Uruti

Uruti
Uruti
Coordinates:
Country New Zealand
Region Taranaki
District New Plymouth District

Uruti is a locality in northern Taranaki, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 3, north-east of Mimi and south-west of Ahititi. The Uruti Stream meets the Mimi River at this point. The river flows past the settlement into the North Taranaki Bight.[1][2]

A district nurse was appointed to serve the backblocks of the Uruti Valley in 1909. This was the first district nursing service in New Zealand.[3][4]

The Uruti tunnel links the Uruti Valley with the main highway. It was completed in 1923 and is the longest and most unstable tunnel in Taranaki.[5]

The 1984 film Vigil was filmed at Uruti.[6] Much of the 2003 film The Last Samurai was filmed in the Uruti Valley, with Mount Taranaki/Egmont standing in for Mount Fuji.[7]

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Education

Uruti School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 3 and a roll of 13.[8] The school celebrated its centennial in 1998.[9]

Notes

  1. ^ Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 35. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8. 
  2. ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 74. ISBN 1-877333-20-4. 
  3. ^ Maclean, Hester (1932). "XVI. Back-Block District Nursing". Nursing in New Zealand: History and Reminiscences. pp. 86–87. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-MacNurs-t1-body-d16.html. 
  4. ^ "MACLEAN, Hester, R.R.C.". Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966). http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/M/MacleanHesterRrc/MacleanHesterRrc/en. 
  5. ^ Bartle, Rhonda (17 February 2005). "Road Tunnels of Taranaki". Puke Ariki. http://www.pukeariki.com/en/stories/newTaranakiStories/taratunnels.htm. 
  6. ^ "Vigil film set". Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand. http://www.teara.govt.nz/TheBush/UnderstandingTheNaturalWorld/PerceptionsOfTheLandscape/7/ENZ-Resources/Standard/3/en. 
  7. ^ "The Last Samurai New Zealand Film Location". Tourism New Zealand. http://www.newzealand.com/travel/about-nz/features/last-samurai-feature/last-samurai-feature-home.cfm. Retrieved 2008-07-08. 
  8. ^ "Te Kete Ipurangi - Uruti School". Ministry of Education. http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=2257. 
  9. ^ "Jubilees & reunions: Uruti School". Education Gazette New Zealand 75 (17). 30 September 1996. http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/notices.php/notices.php?action=view&id=55378. 

Further reading

General historical works

  • Brooks, Glenwyss (comp.) (1995). How green was our valley: collected memories of Uruti. New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Aries Print. ISBN 0-473-02685-6. 

Business

  • 1904-1954, golden jubilee / with the compliments of the Uruti Valley Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited. New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Avery Print. 1954. 

Schools

  • Uruti School 60th jubilee: in conjunction with Messenger, Musker’s, Pehu: 16th-18th May 1958. Uruti, [N.Z.] ; New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Jubilee Committee, 1958 ; Taranaki Daily News Co. Ltd. 1958. 
  • Wilson, Christine; Brooks, Glenwyss (comps.) (0–473–05920–7). Uruti School, 1898-1998: in celebration of 100 years. New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Uruti School Centennial Committee.