley's buy three Solid Energy mines". Stuff. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Maramarua » Bathurst Resources Ltd". bathurst.co.nz. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ Parliamentary Debates. July 1958.
- ^ McGibbon, Ian. "Stephen Shepherd Allen". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ Boyes, Nicola (25 February 2005). "Historian's death puzzles coroner". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
- ^ "Official School Website". maramarua.school.nz.
- ^ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
37°15′S 175°14′E / 37.250°S 175.233°E
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