Awakeri
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Awakeri is a village located southwest of Whakatane
in the Bay of Plenty
region of New Zealand
's North Island
. It is located in a farming and fruit-growing area, has basic amenities and a primary schoolhttp://awakeri.school.freeservers.com for students aged 5 to 13, and is best known for nearby hot spring
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Awakeri is located at the junction of State Highways 2 and 30
on the route of SH 2 from Edgecumbe to Taneatua
and the route of SH 30 from Whakatane to Te Teko
, and the two highways run together briefly through the village. The Taneatua Branch railway (formerly part of the East Coast Main Trunk Railway which it now meets at Hawkens Junction northwest of Edgecumbe) also passes through the town, though it is currently mothballed. Passenger services through Awakeri were provided by the Taneatua Express
train from 1928 until 7 February 1959, when the steam-hauled
carriage train was replaced by a 88 seater
railcar
service that terminated before reaching Awakeri, in Te Puke
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The Awakeri Soccer Clubhttp://awakeri.soccer.freeservers.com is based at the school, with soccer the dominant sport.
Whakatane
Whakatane is a town in the eastern Bay of Plenty Region, in the North Island of New Zealand, and is the seat of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Whakatane is 90 km east of Tauranga and 89 km north-east of Rotorua, at the mouth of the Whakatane River.The town has a population of , with...
in the Bay of Plenty
Bay of Plenty
The Bay of Plenty , often abbreviated to BOP, is a region in the North Island of New Zealand situated around the body of water of the same name...
region of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
's North Island
North Island
The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...
. It is located in a farming and fruit-growing area, has basic amenities and a primary schoolhttp://awakeri.school.freeservers.com for students aged 5 to 13, and is best known for nearby hot spring
Hot spring
A hot spring is a spring that is produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater from the Earth's crust. There are geothermal hot springs in many locations all over the crust of the earth.-Definitions:...
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Awakeri is located at the junction of State Highways 2 and 30
New Zealand State Highway network
The New Zealand State Highway network is the major national highway network in New Zealand. Just under 100 roads in both the North and South Islands are State Highways...
on the route of SH 2 from Edgecumbe to Taneatua
Taneatua
Taneatua is a small town in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. It is officially defined as a "populated area less than a town". The 2001 New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings found its population to be 750, a 14.7% decline since the previous census in 1996...
and the route of SH 30 from Whakatane to Te Teko
Te Teko
Te Teko is a small inland township in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. According to the 2001 New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings, its population is 627, a decrease of 3 from the previous census in 2001...
, and the two highways run together briefly through the village. The Taneatua Branch railway (formerly part of the East Coast Main Trunk Railway which it now meets at Hawkens Junction northwest of Edgecumbe) also passes through the town, though it is currently mothballed. Passenger services through Awakeri were provided by the Taneatua Express
Taneatua Express
The Taneatua Express was an express passenger train operated by the New Zealand Railways Department that ran between Auckland and Taneatua in the Bay of Plenty, serving centres such as Tauranga and Te Puke...
train from 1928 until 7 February 1959, when the steam-hauled
Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
carriage train was replaced by a 88 seater
NZR RM class (88 seater)
The NZR RM class 88-seaters were a class of railcar used in New Zealand, known unofficially as 'articulateds', 'twinsets', 'Drewrys' and 'Fiats'. They were purchased to replace steam-hauled provincial passenger trains and mixed trains...
railcar
Railcar
A railcar, in British English and Australian English, is a self-propelled railway vehicle designed to transport passengers. The term "railcar" is usually used in reference to a train consisting of a single coach , with a driver's cab at one or both ends. Some railways, e.g., the Great Western...
service that terminated before reaching Awakeri, in Te Puke
Te Puke
Te Puke is a town located 28 kilometres southeast of Tauranga in the Western Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. It is particularly famous for the cultivation of kiwifruit...
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The Awakeri Soccer Clubhttp://awakeri.soccer.freeservers.com is based at the school, with soccer the dominant sport.