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NGARUAWAHIA and NGARUAWAHIA HIGH SCHOOL
Ngaruawahia is a town of some Ngaruawahia is a town that is
4,420 people located at the junction close to New Zealand History. It is an
of the Waipa and Waikato Rivers and area that was most affected by the
bounded in the West by the Land Wars of the 1860’s and the land
Hakarimata Range (The Waikato confiscations that came after.
River is the largest river in New Ngaruawahia is where Princess Te
Zealand). The town lies in the lower Puea, from the time of World War
reaches of the Waikato Basin and One, worked to raise the morale of
forms part of what is probably the her people, in particular by the
World’s richest farming region. As establishment of the Turangawaewae
such it is Agriculture that dominates Marae as a centre for the Kingitanga
the social and economic life of the (the Maori King Movement).
area. Turangawaewae is still the official
Dairy farming, though the most marae of the Maori Queen Dame Te-
important form of agriculture, is by Ata-I-Rangi-Kaahu.
no means the only one carried out in Ngaruawahia High School, which
the area. In addition, sheep farming, was founded in 1963, reflects the
market gardening, poultry farming, history and culture of the area. The
horse/stud farming, beef fattening school atmosphere is enriched by a
and the rapidly expanding higher percentage than the New
horticultural industry are found in Zealand average of Maori students.
the area surrounding Ngaruawahia. The school has built up a reputation
The name Ngaruawahia comes in academic achievement as well as
from the words “WAHIA in the field of sport and culture. The
NGARUA” (“open the food pits”), present roll is 560 and the present
which was called out at a great feast principal is Mr N. J. Murphy.
held by the Waikato Maoris to
celebrate the motherhood of an
important member of the tribe.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
With the fund raising goals now the international team game of rugby.
achieved after over 12 months of In doing so, you are particularly
unifying hard work, this tour is now a privileged.
reality. In 1978 our Maori Culture Group
Congratulations to everyone on a visited Singapore on their world tour.
magnificent effort and very best Out Rugby 1st XV has previously
wishes for a memorable tour. I know visited both Fiji and Australia. Hence
that you will remember essentially you are following now what is a school
that you are representing tradition, to extend one’s experience
Ngaruawahia High School as an and vision to wider horizons.
ambassador of New Zealand through Best of luck.
