 Tokoroa Talking Poles: Tree Carving Since 1998, Tokoroa has been "sprouting" talking poles, consisting mainly of carvings representing the many cultures in the town. This one, photographed shortly after its unveiling in 2004, is a chainsaw carving of an old tree which had suffered extensive damage from a passing truck. It is located on the main route through Tokoroa (State Highway 1), immediately adjacent to the town's information centre. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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 Tokoroa is the second largest town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the largest settlement in the South Waikato district and is located 30 kilometres southwest of Rotorua close to the foot of the Mamaku Ranges. Its population in 2001 was 14,175. Tokoroa is located mid-way between Taupo and Hamilton on State Highway One. The other two main settlements in the South Waikato District are Putaruru and Tirau. Image File history File links Location map of Tokoroa, New Zealand File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Waikato is the name of a region in the North Island of New Zealand. ...
North Island The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. ...
The South Waikato district is a municipality located between the c9ities of Hamilton and Rotorua in the North Island of New Zealand. ...
Rotorua is a city located on the southern shore of Lake Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. ...
The Mamaku Ranges are a range of rugged hills in the North Island of New Zealand. ...
2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
Taupo is a large urban area in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand. ...
Hamilton (Kirikiriroa in Maori) is New Zealands seventh largest city. ...
The New Zealand State Highway Shield. ...
Putaruru is a small town in the Waikato region of New Zealands North Island. ...
The Big Sheep Wool Gallery, Tirau NZ Main Road, Tirau Tirau is a small town of approximately 800 people in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand, 50 kilometres southeast of Hamilton. ...
History
Early history It is traditionally recorded that one of the great fighting chiefs of the Ngati Kahupungapunga, Tokoroa by name, was slain by Ngati Raukawa during the siege of Pohuturoa, a high rocky eminence 27km south of Tokoroa on the main Taupo highway. It is probable that some early suveyor applied the name Tokoroa as a tribute to the old chief's memory. The name 'Tokoroa' first appeared on the early maps of the 1860's. 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ...
Growth Tokoroa is one of the most recent towns in New Zealand history. It first developed around 1948, as a residential satellite for New Zealand Forest Products Limited's timber, pulp and paper mill at Kinleith, 8km south of Tokoroa. In 1948 the town could boast a population of 1100. By the time NZFP began to downscale its operations at Kinleith in the early 1980's, Tokoroa had a population of 18,000 - just 2,000 below the number necessary to be proclaimed a city. In recent years however, the downscaling at Kinleith and in other industries has resulted in a drop in population, and only 14,175 people resided in Tokoroa as of 2001. 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ...
1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ...
1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...
Night view of Taipei City. ...
2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
Geography
Location Surrounding the township are many Dairy Farms and Plantation Forests. There are many scenic reserves around the town - The man-made lake 'Moana-Nui' lies within a popular recreational park. The lake has a lot of ducks and weed in it (partially due to its shallowness). Signs have been put up warning people not to swim in the water due to health concerns. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
An Australian park A park is any of a number of geographic features. ...
The towns location in the centre of the central North Island and its developed transportation network provide plenty of potential for warehousing and distribution. Tokoroa lies in the centre of a triangle made up of the popular tourism destinations of Rotorua, Waitomo and Taupo. There are about 45 lakes within 45 minutes of Tokoroa. North Island The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. ...
Rotorua is a city located on the southern shore of Lake Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. ...
Waitomo is a district-type municipality in the southwest of the Waikato region in the North Island of New Zealand. ...
Taupo is a large urban area in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand. ...
You can drive to 4 major centres, each less than 1 hours drive:
- Hamilton (north north west)
- Tauranga (north east)
- Rotorua (south east east)
- Taupo (south)
Township As well as the central business district, the township is made up of many subdivisions, each built in different stages of Kinleith's development. These subdivisions are: - Parkdale
- Paraonui
- Papanui
- Matarawa
- Aotea
- Strathmore
- Amisfield
Many of the street names of the town were named by the first director of Kinleith mill, Sir David Henry, after places near his home town of Edinburgh, in Scotland. There is even a Sir David Henry primary school. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government Constitutional monarchy (as part of the UK) - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP...
Secondary education facilities Tokoroa has two high schools, Tokoroa High School and Forest View high school.
Industries The main industries that support Tokoroa are forestry, dairy farming, consumer retail centres and fast food resturants. Recently, due to a drop in timber value, much of the surrounding forest is being converted into farmland.
The largest 'The Warehouse' store in the South Waikato is situated in Tokoroa. It is a popular shopping place for the local people. Other shops include Mitre 10 (hardware store), Benchmark (building supplies), Beta Electronics, TJ's 100% (electronics), Strutt (streetware), and Van Dykes (furniture).
Tokoroa boasts a large amount of popular fast food resturants, including KFC, McDonalds and BP's own Wild Bean cafe. Apart from the fast food, there are also a lot of slow food outlets, such as New World, Countdown, Scoffers, Tokoroa Fruit Supply, Bay Produce and multiple superettes, dairies and fish 'n' chip shops.
Graffiti There is a large amount of graffiti in Tokoroa. Graffiti is the application of media by humans on publicly viewable surfaces. ...
People Tokoroa is proudly multicultural. About 35% of the population is Maori, and about another 20% is from the Pacific Islands (mainly the Cook Islands). The remaining 45% of the population is made up of people from dozens of countries around the world. Tokoroa has New Zealand's largest Pacific Island community outside of Auckland and Wellington. Notable past residents have included Ben Hana, Pero Cameron, Walter Little and Keven Mealamu. Auckland is one of the 16 regions of New Zealand. ...
The Wellington region of New Zealand occupies the southern end of the North Island. ...
Ben Hana, who prefers to be called Brother but is more widely known as Blanket Man as headlined by the local media. ...
Sean Pero MacPherson Cameron (born 6 May 1974) is a New Zealand professional basketball player. ...
Kevin Filipo Mealamu (born March 20, 1979 in Tokoroa, Waikato, New Zealand) is an international rugby football union player for the New Zealand All Blacks. ...
A lot of the population is made up of younger people. One of the local council's priorities has been to attract and retain elderly.
External links Coordinates: 38°14′S 175°52′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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