Flemington, Hawke's Bay

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Flemington
Coordinates: 40°09′00″S176°26′43″E / 40.1500°S 176.4452°E / -40.1500; 176.4452
Country New Zealand
Region Hawke's Bay
Territorial authority Central Hawke's Bay District

Flemington is a lightly populated locality in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's North Island. [1] It is located inland, south of Waipukurau and east of Ormondville. Nearby settlements include Whetukura to the west, Te Uri to the south-southwest, and Wanstead to the east. [2]

Flemington began a small European farming community called Boar Hills in 1845. Several stations were established in the following three decades. Flemington District was officially established in 1886. [3]

For the purposes of the New Zealand census, Flemington falls within the area of Elsthorpe-Flemington. This covers a large amount of southern Hawke's Bay south and east of Waipukurau, and it had a population of 2,949 at the 2001 census. This is not reflective of the population of the locality of Flemington itself, as it constitutes only a small part of the statistical region. [4]

Flemington hosts an annual Mud Run every year. It hundreds of participants, many in fancy dress. [5]

Education

Flemington School is a Year 1–8 co-educational state primary school. [6] It is a decile 8 school with a roll of 84 as of February 2024. [7] [8]

The school was founded in 1908 before moving its current location in 1918. [9]

Major improvements were made to the school for its centenary in 2008. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Place name detail: Flemington". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board . Retrieved 23 January 2008.
  2. ↑ Hariss, Gavin. "Flemington, Hawke's Bay". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
  3. ↑ "Flemington 1845-1986". Kete Central Hawkes Bay. Flemington Jubilee Committee.
  4. ↑ Statistics New Zealand, "Elsthorpe-Flemington Community Profile" Archived 12 October 2004 at the Wayback Machine , accessed 23 January 2008.
  5. ↑ "Flemington Mud Run lures 400 who are quickly browned off". New Zealand Herald. Hawke's Bay Today. 23 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  7. ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  9. ↑ "Flemington School Profile". flemington.school.nz. Flemington School.
  10. ↑ "Flemington School Centenary". East and Central Community Trust. 23 January 2008.

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