Tokoroa

Tokoroa is the third largest city in the Waikato region of New Zealand and the largest settlement of the South Waikato district. It is located 30 km southwest of Rotorua, at the foot of the Mamaku Ranges midway between the towns of Taupo and Hamilton on State Highway 1 The population of the census of 2006 was 15 063, almost no change since 1996, when 15,096 residents were counted.

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History

A major war chief of the Ngati Kahupungapunga called Tokoroa to have been 27 km further south killed at Taupo Highway from the Ngati Raukawa during the siege of Pohuturoa, a rocky outcrop. It is likely that one of the early surveyors placed the name in honor of In thinking about this chief. The name Tokoroa appears in the cards already in the 1860s.

Tokoroa is one of the youngest cities in New Zealand. It developed around 1948 as a residence for Kinleith Mill, a timber, pulp and paper mill of the New Zealand Forest Products Limited at Kinleith, 8 km south of Tokoroa. 1948, the place had 1,100 inhabitants. In the 1980s, as NZFP began to reduce its production in Kinleith, Tokoroa had 18,000 inhabitants, only 2,000 below the number required for designation as "City" in New Zealand. In the recent years, the decline in production in Kinleith and in other works has led to a decline in population, in 2006 it lived about 3,000 people less than in the 1980s in Tokoroa.

Tokoroa is a multicultural city, 35 % of the population are Maori, another 20 % are from the Pacific Islands (mainly the Cook Islands ). The remaining 45 % come from various countries around the world. Tokoroa has New Zealand's largest number of residents who come from the Pacific Islands, outside metropolitan areas Auckland and Wellington.

Boroughs

In addition to the central business district of the place of several hamlets that were each produced at different stages of development of the factory in Kinleith of:

  • Parkdale
  • Paraonui
  • Papanui
  • Matarawa
  • Aotea
  • Strathmore
  • Amisfield
  • Tokoroa West
  • Tokoroa City
  • Kinleith

Many street names of the city were the first Director of the NZ Forest Products Ltd.. which the work in Kinleith mill erected, awarded Sir David Henry ( 1888-1963 ). He selected place names his hometown of Edinburgh in Scotland. An elementary school is now called Sir David Henry primary school.

Economy

The main economic activity of Tokoroa is the forestry, which focuses around the wood, pulp and paper plant in Kinleith. The place is surrounded by 132 000 hectares of forest from non- native tree species. The work Kinleith Mill employs about 1000 employees. Another important industry is dairy farming. In the recent times has been converted into farmland because of rising milk prices, much of the surrounding forest. In addition, the sheep of importance.

Other companies in Tokoroa produce cheese, wooden boxes and carpentry goods, added sawmills, construction and mining of stones for building purposes.

Education

Significant educational institutions and research institutes are the Te Wananga o Aotearoa Institute and the Tokoroa Polytech Institute. In addition to various other schools of all levels the Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Hiringa be mentioned is a Kura Kaupapa Māori, who teaches in the language of Māori.

Higher education institutions

  • Tokoroa Polytech Institute
  • Te Wananga o Aotearoa

High schools

  • Forest View High School
  • Tokoroa High School

Intermediate schools

  • Tokoroa Intermediate School
  • Tainui full primary school
  • Amisfield full primary school
  • Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Hiringa

Primary schools

  • Tokoroa East School
  • David Henry School, Tokoroa
  • Strathmore School, Tokoroa
  • Tokoroa North School
  • Bishop Edward Gains, Tokoroa
  • Tokoroa Central School

Kindergartens

  • Clyde Street Kindergarten
  • Balmoral Kindergarten
  • Paronui Kindergarten
  • Arohanui Kindergarten
  • David Henry Kindergarten

Hospital

Tokoroa has a hospital with 9 stations and over 300 beds and about 85 employees. The place also has a helipad for medical transports to Waikato.

Traffic

Cars are the main means of transport in the large city, in relation to other cities, there are few traffic jams and plenty of parking spaces. Tokoroa has no traffic lights.

New Zealand's main thoroughfare, State Highway 1, runs through the eastern suburbs of the city.

The cities of Hamilton, Tauranga, Rotorua and Taupo can be reached in less than an hour 's drive away.

Buses run from Tokora to Hamilton, Putaruru, Tirau, Auckland, Wellington, Taupo, Te Kuiti and Rotorua.

Tokoroa has an extensive network of cycle paths, as the city center connects with the outer districts, these consist partly of separate cycle lanes, partly from combined cycle and foot paths.

Sports

The rugby union teams in the city are playing in the Super 14 Chiefs and the Tritons. The rugby teams play in the Waikato Stadium. Tokoroa is annually hosts the TRITONS GWYNNE SHIELD TRIALS.

Sports Centre YMCA offers a variety of sports such as Indoor skating, archery, football, netball and hockey.

Radio

In Tokoroa, there are two local radio stations, Classic Hits Radio Forestland and Raukawa FM.

Significant population

  • Isaac Boss, Irish rugby player
  • Pero Cameron of New Zealand national basketball player
  • Adrian Cashmore, rugby players
  • Quade Cooper, Australian rugby player
  • John Davies, middle-distance runner
  • Stella Duffy, writer
  • Ben Hana, in Wellington better known as Blanket Man
  • Tommy Hayes, Rugby functionary of the Cook Islands
  • Geoff Hines, national rugby players
  • Isaac John, rugby players of New Zealand Warriors
  • Richard Kahui, rugby national team
  • Paul Koteka, national rugby players
  • Nicky Little, Fiji rugby official of the Islands, nephew of Walter Little.
  • Walter Little, national rugby players
  • Linn Lorkin, singer, songwriter and entertainer
  • Kendrick Lynn, rugby players
  • Keven Mealamu, national rugby players
  • Jenny Morris, singer / songwriter
  • Brian Morrissey, national rugby players
  • Paul Henry, New Zealand rugby official
  • Robbie Paul, New Zealand rugby official
  • The Politicians, founded in 1981, New Zealand band
  • Paul Reeves, an Anglican priest, diplomat and former Governor General of New Zealand
  • Brian Tamaki, founder of Destiny Church
  • Maria Tutaia, New Zealand Netball a functionary

Swell

  • AW Reed: The Reed Dictionary of New Zealand Place Names. Reed Books, Auckland 2002, ISBN 0-7900-0761-4.
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