Kopuarahi is a rural settlement and farming community in the Hauraki District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. [1]
The settlement is located on the outskirts of Thames, between Pipiroa and Kopu, on State Highway 25. It is situated at the north-eastern corner of the Hauraki Plains, just south of the Firth of Thames, just east of the Piako River, and west of the Waihou River. [1]
The Ngāti Hako people traditionally had a pā (defensive settlement) in the area. The pā site was discovered in a swampy area in 1920 and many rare artefacts were discovered, but the site was not fully excavated until 1956. [2]
The Kopuarahi District was established in 1911. [3]
The Kopuarahi Cheese Factory was built in 1916 to produce cheese from the milk of local dairy farms. When milk tankers began transporting milk to a dairy factory in Kerepehi in 1956, the building was converted into a community hall. [1] The hall is available for hire for private events. [4]
The Kopuarahi School Second World War Memorial flagstaff was erected in April 1947 to commemorate two local men, who were killed in World War II. [5]
A woman was critically injured, when her car was struck by a road sweeping truck in Kopuarahi in January 2012. [6]
A 4.3 magnitude quake was felt in Kopuarahi in September 2020. [7]
In 2021, Kopuarahi School reported increasing poverty among students. [8] The principal said a lack of food and basic supplies had affected student learning. [9]
Kopuarahi School is a co-educational state primary school, [10] with a roll of 17 as of February 2024. [11] [12]
The school celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1967, [13] and marked its centenary in 2017. [14]
Kopuarahi is a rural settlement and farming community in the Hauraki District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. [1]
The settlement is located on the outskirts of Thames, between Pipiroa and Kopu, on State Highway 25. It is situated at the north-eastern corner of the Hauraki Plains, just south of the Firth of Thames, just east of the Piako River, and west of the Waihou River. [1]
The Ngāti Hako people traditionally had a pā (defensive settlement) in the area. The pā site was discovered in a swampy area in 1920 and many rare artefacts were discovered, but the site was not fully excavated until 1956. [2]
The Kopuarahi District was established in 1911. [3]
The Kopuarahi Cheese Factory was built in 1916 to produce cheese from the milk of local dairy farms. When milk tankers began transporting milk to a dairy factory in Kerepehi in 1956, the building was converted into a community hall. [1] The hall is available for hire for private events. [4]
The Kopuarahi School Second World War Memorial flagstaff was erected in April 1947 to commemorate two local men, who were killed in World War II. [5]
A woman was critically injured, when her car was struck by a road sweeping truck in Kopuarahi in January 2012. [6]
A 4.3 magnitude quake was felt in Kopuarahi in September 2020. [7]
In 2021, Kopuarahi School reported increasing poverty among students. [8] The principal said a lack of food and basic supplies had affected student learning. [9]
Kopuarahi School is a co-educational state primary school, [10] with a roll of 17 as of February 2024. [11] [12]
The school celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1967, [13] and marked its centenary in 2017. [14]