Tuamarina

Infobox Settlement
name = Tuamarina
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = New Zealand
subdivision_type1= Region
subdivision_name1= Marlborough
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latd = 41
latm = 25
lats = 49
latNS = S
longd = 173
longm = 57
longs = 44
longEW = E

Tuamarina (often spelled Tua Marina) is a locality in Marlborough, New Zealand. State Highway 1 runs through the area. The Tuamarina River joins the Wairau River just south of the settlement. Picton is about 18 km to the north, and Blenheim is about 10 km to the south. [cite book|title=Reed New Zealand Atlas|year=2004|id=ISBN 0-7900-0952-8|author=Peter Dowling (editor)|publisher=Reed Books|pages=map 61] [cite book|title=The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand|year=2005|id=ISBN 1-877333-20-4|author=Roger Smith, GeographX|publisher=Robbie Burton|pages=map 139]

The name is a corruption of the Māori word Tuamarino, which means 'the calm beyond'. Dairy farming is the major economic activity, and the local cheese factory has won awards. [cite web|url=http://www.marlboroughonline.co.nz/index.mvc?ArticleID=25|title=Tuamarina|publisher=Marlborough Online]

The Wairau Affray occurred in the area in 1843, resulting in 26 deaths. [cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/W/WairauAffray/WairauAffray/en|title=Wairau Affray|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966)]

The Wairau Plain is prone to flooding, and river conservation is necessary to keep the river under control. Significant floods have occurred in the Tuamarina area, such as one in December 1939. [cite book|title=Marlborough - A Provincial History|editor=A. D. McIntosh|year=1940|pages=p 367-8]

Education

Tua Marina School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 7 and a roll of 86. [cite web|url=http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=3050|title=Te Kete Ipurangi - Tua Marina School|publisher=Ministry of Education] The school celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1971. [cite book|title=The Tua Marina School 100th anniversary 1871-1971 : with which is incorporated the history of the Waikakaho Schools 1887-1933|first=F.W.|last=Smith|year=1971|publisher=Tua Marina Waikakaho School Centennial Committee]

Notable people

*Eileen May Duggan, 1894-1972, poet. [cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/Essay_Body.asp?PersonEssay=4D23|title=Duggan, Eileen May 1894 - 1972|encyclopedia=Dictionary of New Zealand Biography]

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