Makaraka, New Zealand

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Makaraka
Makaraka, New Zealand
CountryNew Zealand
City Gisborne
Electoral wardGisborne
Pātūtahi Makauri
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Te Hapara
Manutuke Awapuni

Makaraka is an outer suburb of Gisborne, in New Zealand's North Island, located in the west of the city. [1] The suburb features Gisborne's horse-racing circuit, Makaraka Racecourse. [2] It is part of the statistical area of Makaraka-Awapuni, which is covered at Awapuni.

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Makaraka was settled by dairy farmers in the 19th century. A dairy factory was built in the settlement in 1899. [3]

The Tarere Marae, located near Makaraka, is a tribal meeting place of Te Whānau a Iwi, a hapū of Te Aitanga ā Māhaki. [4] It includes Te Aotipu meeting house. [5]

Education

Makaraka School is a Year 1–6 co-educational public primary school [6] with a roll of 110 as of February 2024. [7] [8] [9]

Railway station

Makaraka in 1942, showing the Ngatapa branch diverging west from the Moutohora branch Makaraka in 1942.jpg
Mākaraka in 1942, showing the Ngātapa branch diverging west from the Moutohora branch

From 1902 to 1959 Mākaraka had a railway station on the Moutohora Branch and, from 1915 to 1931, was the junction for the Ngātapa Branch. It is now the mothballed Makaraka Industrial Line [10] and also has the East Coast Museum of Technology station building (from Matawhero) and museum on the former station site. [11]

Disused railways

[12]

Pātūtahi
(Ngātapa Branch)
Line and station closed
7.9 km (4.9 mi)
  Moutohora Branch  Park Racecourse
Line mothballed, station closed
1.59 km (0.99 mi)
King's Road
Line and station closed
3.14 km (1.95 mi)
  


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  3. "The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District] -- Makaraka". Christchurch: Cyclopedia Company Limited. 1902.
  4. "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  5. "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  6. "Official School Website". makaraka.school.nz.
  7. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  8. "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  9. "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  10. "KiwiRail Network Map". kiwirail.maps.arcgis.com. November 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  11. "Collections & Stories". E.C.M.o.T. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  12. Yonge, John Roger; Company, Quail Map (1993). New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas. Quail Map Company. ISBN   9780900609923.

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