Tiroa | |
|---|---|
Rural locality | |
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| Coordinates: 38°31′S 175°31′E / 38.51°S 175.51°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Manawatū-Whanganui region |
| District | Waitomo District |
| Ward | Waitomo Rural Ward |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Waitomo District Council |
| • Regional council | Manawatū-Whanganui Regional Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 182.32 km2 (70.39 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 50 |
| • Density | 0.27/km2 (0.71/sq mi) |
| Postcode(s) | 3982 |
Tiroa is a rural locality in the Waitomo District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. State Highway 30 runs through the area.[3] The name means "tall cabbage tree".[4]
Pao Mīere, a Māori prophetic movement, built a cross-shaped whare wānanga (house of learning) called Te Miringa Te Kakara near Tiroa about 1887. It was destroyed by fire in 1983.[5][6][7]
Tiroa School operated from about 1900[8][9] with the buildings replaced in 1925.[9] The school was open at least until 1958.[10]
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- ^ Hariss, Gavin. "Tiroa, Manawatu-Wanganui". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
- ^ Discover New Zealand - A Wises Guide (9th ed.). Wises Publications. 1994. p. 146.
- ^ "Miringa Te Kakara (Tiroa, N.Z)". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ Binney, Judith (5 May 2011). "Miringa Te Kakara cruciform house". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- ^ Pollock, Kerryn (1 March 2015). "King Country places–Benneydale–Prophetic movement". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- ^ "Board of Education". Auckland Star. 20 September 1905.
- ^ a b "Opening of New School at Tiroa". King Country Chronicle. 23 May 1925.
- ^ "Pet Kia, Tiroa School, Te Miringa, and fish". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 9 November 2022.