Huiakama

Huiakama
Huiakama
Coordinates: 39°15′44″S 174°34′5″E / 39.26222°S 174.56806°E
Country New Zealand
Region Taranaki
District Stratford District

Huiakama is a settlement in inland Taranaki, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located just to the north of Strathmore on State Highway 43.[1][2]

Education

Huiakama School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 6[3] and a roll of 16[4](as at March 2015). The school was founded in 1896.[5]

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 86, ISBN 1-877333-20-4
  3. ↑ Te Kete Ipurangi schools database: Huiakama School
  4. ↑ "Directory of Schools - as at 7 April 2015". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
  5. ↑ Richard Woodd, ed. (1997), Huiakama School and district, 1896-1996, Huiakama School and District Centennial Committee

Further reading

General historical works

  • Golden jubilee and early settlers record : 1896-1946, New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Taranaki Daily News, 1946
  • Harrison, May (1996), 1896-1996, pathway of the years : Strathmore, Huiakama, Te Wera, Stratford, [N.Z.]: M. Harrison
  • Woodd, Richard (ed.) (1997), Huiakama School and district, 1896-1996, Huiakama, [N.Z.]: Huiakama School and District Centennial Committee

Arts and literature

  • Harrison, May (1998), A legend of Mt. Taranaki, Stratford, [N.Z.]: M. Harrison, ISBN 0-9582042-0-9
  • Harrison, May (2001), Johnnies in love: poems, Stratford, [N.Z.]: Akama Hills, ISBN 0-9582222-1-5
  • Harrison, May (2002), 3 legends of Aotearoa, the land of the long white cloud, Stratford, [N.Z.]: Akama Hills, ISBN 0-9582222-5-8
  • Harrison, May (2003), Down in the valley: poems, Stratford, [N.Z.]: Akama Hills, ISBN 0-9582222-4-X
  • Harrison, May (2003), Lookin' at life: poems, Stratford, [N.Z.]: Akama Hills, ISBN 0-9582222-6-6
  • Harrison, May (2003–), The ordinary guy, Stratford, [N.Z.]: Akama Hills, ISSN 1176-5658 Check date values in: |date= (help)
  • Harrison, May (2003), Tell it on the mountain: Christmas poems for to-day, Stratford, [N.Z.]: Akama Hills, ISBN 0-9582222-7-4
  • Harrison, May (2005), Meet the missus: poems, Stratford, [N.Z.]: Akama Hills, ISBN 0-9582527-6-9
  • Harrison, May (2005), Politicin' around, Stratford, [N.Z.]: Akama Hills, ISBN 0-9582527-5-0

People

  • Golden jubilee and early settlers record : 1896-1946, New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Taranaki Daily News, 1946
  • Frank, Ernest Melville (1996), Interludes from pioneering days of the Frank family and the life and experiences of Ernest Melville Frank, Auckland, [N.Z.]: E. M. Frank

Schools

  • Huiakama School, 1896-1971, Huiakama, [N.Z.] ; Stratford, [N.Z.]: 75th Anniversary Committee ; Stratford Press & Printing, 1971
  • Huiakama School: diamond jubilee, 1896-1956, 19th May 1956 at Huikama, New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Taranaki Daily News, 1956
  • Woodd, Richard (ed.) (1997), Huiakama School and district, 1896-1996, Huiakama, [N.Z.]: Huiakama School and District Centennial Committee

Coordinates: 39°15′S 174°34′E / 39.250°S 174.567°E