Eltham, New Zealand
Eltham is a small rural city in the interior of the South Taranaki District on the North Island of New Zealand. It is located about 50 km south New Plymouth and south of the volcanic cone of Mount Taranaki / Egmont. Stratford is 10 km north, 37 km west of Opunake and Hawera 25 km south.
Eltham is the second largest city of South Taranaki. At the 2006 census the town had 1980 inhabitants, a decrease of 120 compared to the 2001 census.
The settlement began in the 1870s, when then densely forested land, mainly north of Mountain Road were cleared. Many sawmills were responsible for the deforestation of the area, since it was discovered that the land was ideal for the dairy industry. 1884, when Eltham was declared a " city ", met settlers, mainly from England, and the population increased to 25 in 1901 Eltham became a Borough in 1989 it was in the context of the municipality mergers part of the South Taranaki District.
Waters
The rivers Mangawharawhara Stream and Waingongoro River running through the town. The Mangawharawhara stream runs to the east of the railway line, then piped runs under the city center and then on to the Eltham School and the Golf Club south of the village.
The Waingongoro River is the western border of the city and flows south-west at Ohawe Beach near Hawea in the Tasman Sea. On the banks of this river Chew Chong Established in 1887 his factory.
East of Eltham is Lake Rotokare, a little village surrounded by native vegetation and lake southeast of the reservoir Lake Rotorangi.
Economy
Eltham was the cradle of the dairy industry of the Taranaki region, particularly the co-operative system. Ew is the only place in New Zealand, is produced in the lab, an essential enzyme for the production of cheese .. It was also the first New Zealand location, the butter to England exported. The main industry of the village is the production of cheese. A lot of the cheeses offered in New Zealand such as feta and camembert is manufactured in the factory in Bridge Street.
Other products such as cheese the cheese used in hamburgers is factory produced in the Collingwood Street, the heavily remodeled the former site of the milk powder plant of the dairy cooperative of Taranki. Cheese is used as a hallmark of the place. The water tower in the village was therefore like a piece painted in 2002 cheese.
Elthams other important industrial operation, the slaughterhouse Riverlands (formerly JC Hutton 's ) with a further production facility in Bulls. Both plants can process up to 1,250 cattle per day.
Traffic
The High Street, which crosses as part of the State Highway 3, the town center and the Bridge Street which leads westward to Kaponga and near Opunake 45 connects to the SH, were the first paved roads in New Zealand.
The town lies on the railway line of North Iceland Main Trunk Railway.
Education
The town has three schools:
- The Eltham School is a co-educational primary school for the 1st to 8th grade with a decile rating of 3 and 154 students in 2012, was established in 1886.
- Te Kura o Nga Ruahine Rangi, a composite school for the 1st to 10th grade has a decile rating of 3 and 34 students in 2012.
- The Rawhitiroa School is a primary school and in 2012 had a decile rating of 6 and 35 students.
Sons and daughters
- Ronald Syme, historian (1903-1989)
- Amyas Connell, architect (1901-1980)
- Bryce Robins, National Rugby player ( b. 1958 )
- Geoff Old, National Rugby player ( b. 1956 )
- Roger Urbahn, rugby national team (1934-1984)
- Chau Tseung (also Chew Chong ), founder of the factory system of production of butter in the late 1880s.
- Charles Knight, TV producer
- Gavin Hill, rugby players
- Richard Karl Arnold, rugby players, Newcastle Falcons