Broadwood, New Zealand

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Broadwood (North Island)
Broadwood
Broadwood

Broadwood is a town on the north side of the Hokianga harbour, in Northland, New Zealand. Herekino is 21 km to the west, and Mangamuka Bridge is the same distance to the east.[1][2]

The Broadwood area was first settled by Pakeha in the 1880s, and an access road was constructed through the area from Takahue to Motukaraka on the Hokianga harbour. An unmetalled road through the Te Karae Valley to Kohukohu was constructed in 1908.[3]

[edit] Education

Broadwood Area School is a coeducational composite (years 1-15) school with a decile rating of 1 and a roll of 135.[4] It was founded in 1908.[5], and became a District High School in 1952, and an Area School in 1973. A state aided school functioned at Broadwood from 1895-1904.[6]

Coordinates: 35°15′38″S, 173°23′36″E

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books, map 3. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8. 
  2. ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton, map 18. ISBN 1-877333-20-4. 
  3. ^ (2006) "Nearby Broadwood and Runaruna", in Olive Harris and Chris Lancaster: Remember the Hokianga, p 89. ISBN 978-0-473-11859-4. 
  4. ^ Te Kete Ipurangi. Ministry of Education.
  5. ^ Broadwood Area School Centennial.
  6. ^ Broadwood Area School (X366).

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