Manaia

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Manaia is a rural town in South Taranaki District, New Zealand situated between Hawera and Opunake. It is named after the former Māori chief of the district, Hukunui Manaia.

Only a small town, it has its history still visible with the Manaia Redoubt still present.

Built around 1880 on the site of a former pā (Te Takahe) during peacetime, this redoubt and wooden watchtower was created for the passive resistance of the Parihaka chief, Te Whiti o Rongomai, and his followers. The wooden watchtower (35 feet high) was blown down in a storm and replaced in 1912 by a concrete one still standing today amidst the 18-hole golf course surrounded by two original blockhouses. Also, trenches surround the tower and blockhouses. It could house 160 men and all the timber used for the construction was pit sawn locally by the constables.

The golf course is one of the oldest of Taranaki, created around 1905.

Also when driving into Manaia from Hawera the remains of the old flour mill can be seen on the left hand side.

These concrete remains of the mill were built in 1900 to replace the original wooden mill built in 1882 by Mr D. F. McVicar of the Sentry Hill flour mill, New Plymouth.

The local Waiokura River powered the mill by a 15-foot water wheel which developed 15 horsepower. The mill had 4 stories, and a 23-foot stud. It was 35 feet long and 20 feet wide. About 40,000 feet of timber was used and the building provided storage for about 15,000 sacks of flour.

Yarrows bakers has been the main business in Manaia since 1923.

Contents 1 Further reading 1.1 General historical works 1.2 Business history 1.3 Clubs & organisations 1.4 Maps 1.5 New Zealand Wars 1.6 People 1.7 Schools

[edit] Further reading

[edit] General historical works

• Historic Manaia, Hawera, [N.Z.]: South Taranaki District Council, 2002 
• Manaia 1882-1982, Hawera, [N.Z.]: Hawera Star, 1982 
• Manaia heritage inventory, Hawera, [N.Z.]: South Taranaki District Council, 2000 
• Manaia heritage inventory, Hawera, [N.Z.]: South Taranaki District Council, 2003 
• Hastie, A.J.R. (1963), The battle of Hasties' farm: an address given by A.J.R. Hastie at the annual meeting of the N.Z. Historic Places Trust, Taranaki Region Associate Members, April 1963, New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Taranaki Regional Committee, New Zealand Historic Places Trust 
• Hosie, John C. (1982), Centennial history of Manaia and Manaia School, 1882-1982, Manaia, [N.Z.] ; Hawera, {N.Z.]: Manaia Centennial Committee ; Ekdahl 
• Roberts, C.J. (1940), Centennial history of Hawera and the Waimate Plains, Hawera, [N.Z.]: Published by the authority of the Hawera County Council, the Hawera Borough Council, the Manaia Town Board and the Waimate West County Council ... ,; Hawera Star 

[edit] Business history

• Griffin, R.H. (1981), Manaia 1881-1981: a BNZ century, Wellington, [N.Z.]: BNZ Archives 

[edit] Clubs & organisations

• Goodin, Elaine (2004), Manaia Cricket Club centennial booklet 1904-2004 : Friday, Saturday, Sunday 6th, 7th & 8th February 2004 at the Manaia Sports Complex, n.p.: n.p. 
• Hosie, John C. (2004), Centennial history of the Manaia Golf Club, 1905-2004, n.p.: n.p. 
• Self, Michael (1984), The day the pub burned down: 75th jubilee history of the Manaia Fire Brigade, Manaia, [N.Z.]: The Brigade 

[edit] Maps

• Dangerfield, Frederick (1977), Waimate Plains, plan illustrating report of Royal Commission, 1880, Dublin, [Ireland]: Irish Academic Press  Scale: = ca. 1: 65 000 NOTE: Original imprint = London, [England] : Dangerfield Lith. , 1880.
• Land Information New Zealand (2006), Manaia, Upper Hutt, [N.Z.]: Land Information New Zealand  Scale: = 1: 50 000 ; New Zealand map grid proj. (E 173°41'49"--E 174°10'/S 39°29'27"--S 39°45'56") Land Information New Zealand. Topographic map 260 ; P21.
• New Zealand Department of Lands & Survey (1908), Town of Manaia & suburban sections, Waimate S.D. Blk. VII, Wellington, [N.Z.]: New Zealand Department of Lands & Survey  Scale: = 1: 4 800 (i.e. 5/66 in. to 1 mile)

[edit] New Zealand Wars

• Hastie, A.J.R. (1963), The battle of Hasties' farm: an address given by A.J.R. Hastie at the annual meeting of the N.Z. Historic Places Trust, Taranaki Region Associate Members, April 1963, New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Taranaki Regional Committee, New Zealand Historic Places Trust 

[edit] People

• Williamson, Ron (2005), Sent home to die: the true story of my life, Waitetuna, [N.Z.]: B.& R. Williamson 

[edit] Schools

• School register index: Manaia Convent: Manaia School: to 1984, n.p..: n.p., n.d. 
• Dick, F.D. (1957), Manaia School, incorporating M.D.H.S., 1882-1957: 75th anniversary, May 18th, 19th, 20th, 1957: souvenir booklet, Manaia, [N.Z.]: Manaia School Jubilee Committee  NOTE: M.D.H.S = Manaia District High School
• Hosie, John C. (1982), Centennial history of Manaia and Manaia School, 1882-1982, Manaia, [N.Z.] ; Hawera, {N.Z.]: Manaia Centennial Committee ; Ekdahl 
• Hosie, John C. (2007), Manaia Primary School, 1882-2007, 125th anniversary, Manaia, [N.Z.]: Manaia Primary School Jubilee Committee 
• Landers, Trevor M. (2004), Paean to a proud school: incalescent memories of Scared [sic] Heart School, Manaia 1977-1985, Wellington, [N.Z.]: Zealot Press 
• Landers, Trevor M. (2005), Ad majorem Dei gloriam: an oral and social history of Sacred Heart School, Manaia, 1902-2000, Wellington, [N.Z.]: Zealot Press 
• Willcox, Frank C. (1977), Manaia Convent School: 75th jubilee, 1902-1977, Manaia, [N.Z.]: 75th Jubilee Committee 

Coordinates: 39°33′S, 174°08′E

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