Koromiko, New Zealand

For the native New Zealand plant, see Koromiko.
Koromiko
Koromiko
Coordinates: 41°20′23″S 173°57′45″E / 41.33972°S 173.96250°E / -41.33972; 173.96250Coordinates: 41°20′23″S 173°57′45″E / 41.33972°S 173.96250°E / -41.33972; 173.96250
Country New Zealand
Region Marlborough
Picton Airport is located at Koromiko

Koromiko is a locality in Marlborough, New Zealand. State Highway 1 runs through the area. Picton is about 6.5 km (4.0 mi) to the northeast, and Blenheim is about 21 km (13 mi) to the south.[1][2]

Picton Aerodrome is located at Koromiko. It has flights to and from Wellington several times a day operated by Sounds Air.[3]

Education

Koromiko School was a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school. It was founded in 1873,[4] and closed at the beginning of 2013.[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 61. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
  2. ↑ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 139. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  3. ↑ "Timetables". Sounds Air.
  4. ↑ "Koromiko School". Archived from the original on 14 October 2008.
  5. ↑ "School Mergers, Closures and New Schools - 2012 tables". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 16 December 2014.


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