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  Ngamatapouri
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| Country | New Zealand |
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| Region | Taranaki |
| District | South Taranaki District |
Ngamatapouri is a small rural locality1 in the Waitotara River valley, 47km north of Waitotara village, in south Taranaki, New Zealand.23 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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