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