Ahaura

Infobox Settlement
name = Ahaura
population_total = 390
population_as_of = 2006
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = New Zealand
subdivision_type1= Region
subdivision_name1= West Coast
subdivision_type2= District
subdivision_name2= Grey District
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pushpin_label_position = right
latd = 42
latm = 20
lats = 54
latNS = S
longd = 171
longm = 32
longs = 26
longEW = E

Ahaura is a town in the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island, sited where the Ahaura River flows into the Grey River. State Highway 7 and the Stillwater - Westport railway line pass through the town. Greymouth is 34 km to the south-west, and Reefton is 44 km to the north-east. [cite book|title=Reed New Zealand Atlas|year=2004|id=ISBN 0-7900-0952-8|author=Peter Dowling (editor)|publisher=Reed Books|pages=map 69] [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 148]

The population of the Ahaura statistical district, which covers a much larger area than the town, was 390 in the 2006 Census, a decrease of 21 from 2001. [cite web|url=http://www.stats.govt.nz/census/2006-census-data/final-counts/west-coast-region.htm|title=Final counts – census night and census usually resident populations, and occupied dwellings - Grey District|publisher=Statistics New Zealand] .

European settlement of the area began with the establishment of a pastoral run near the junction of the Ahura and Grey Rivers in 1858. [cite book|title=Illustrated History of the West Coast|first=Anna|last=Rogers|page=35|isbn=0-7900-1022-4|year=2005]

Education

Awahono School - Grey Valley is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 4 and a roll of 119. [cite web|url=http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=2105|title=Te Kete Ipurangi - Awahono School - Grey Valley|publisher=Ministry of Education] The school was formed at the beginning of 2005 from the merger of Ahaura, Moonlight, Ngahere and Totara Flat schools. [cite web|url=http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/statistics/schooling/directories/?a=7772|title=School Mergers, Closures and New Schools|year=2005|format=XLS|publisher=Education Counts]

Notes

External links

* [http://www.eske-style.co.nz/areas/grey/ahaura.asp Web page about Ahaura]