Urenui

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Urenui is a settlement in northern Taranaki, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 3 close to the shore of the North Taranaki Bight, 17 kilometres east of Waitara.

Approximately 3 km eastward of the town is the Urenui Marae, the only remaining marae of Ngāti Mutunga.

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[edit] Further reading

[edit] General historical works

  • The history of Urenui: arrival of the first Maoris, New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Taranaki Daily News, 1930 
  • The above is an article from the Taranaki Daily News (6 September 1930), that has been clipped out and mounted in a scrapbook.
  • Fraser, D. P. (1991), Urenui, n.p.: n.p. 
  • Messenger, A. H. & Andrews, Edward Rolfe (1956), Urenui School 80th jubilee, 1876-1956: souvenir booklet, history of school and district, 1st and 2nd April, 1956, Urenui, [N.Z.] ; New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Urenui School ; Taranaki Herald 
  • The above booklet was compiled by Andrews, but incorporates School days at Pukearuhe in the old days by A.H. Messenger.

[edit] Archaeology

  • Buist, Alastair Gordon (1964), Archaeology in North Taranaki, New Zealand a study of field monuments in the Pukearuhe - Mimi-Urenui area, Wellington, [N.Z.]: New Zealand Archaeological Association 
  • Gumbley, Warren (1997), Archaeological mapping of pa in four Taranaki historic reserves, Wellington, [N.Z.]: Department of Conservation 

[edit] Business history

  • de Jardine, Margaret (1992), The little ports of Taranaki: being Awakino, Mokau, Tongaporutu, Urenui, Waitara, Opunake, Patea, together with some historical background to each, New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Margaret de Jardine 

[edit] Churches

[edit] Anglican

  • Alexander, Ada C. (1976), St John the Baptist, Waitara: centenary, 1876-1976, New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Taranaki Newspapers 

[edit] Clubs and organisations

[edit] Environment

  • Allen, Harry et al. (2003), The cultural significance of wetlands in Taranaki: report to Ngati Mutunga at Urenui Marae, Saturday 29th November 2003, n.p.: n.p. 

[edit] Geology

  • Faulconridge, Justin (1994), Sedimentology, paleontology and petrology of the Urenui Formation, north Taranaki [M.Sc., University of Auckland]' 
  • Mouton, S. J. & Atkins, R. A. E. (1986), Urenui deviation SH3: geophysical survey, April 1986, Lower Hutt, [N.Z.]: Geomechanics Section, Central Laboratories, Ministry of Works and Development 

[edit] Maori

  • The history of Urenui: arrival of the first Maoris, New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Taranaki Daily News, 1930 
  • The above is an article from the Taranaki Daily News (6 September 1930), that has been clipped out and mounted in a scrapbook.
  • Ngati Mutunga report to the Waitangi Tribunal, Wellington, [N.Z.]: Waitangi Tribunal, n.d. 
  • Wananga tuarima for Maori mental health, Maori providers, iwi [Taranaki/Wanganui Wananga for Maori Mental Health, Maori Providers, Iwi ( 5th : 2000: Parihaka, N.Z.)], n.p.: n.p., 2000? 
  • This meeting was held at Te Niho o Atiawa Marae, Urenui, Taranaki, 1-3 September, 2000.
  • Wananga tuatahi for Maori mental health, Maori providers, iwi [Taranaki/Wanganui Wananga for Maori Mental Health, Maori Providers, Iwi (1st : 2000 : Urenui, N.Z.)], n.p.: n.p., 2000? 
  • This meeting was held at Ruapekapeka Marae, Urenui, Taranaki, 11-13 February, 2000.
  • Allen, Harry et al. (2003), The cultural significance of wetlands in Taranaki: report to Ngati Mutunga at Urenui Marae, Saturday 29th November 2003, n.p.: n.p. 
  • Bargh, Brian James (1995), A report commissioned by the Waitangi Tribunal for the Taranaki claim (Wai 143) concerning Kumara Kaiamo Pas and associated lands of Ngati Mutunga at Urenui, Wellington, [N.Z.]: Waitangi Tribunal 
  • Gumbley, Warren (1997), Archaeological mapping of pa in four Taranaki historic reserves, Wellington, [N.Z.]: Department of Conservation 

[edit] Maps

[edit] New Zealand Wars

  • Buist, Alastair Gordon (1964), Archaeology in North Taranaki, New Zealand a study of field monuments in the Pukearuhe - Mimi-Urenui area, Wellington, [N.Z.]: New Zealand Archaeological Association 

[edit] People

  • The papers of Blanche Stuart Halcombe (1881-1961) (née Turton) are stored at Puke Ariki. in New Plymouth. Mrs. Halcombe (whose husband was from Urenui, but who died during World War One) was a collector of materials upon natural history and ethnography. This material covers the period between the 1830s and the 1950s - and access to it is restricted. See Blanche Stuart Halcombe (ARC2002-58). Retrieved on 2008-01-29.
  • Ramsden, Eric (1954), A memoir -- Te Rangihiroa: a memorial to Sir Peter Buck, Wellington, [N.Z.]: New Zealand Department of Maori Affairs 

[edit] Schools

  • Urenui School 125 years: 6,7,8 April 2001: upward and upright, Urenui, [N.Z.]: Jubilee Committee, 2001 
  • Carr, Jeffrey Eric (1976), 100 years Urenui School centenary, 1876-1976, Urenui, [N.Z.]: Urenui School Centenary Committee 
  • Messenger, A. H. & Andrews, Edward Rolfe (1956), Urenui School 80th jubilee, 1876-1956: souvenir booklet, history of school and district, 1st and 2nd April, 1956, Urenui, [N.Z.] ; New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Urenui School ; Taranaki Herald 
  • The above booklet was compiled by Andrews, but incorporates School days at Pukearuhe in the old days by A.H. Messenger.
  • Pope, George Henry [putative author] (1936), Urenui School diamond jubilee, 1876-1936, Urenui, [N.Z.] ; New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Urenui School ; Taranaki Herald 

[edit] External links

Urenui Marae: http://www.ngatimutunga.iwi.nz/information.php?info_id=7

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Coordinates: 39°00′S 174°23′E / -39, 174.383