Kapuka South

Kapuka South

Location map
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Kapuka South is a locality in the Southland Region of New Zealand's South Island. [Land Information New Zealand, [http://www.linz.govt.nz/apps/placenames/index.html?p=6640 "Place Name Detail: Kapuka South"] , "Geographic Placenames Database", accessed 17 November 2007.] It is situated on Toetoes Bay and Waituna Lagoon. Kapuka and Ashers are to the north on the Southern Scenic Route.

Economy

Agriculture figures prominently in Kapuka South's economy due to its rural location. Significant lignite coal deposits are also located in the vicinity of Kapuka South. The Ashers-Waituna coalfield contains roughly 746 tonnes of recoverable coal. Exploratory work has been undertaken, but commercial mining has not yet taken place. [Ministry of Economic Development, [http://www.crownminerals.govt.nz/cms/pdf-library/coal-1/coal-resource-si-lignite.pdf "South Island Lignite"] , lasted updated 8 August 2007, accessed 17 November 2007.]

Education

Kapuka South formerly had a primary school, Kapuka South School. It was open in the first half of the 20th century. [National Register of Archives and Manuscripts, [http://www.nram.org.nz/record.php?holderid=82&id=4779&parent=ncindex "Kapuka South School"] , accessed 17 November 2007.]

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