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  Ngamatapouri
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| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Taranaki |
| District | South Taranaki District |
Ngamatapouri is a small rural locality[1] in the Waitotara River valley, 47km north of Waitotara village, in south Taranaki, New Zealand.[2][3] Wanganui is about 80 km to the southeast. The road is sealed as far as the school.[4]
Community life centres on Ngamatapouri School. The area is predominantly reliant on sheep and beef pastoral farming.
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Education
Ngamatapouri School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 9 and a roll of 5.[5]
References
- ^ Land Information New Zealand, New Zealand Geographic Placenames Database: Place Name Detail - Ngamatapouri, accessed 4 June 2007.
- ^ Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books, map 44. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
- ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton, map 98. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
- ^ "Ngamatapouri School".
- ^ "Te Kete Ipurangi - Ngamatapouri School". Ministry of Education.
Further reading
General historical works
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- Annabell, Bernard (1984), Ngamatapouri: an account of the early settlers of the Upper Waitotara Valley, Waverley, [N.Z.] ; Wanganui, [N.Z.]: P. Hooper ; Wanganui Newspapers
- Institute, Country Women's (1966), My District: an Historical Survey, n.p.: Wanganui Country Women's Institute
Map
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- New Zealand, Department of Survey & Land Information (1987), Topomap Ngamatapouri, Wellington, [N.Z.]: Department of Land & Survey Information
NOTE: Scale 1:50 000; New Zealand map grid proj. Relief shown by contours, shading and spot heights. Date of compilation 1984. New Zealand. Dept. of Survey and Land Information. Infomap 260 ; R21.
Schools
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- Waitotara Valley schools centennial cookery book, Waitotara Valley, [N.Z.]: Centennial Organising Committee, 1999
NOTE: Includes: Jubilee cookery book : containing over 500 recipes and many useful hints / compiled by the women of the upper Waitotara Valley as a souvenir of the sixtieth anniversary of the upper valley schools, Makakaho Junction (Marohema) and Taumatahi. Wanganui, [N.Z.] : Wanganui Chronicle, 1958. Includes history of the schools, additional recipes and advertising.
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