Kauri, New Zealand
Kauri | |
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  Kauri | |
| Coordinates: 35°38′47″S 174°17′44″E / 35.64639°S 174.29556°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Northland Region |
| District | Whangarei District |
Kauri is a locality in Northland, New Zealand. State Highway 1 passes through the area. Kamo is to the south, and Hikurangi is to the north.[1][2] Mt Parakiore is a volcanic dome rising 391 metres (1,283 ft) to the southwest. It is about one million years old, and part of the Harbour Fault, which also includes Mt Hikurangi near Hikurangi, and Parahaki in Whangarei.[3]
The area, initially called Kaurihohore, was settled by immigrants from Nova Scotia in 1856.[4][5]
Education
Kaurihohore School is a coeducational contributing primary school (years 1-6) school with a decile rating of 7[6] and a roll of 148[7] (February 2024). The school celebrated its 125th jubilee in 2002.[8]
Notes
- ^ Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. Map 5. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. Map 24. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
- ^ Bruce Hayward; Mike Isaac; Keith Miller; Bernhard Spörli (2002). "Introduction to Whangarei geology" (PDF). Geological Society of New Zealand. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-04.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Pickmere, Nancy Preece (1986). Whangarei: The Founding Years. pp. 76, 102.
- ^ Centennial Committee, Kaurihohore (1957). The Story of Kaurihohore, 1856-1956.
- ^ Education Counts: Te Kete Ipurnphaka - Kaurihohore School
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Kaurihohore School 125th Jubilee". Education Gazette New Zealand. 81 (4). 11 March 2002.
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