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Place in Waikato, New Zealand
Ohinewai
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Coordinates: 37°29′20″S 175°09′20″E / 37.48889°S 175.15556°E / -37.48889; 175.15556
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWaikato
Territorial authorityWaikato District
Postcode(s)3784

Ohinewai (Māori: Ōhinewai) is a small settlement in the Waikato Region, in New Zealand. It is located on the east bank of the Waikato River on SH1, 9 km north of Huntly

The name Ohinewai is Māori for "girl's water place" (o = place of, hine = girl, wai = water), or, more likely, "place of Hinewai", Hinewai being a female personal name.

In July 2019, bed manufacturer Comfort Group announced its intention to create an affordable housing estate in Ohinewai. It has purchased 176ha of land with the intention of developing 1100 homes.

Marae

The local marae, Matahuru Papakainga, is a traditional meeting ground for the Waikato Tainui hapū of Ngāti Makirangi, Ngāti Mahuta and Ngāti Naho, and the Ngāpuhi hapū of Ngāti Hine.

In October 2020, the Government committed $2,584,751 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the marae and 7 other Waikato Tainui marae, creating 40 jobs.

Education

Ohinewai School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of 119 as of August 2024.

See also

Ohinewai railway station

References

  1. "New Zealand Topographic Map". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  2. Reed, A.W. (1975). Place names of New Zealand. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p. 295.
  3. Herald, Andrea Fox, NZ. "Sleepyhead's $1 billion dream: New mega site planned". ZB. Retrieved 3 December 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  5. "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  6. "Marae Announcements" (Excel). growregions.govt.nz. Provincial Growth Fund. 9 October 2020.
  7. "Official School Website". ohinewai.school.nz.
  8. "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  9. "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
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