Hawera

Hawera is a city on the North Island of New Zealand. With 11,000 inhabitants it is the second largest town in the Taranaki region.

It is located near the coast of the South Taranaki Bight, 75 km south of New Plymouth. The city is located on State Highway 3, 20 minutes' drive from Mount Taranaki removed. In addition, she is also on State Highway 45 runs through this Manaia, Opunake and Oakura to New Plymouth. Kaponga is located 20 minutes drive to the northwest. The railway line Marton- New Plymouth runs since 1 August 1881 by the city. Since the setting of the passenger traffic between Wellington and New Plymouth on July 30, 1977, however, operate only freight trains.

Hawera means in the language of Māori burnt place. This name arose from the struggles of two local sub- tribes, the culminating with the lighting of the house of the attacked. The name proved to be suitable, as the city experienced in 1884, 1888 and 1912, extensive fires. For this reason a large water tower was built in the city center in order to increase the water pressure. He was one of the best known landmarks of Taranaki. The tower was closed in 2001 due to disrepair to the public and opened in 2004 after extensive restoration.

Hawera is the site of the largest dairy in the southern hemisphere, " Whareroa ". This has its own, fueled with gas power plant. The complex was created from a in 1975 built by the former Kiwi Co-operative Dairies plant. Today, the owner is the company Fonterra Co -operative Group.

In Hawera is the Tawhiti Museum. The museum displays with the help of life-size wax figures scenes from history, are also models of fortified villages ( Pā ) to see the Māori.

Personalities

  • Alan Brough, actor and comedian
  • Michael Campbell (born 1969 ), professional golfer
  • Wayne Gould ( b. 1945 ), Propagator of Sudokus in Europe
  • Ronald Hugh Morrieson ( * 1922 ), author of cult films ' The Scarecrow ' and ' Came a Hot Friday'
  • Graham Kirk ( b. 1948 ), artist
  • Tim Chadwick ( b. 1962 ), artist and author
  • Adine Wilson (born Harper ) ( b. 1979 ), Netball player and captain of the Silver Ferns
  • Conrad Smith ( born 1981 ), rugby players
  • Issac Luke (* 1987), rugby players
  • Fiona Kidman ( born 1940 ), author
List of towns in New Zealand Districts of New Zealand South Taranaki District Manaia (Taranaki) Māori language
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