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Matakana
Matakana is a town in the Mahurangi region of the North Island of New Zealand. Matakana is north of Warkworth. The Matakana River flows through the town and into Kawau Bay to the south-east.
European settlers came to the area during the 1840s and 1850s primarily to log kauri and Matakana developed from this presence, growing into a small village by the 1880s. Matakana relied primarily on river transport until 1930.
The area of Matakana was part of the Mahurangi Purchase in 1841, leading to the first European settlers arriving. 5 years later the government started to issue pastoral and timber licences for the Matakana area. A timber mill at Matakana was established in 1851 by John Long Heydin. Settlers arrived in greater numbers the finalisation of the Omaha and Mahurangi purchases in 1853. Matakana developed as a settlement in the 1850s following the later wave of settlers, with the town initially being known as Upper Matakana to distinguish it from Lower Matakana (now known as Sandspit). The first school in the town opened in 1862. In 1868 a post office and shop was established and in 1875 a library was opened. By 1881 Matakana had all the expected facilities of a village
The early settlers primarily milled kauri from the 1840s to the 1880s, when most of it had been logged and horticulture took over as the main economic activity. Shark fishing was an activity during the early 20th-century with a factory for processing sharks for oil and fertiliser in the area. In 1925 the factory closed.
The Matakana River served as the primary means of transport for the settlement with the town developing around a wharf constructed in 1879. Roads were established in the late 1870s and 1880s but the river remained the main method of transportation until 1930.
Following the end of the Great War the local community fundraised to establish a war memorial for the local servicemen who died in the conflict. William Henry Feldon was commissioned to design the memorial and it was completed December 1919. It was officially unveiled 23 April 1920 by Joseph Gordon Coates, Minister for Defence and Public Works. The statue and land was donated to the Rodney County Council to form the Matakana Wharf Reserve. In 2006 the statue was relocated roughly 50 m (160 ft) to make room for a roundabout and public toilets. The statue is registered as category 2 with Heritage New Zealand.
The Matakana West Road District was formed 26 September 1867 and the Matakana East Road District was formed 19 March 1868. The two road districts merged into one from 1868 to 1872, when they separated. The Matakana East Road District was abolished c.1916–1921 and the Matakana West Road District was abolished c.1911–1916.
Matakana Diamond Jubilee Park opened in 1897. Between approximately 1870 to 1897, horse races were held on New Year’s Day and Easter Monday on a track in Matakana township. The meetings also included athletics. This area is now the Diamond Jubilee Park, which opened to celebrate Queen Victoria’s 60 years on the throne.
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Matakana
Matakana is a town in the Mahurangi region of the North Island of New Zealand. Matakana is north of Warkworth. The Matakana River flows through the town and into Kawau Bay to the south-east.
European settlers came to the area during the 1840s and 1850s primarily to log kauri and Matakana developed from this presence, growing into a small village by the 1880s. Matakana relied primarily on river transport until 1930.
The area of Matakana was part of the Mahurangi Purchase in 1841, leading to the first European settlers arriving. 5 years later the government started to issue pastoral and timber licences for the Matakana area. A timber mill at Matakana was established in 1851 by John Long Heydin. Settlers arrived in greater numbers the finalisation of the Omaha and Mahurangi purchases in 1853. Matakana developed as a settlement in the 1850s following the later wave of settlers, with the town initially being known as Upper Matakana to distinguish it from Lower Matakana (now known as Sandspit). The first school in the town opened in 1862. In 1868 a post office and shop was established and in 1875 a library was opened. By 1881 Matakana had all the expected facilities of a village
The early settlers primarily milled kauri from the 1840s to the 1880s, when most of it had been logged and horticulture took over as the main economic activity. Shark fishing was an activity during the early 20th-century with a factory for processing sharks for oil and fertiliser in the area. In 1925 the factory closed.
The Matakana River served as the primary means of transport for the settlement with the town developing around a wharf constructed in 1879. Roads were established in the late 1870s and 1880s but the river remained the main method of transportation until 1930.
Following the end of the Great War the local community fundraised to establish a war memorial for the local servicemen who died in the conflict. William Henry Feldon was commissioned to design the memorial and it was completed December 1919. It was officially unveiled 23 April 1920 by Joseph Gordon Coates, Minister for Defence and Public Works. The statue and land was donated to the Rodney County Council to form the Matakana Wharf Reserve. In 2006 the statue was relocated roughly 50 m (160 ft) to make room for a roundabout and public toilets. The statue is registered as category 2 with Heritage New Zealand.
The Matakana West Road District was formed 26 September 1867 and the Matakana East Road District was formed 19 March 1868. The two road districts merged into one from 1868 to 1872, when they separated. The Matakana East Road District was abolished c.1916–1921 and the Matakana West Road District was abolished c.1911–1916.
Matakana Diamond Jubilee Park opened in 1897. Between approximately 1870 to 1897, horse races were held on New Year’s Day and Easter Monday on a track in Matakana township. The meetings also included athletics. This area is now the Diamond Jubilee Park, which opened to celebrate Queen Victoria’s 60 years on the throne.