Dalefield
Dalefield is a rural community in the Carterton District and Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island.
It was the location of the Dalefield railway station on the Wairarapa Line between 1880 and 1981.
KiwiRail has identified the Watersons Line crossing in Dalefield as one of the most dangerous railway crossings in Wairarapa.[1]
In May 2018, plans were drawn up to develop a solar plant on a former landfill site in Dalefield.[2]
Dalefield also has a lavender farm.[3]
Parts of the area were affected by severe weather during November and December 2018, which caused widespread flooding but prevented a drought.[4][5]
Education
Dalefield School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[6][7] with a roll of 91 as of August 2024.[8]
The school established a low-power radio station in 2019.[9]
References
- ^ Brown, Emma (18 August 2019). "Car-train near misses in Wairarapa rise in 2019". Wairarapa Times-Age.
- ^ Fuller, Piers (21 May 2018). "New Zealand's first solar co-operative about to go to market". stuff.co.nz.
- ^ Ireland, Emily (6 September 2018). "The lavender smell of success". Wairarapa Times-Age.
- ^ Vorster, Elisa (28 December 2018). "Rainfall welcomed by farmers". Wairarapa Times-Age.
- ^ Fuller, Piers (26 November 2018). "Flooding forces Wairarapa school to close as rising river shuts SH53 bridge". stuff.co.nz. Dominion Post.
- ^ "Dalefield School Official School Website". dalefield.school.nz.
- ^ "Dalefield School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Dalefield School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ Scannell, Mazz (17 June 2019). "Radio waves humming at Dalefield School". Wairarapa Times-Age.