to the foot of the 962 metre Mount Pirongia, which lies in Pirongia Forest Park to the west of the town. Pirongia was originally named Alexandra, after...
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Mount Pirongia is an extinct stratovolcano located in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It rises to 959 m (3,146 ft) and is the highest...
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Kawhia Harbour (redirect from Pirongia Forest)
population density of 430 people per km2. The settlement is part of the larger Pirongia Forest statistical area. Kawhia had a population of 384 at the 2018 New...
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Tāwhiao (section Hui at Pīrongia)
Maniapoto deteriorated. He formally sued for peace with George Grey at Pirongia on 11 July 1881, allowing the construction of the North Island Main Trunk...
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Haploporus pirongia is a species of fungus in the family Polyporaceae. This polypore occurs on trees in New Zealand and Australia. The fungus was first...
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south-east of the city of Hamilton. It has five wards: Te Awamutu, Cambridge, Pirongia, Maungatautari and Kakepuku. Although the official name remains Waipa District...
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a Grammy-nominated producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Pirongia, New Zealand, based in Los Angeles, California. Leroy has co-written and...
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to take command in an unsuccessful defence of his tribe at Matakitaki (Pirongia) against Ngāpuhi, armed with muskets and led by Hongi Hika on their great...
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was Kuiatu. She was present during the battle of Matakitaki in 1822 at Pirongia when the musket-armed northern Ngāpuhi tribes under Hongi Hika attacked...
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Island of New Zealand. She later moved with her family to the town of Pirongia, and graduated from Te Awamutu High School. In interviews, she stated that...
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Magistrate William Gilbert Mair to a meeting at Alexandra (today known as Pirongia) where he and 70 followers laid down their guns, then laid alongside them...
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of the line of 6 calcalkalic volcanoes, the largest of which is Mount Pirongia (the others are at Kakepuku, Te Kawa, Tokanui, Waikeria and probably Puketotara)...
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Pirongia Forest Park is a protected area 30 km southwest of Hamilton, New Zealand. It covers 167.7 square kilometres (64.7 sq mi) across four blocks of...
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defeated by musket-armed Ngāpuhi led by Hongi Hika in a battle at Matakitaki (Pirongia) in 1822. Te Wherowhero's son Tāwhiao, the second Maori King, was born...
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Taupiri Town 2010 view of Taupiri and the Waikato, with Kakepuku and Mount Pirongia in the background Coordinates: 37°37′S 175°11′E / 37.617°S 175.183°E...
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Weraroa The hapū of Ngāti Apakura is associated with 6 marae: 3 marae around Pirongia: Pūrekireki marae, Hīona marae and Te Kōpua 1 marae in Ōtorohanga: Kahotea...
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patupaiarehe. In the North Island, patupaiarehe inhabited mountains such as Mount Pirongia, the Coromandel Range from Mount Moehau to Mount Te Aroha, the Urewera...
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(New Hampshire) – One of the most frequently climbed in the world Mount Pirongia 959 3,146 Hakarimata Range New Zealand Tai Mo Shan 957 3,140 Hong...
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Waikato River to the Waipā River, from which he went on foot to Mount Pirongia, where he met and married Rerei-ao, a descendant of the brothers Whatihua...
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national long distance walkway, passes through Waitomo. The section from Mt Pirongia joins the Waitomo Walkway to enter the village. The 17.5 km (10.9 mi) section...
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Waikato Plains from northeast towards Pirongia....
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Pegasus* Peka Peka Pembroke Peria Petone Picton* Piopio Pipiwai Pirinoa Pirongia Pleasant Point* Plimmerton Plummers Point Point Wells Pōkeno Porirua* Poroti...
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Mount Karioi near Raglan with Mount Pirongia being the largest, with Pukehoua on the eastern slopes of Pirongia, Kakepuku, Te Kawa, and Tokanui completing...
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was the elder sister of King Mahuta. She was born at Whatiwhatihoe, near Pirongia in the Waikato, daughter of Te Tahuna Hērangi and Tiahuia. Te Tahuna Hērangi...
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flows north for 115 kilometres (71 mi), passing through Ōtorohanga and Pirongia, before flowing into the Waikato River at Ngāruawāhia. It is the Waikato's...
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Tauranga Central 578 Te Aroha TR Te Aroha 884 Te Awamutu TAW Te Awamutu, Pirongia, Kihikihi 870, 871, 872 Te Kuiti TKT Te Kuiti 876, 877, 878 Thames THC...
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Cummings who went on to record twelve Melbourne Cup winners. Purchased from Pirongia Stud in New Zealand, Red Handed was sired by the French stallion, Le Filou...
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Waikato Plains lie to the north and east, and the promontory of Mount Pirongia, 20 kilometres to the west, is easily visible. Inside the township are...
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regiment of the Waikato Militia. The 1st Regiment was at Tauranga, the 2nd at Pirongia, the 3rd at Cambridge and the 4th at Kirikiriroa. The settlement was founded...
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Pigeon Bay PGB Connect via operator Piopio PIO 0813 Pirinoa PIN 0553 28 Pirongia PIR 082 28 Pohangina POH 063 294 Pokuru POK 082 23 Pollok POL 085 30 Pongaroa...
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