Wainui

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For the town in the Wellington Region, see Wainuiomata.
Wainui
Wainui
Coordinates: 36°36′3″S 174°35′31″E / 36.60083°S 174.59194°E / -36.60083; 174.59194Coordinates: 36°36′3″S 174°35′31″E / 36.60083°S 174.59194°E / -36.60083; 174.59194
Country New Zealand
Region Auckland Region
Ward Rodney Ward

Wainui is a locality in the Rodney Ward of the Auckland Region of New Zealand. Wainui is approximately 5.5 kilometres north-east of Waitoki and 10 km west of Orewa. The Wainui Stream flows south-west through the area, and exits into the Kaukapakapa River.[1][2]

Education

Wainui School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 10 and a roll of 225.[3] The school opened in 1879[4] and celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2004.[5] The original school room is now part of the Museum of Transport and Technology in Auckland.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 11. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8. 
  2. ↑ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 35. ISBN 1-877333-20-4. 
  3. ↑ "Te Kete Ipurangi - Wainui School". Ministry of Education. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Wainui School - History". Wainui School. Retrieved 2008-09-30. 
  5. ↑ "Wainui School, 125th Jubilee". Education Gazette New Zealand 82 (13). 21 July 2003. Retrieved 2008-09-30. 

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