- Manaia, Coromandel
Location map
North Island
label=Manaia
lat_dir=S | lat_deg=36 | lat_min=51
lon_dir=E | lon_deg=175 | lon_min=29
position=right
width= 150
float=right
caption=Manaia is a locality on the western side of the
Coromandel Peninsula ofNew Zealand . It lies to the east of State Highway 25, south of Coromandel and north of Tapu. The Manaia River flows from theCoromandel Range through the area and into the Manaia Harbour to the west. [cite book|title=Reed New Zealand Atlas|year=2004|id=ISBN 0-7900-0952-8|author=Peter Dowling (editor)|publisher=Reed Books|pages=map 16] [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 40] The harbour contains mussel farms. [cite web|url=http://www.aquaculture.govt.nz/by_region.php|title=Aquaculture by region|publisher=aquaculture.govt.nz]The Manaia Forest Sanctuary, inland from Manaia, contains the sixth largest kauri tree in New Zealand. [cite web|url=http://www.natureandco.com/land_and_wildlife/regions/coromandel/forpark/visit-kauri.php3|title=Visit the KAURI FORESTS of Coromandel Forest Park|publisher=Nature & Company Limited] The Sanctuary contains about 410 kauri trees in an area of 101 hectares. [cite web|url=http://www.kauri2000.co.nz/?page=coromandel_giants|title=Coromandel Giants|publisher=Kauri 2000]
The local
iwi areNgāti Whanaunga andNgāti Pukenga . [cite book|title=The Coromandel|author=Michael King |pages=p 71|year=1993|isbn=0-908884-29-X]Education
Manaia School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 2 and a roll of 42. [cite web|url=http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=1798|title=Te Kete Ipurangi - Manaia School, Thames|Manaia School|publisher=Ministry of Education] A Manaia School is first mentioned in a Department of Education report for 1878. [cite book|title=Report|author=Department of Education|year=1878|pages=p 44]
Notes
External links
* [http://www.manaia.schoolzone.net.nz Manaia School website]
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