Maramarua
Maramarua is a locality in the Waikato. New Zealand State Highway 2 goes through the settlement. 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.[1] Popular historian Michael King and his wife died when their car crashed into a tree in 2004.[2]
Kōpako sub-bituminous open cast coal mine was sold by Solid Energy to Bathurst Resources and Talleys in 2016.[3] The 1948 mine restarted production in 2017.[4] It was once linked to Meremere Power Station by an aerial ropeway.[5]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Bathurst Resources and Talley's buy three Solid Energy mines". Stuff. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ "Maramarua » Bathurst Resources Ltd". bathurst.co.nz. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ Parliamentary Debates. July 1958.
37°15′S 175°14′E / 37.250°S 175.233°E
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