Rawhitiroa

Infobox Settlement
name = Rawhitiroa
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = New Zealand
subdivision_type1= Region
subdivision_name1= Taranaki
subdivision_type2= District
subdivision_name2= South Taranaki District
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latd = 39
latm = 25
lats = 26
latNS = S
longd = 174
longm = 21
longs = 57
longEW = E

Rawhitiroa is a locality in South Taranaki, New Zealand. It is approximately 6.5 km east of Eltham. [cite book|title=Reed New Zealand Atlas|year=2004|id=ISBN 0-7900-0952-8|author=Peter Dowling (editor)|publisher=Reed Books|pages=map 35] [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 97]

Education

Rawhitiroa School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 6 and a roll of 49. [cite web|url=http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=2228|title=Te Kete Ipurangi - Rawhitiroa School|publisher=Ministry of Education] The school opened on 11 December 1897, and was initially called Andersen Road School. The school was completely destroyed by fire twice, in 1944cite web|url=http://www.rawhitiroa.schoolzone.net.nz/History/c1p2.htm|title=1897 to the First Burning Down|publisher=Rawhitiroa School] and 1976, [cite web|url=http://www.rawhitiroa.schoolzone.net.nz/History/c.1.p.3.htm|title=1945 to the Second Burning Down|publisher=Rawhitiroa School] and rebuilt each time. Mangamingi School, which opened in 1903, was closed and merged with Rawhitiroa School at the end of 1988. [cite web|url=http://www.rawhitiroa.schoolzone.net.nz/History/c.1.p4.htm|title=1977 to 2005|publisher=Rawhitiroa School]

Notes

Further reading

General historical works

:*citation |first = Carole |last = Tipler |title = Rawhitiroa/Mangamingi centenary, 1998 |place = Stratford, [N.Z.] |publisher = Stratford Press |year = 1998

Clubs and organisations

:*citation |first1 = Phyllis |last1 = Cornwall |first2 = Lynnette |last2 = Leach |title = Rawhitiroa Country Women’s Institute, 1933-1993: resume |place = Eltham, [N.Z.] |publisher = The Institute |year = 1993

People

:*citation |first = Phyllis |last = Every |title = Rawhitiroa: collections and recollections of a pioneer's daughter |place = Dunedin, [N.Z.] |publisher = Phyllis Every |year = 1974

:*citation |first = Phyllis |last = Every |title = Rawhitiroa: collections and recollections of a pioneer's daughter |place = Eltham, [N.Z.] |publisher = Eltham & Districts Historical Society |year = 1997

:*This is a "reprint" of the 1974 title.

chool

:*citation |title = Rawhitiroa School 75th jubilee 1898-1973 |place = Rawhitiroa, [N.Z.] |publisher = Rawhitiroa School 75th Jubilee Committee |year = 1973

:*citation |first = Carole |last = Tipler |title = Rawhitiroa/Mangamingi centenary, 1998 |place = Stratford, [N.Z.] |publisher = Stratford Press |year = 1998

External links

* [http://www.rawhitiroa.schoolzone.net.nz Rawhitiroa School website]