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Orini is a rural community in the Waikato District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located east of Taupiri

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Orini is centred around a community hall which was opened in 1913, which was rebuilt in 1937 following a fire. [1] [2] [3] [4] It also has a school, which had 81 pupils in 1939. [5] [6]

A post office opened in 1907. [7] A creamery was running in 1911. [8] [9] A cheese factory opened in 1915, [10] and was still operating in 1932. [11] The stream bridge between Orini and Whitikahu was built in 1938. [12] By 1950 the Orini telephone exchange had 123 subscribers. [13]

The Mangawara area to the west was a Kauri gum digging area until 1983. It also had a creamery and a post office by 1910. [14] [15]

Te Hoe, to the north, had a school between 1912 and 1995. [16] It had a post office and store and still has a hall, which was built in 1957. [1] [14]

History

From the 1600s: Ngati Koura and Ngati Wairere Waikai occupied the area, mainly for eel fishing. [17] An old waka was discovered in 1937. [18]

After the invasion of the Waikato, the area was confiscated in 1863 [19] and cut up into lots for the military settlers, though deemed too swampy for occupation. [20]

Flax was milled in the area from 1890 until a 1908 fire and again from 1918. [17] A new Orini mill opened in 1936 [21] and flax was still being grown in 1938, when there was another fire. [22] The drained peat has also caught fire from time to time. [23] [24]

Electricity came in 1928. [25] A hall was built [26] and a bus service to Hamilton, started in 1937 [27] and was still running in 1964 [28] and into the 1970s. [29]

Education

Orini had a school by 1912. [30] It was replaced with Orini Combined School, formed from a merger of Orini, Te Hoe, Netherby and Mangawara schools. [5]

It is now a co-educational state primary school, [31] [32] with a roll of 89 as of February 2024. [33]

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References

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  2. ↑ "DISTRICT NEWS (Waikato Argus, 1913-10-24)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
  3. ↑ "NEW HALL AT ORINI (New Zealand Herald, 1937-11-09)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
  4. ↑ "ORINI HALL BURNED (New Zealand Herald, 1936-02-07)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
  5. 1 2 "Orini Combined School". www.orini.school.nz. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  6. ↑ "HEALTH OF CHILDREN (Waikato Independent, 1939-11-04)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
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  10. ↑ "ORINI CHEESE FACTORY. (New Zealand Herald, 1915-10-05)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
  11. ↑ "FIERCE FIRE IN STORE. (New Zealand Herald, 1932-01-26)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
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  13. ↑ "Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives | 1950 Session I POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT (REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR 1949-50". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
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  26. ↑ "NEW HALL AT WHITIKAHU (New Zealand Herald, 1937-07-07)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  27. ↑ "TRANSPORT LICENCES (New Zealand Herald, 1937-04-19)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
  28. ↑ "LESLIE BUSES". www.omnibus.org.nz. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  29. ↑ Butler, Michael. "The New Zealand Bus Museum". www.geocities.ws. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  30. ↑ "Appendix to the Journal of the House of Representatives, 1 JANUARY 1913 EDUCATION: PRIMARY EDUCATION". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
  31. ↑ "Official School Website". orini.school.nz.
  32. ↑ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  33. ↑ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.

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