| Te Awamutu | |
| — Town — | |
| Nickname: T. Statistics New Zealand defines New Zealand urban areas for statistical purposes A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. A. | |
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| Government | |
| - Mayor | Alan D Livingston |
| - Regional Council | Environment Waikato |
| Population (2001 Census)[1] | |
| - Urban | 13,449 |
| Time zone | NZST (UTC+12) |
| - Summer (DST) | NZDT (UTC+13) |
| Website: City: teawamutu.co.nz Region: http://www.ew.govt.nz |
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Te Awamutu is a town in the Waikato on the North Island of New Zealand. History On 2 November 1868, New Zealand officially adopted a standard time to be observed nationally and was perhaps the first country to do so UTC+12 is a Time zone for the following locations Fiji Gilbert Islands, Kiribati Marshall Islands Daylight saving time ( DST UTC+13 is a Time zone for the following locations Enderbury Kiribati (Phoenix Islands Time New Zealand Daylight Time The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island It is the council seat of the Waipa District and serves as a service town for the farming communities which surround it. Waipa District Council in the Waikato region of New Zealand is a Municipality that covers Te Awamutu, Cambridge and several small It has a population of just under 14,000.
Te Awamutu is located some 30 km south of Hamilton on State Highway 3, one of the two main routes south from Auckland and Hamilton. Hamilton ( Kirikiriroa in Māori) is the centre of New Zealand 's fourth largest Urban area, and is the country's seventh largest City The New Zealand State Highway network is the major national highway network in New Zealand. The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country The town has a large dairy factory which is Te Awamutu's biggest CO2 emitter, and is known locally for its rose displays. A dairy is a facility for the extraction and processing of animal Milk &mdashmostly from goats or cows, but also from buffalo, Sheep A rose is a perennial flowering Shrub or vine of the Genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae, that contains over 100 species The name literally means in English "The River's End".
The town is on gently undulating land close to the banks of a tributary of the Waipa River. The Waipa River is in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. The Waikato Plains lie to the north and east, and the promontory of Mount Pirongia, 20 kilometres to the west, is easily visible. The Waikato Plains are a large area of low-lying land in the northwest of the North Island of New Zealand. A promontory is a prominent mass of land which overlooks lower lying land or a body of water (when it may be called a Peninsula or headland) Mount Pirongia is an Extinct volcano located in the Waikato region of New Zealand 's North Island.
Te Awamutu was a major site during the New Zealand land wars of the 19th century, serving as a garrison town for the colonial settlers. The New Zealand Wars, sometimes called the Land Wars and also once called the Māori Wars, were a series of conflicts that took place in New Zealand The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Garrison (various spellings (from the French garnison, itself from the verb garnir, "to equip" is the collective term for a body of Troops
The town's best known sons are the Finn brothers, Tim and Neil, whose musical careers have stretched from Split Enz through the internationally successful Crowded House to their current solo and collaborative works. Brian Timothy "Tim" Finn OBE (born 25 June 1952) is a New Zealand born singer and songwriter Neil Mullane Finn OBE (born May 27 1958, in Te Awamutu, New Zealand) is a Singer and Songwriter and one Split Enz was a successful New Zealand band during the 1970s and early 1980s featuring Phil Judd and brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. Crowded House is a rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand musician and Singer-songwriter Neil Finn. The town is mentioned in Split Enz's song "Haul Away", and also in Crowded House's 1986 song "Mean To Me", the debut single off their self-titled debut album. See also Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 Events January Crowded House is Crowded House 's debut studio Album, released in 1986
Te Awamutu Museum contains one of the most famous early Māori artefacts, a large carved post known simply as Te Uenuku. This article discusses the Māori people of New Zealand For their language see Māori language, and for other meanings see Māori (disambiguation. In Maori mythology, Uenuku is the god of rainbows He is particularly special to the Tainui Maori This impressive carving has caused much controversy because its style is markedly different from any other early Māori work, yet it is clearly of a Māori design.
The main thoroughfare is Alexandra Street, so named because it was once the main road to the town of Alexandra (since renamed to Pirongia to avoid confusion with the town of Alexandra in the South Island). Pirongia is a small town in the Waikato region of New Zealand 's North Island. History The town was founded during the Central Otago goldrush in the 1860s and was named after Alexandra of Denmark The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island.
Other towns surrounding Te Awamutu include Cambridge, 25 kilometres to the northeast, Otorohanga, 30 kilometres to the southwest, and Raglan 50 kilometres to the northwest. Cambridge is a town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. Otorohanga is a north King Country town at the southern end of the Waikato region in the North Island of New Zealand. The small town of Kihikihi lies just to the south of Te Awamutu. Kihikihi is a small town located in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand.
References
- ^ [1] Statistics New Zealand - Te Awamutu Zone Urban Area Community Profile. Statistics New Zealand (2001). Retrieved on 2007-12-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the
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