Turua

Turua is a small village community on the banks of the Waihou River in the Hauraki Plains in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located close to the mouth of the river, 9 kilometres south of the Firth of Thames and 12 km south of Thames. It is connected by road (Hauraki Road) to SH 25 in the north and SH 2 to the south.

Turua Wharf, looking downstream
Turua Wharf, looking upstream

Turua is a Māori place name meaning "twice seen," referring to reflections in the river. Before European settlement, the town site was a Māori pā surrounded by vast forests of kahikatea that came to be known as the "Turua Woods." In the late 19th century the village of Turua became one of the most important sites of kahikatea exploitation in New Zealand when the family of George and Martha Bagnall bought the Turua sawmill in 1875. Over the next forty years the stands of kahikatea surrounding the town were replaced by small family farms.[1]

The population of Turua was 96 people in 39 households in the 2013 New Zealand census.[2]

Education

Turua Primary School is a co-educational state primary school,[3] with a roll of 103 as of March 2020.[4][5]

References
  1. Hatvany, M, "Environmental Failure, Success and Sustainable Development: The Hauraki Plains Wetlands Through Four Generations of New Zealanders," Environment and History, 14 (2008): 469-95.
  2. "2013 Census map - Quickstats about a place - Meshblock 1063000". Statistics New Zealand. 2013.
  3. "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  4. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  5. "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.


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