Waima, Northland
Encyclopedia
Waima is a community in the south Hokianga
area of Northland, New Zealand
. State Highway 12 runs through the area. The Waima River flows through the Waima Valley into the Hokianga Harbour. Rawene
is to the north west, and Kaikohe
is to the north east.
resulted in the death of the Ngā Puhi chief Te Tauroto. Te Whareumu
was killed and Muriwai mortally wounded in a skirmish in March 1828.
The chief of the sub tribe Te Mahurehure and Te Urikaiwhare was Mohi Tawhai (d.1875), who was a signatory to the Treaty of Waitangi
in 1840 and was known as the peace maker of the North.
Waima was the site of a Wesleyan
mission in the mid 19th century. In the 1870s timber milling commenced in the area.
In 1898, people of Waima refused to pay a tax on dogs, and marched on Rawene in the Dog Tax War
.
of 4 and a roll of 62. The school was founded in 1881. During the Dog Tax War of 1898, the government army of 120 men set up camp at Waima School.
Hokianga
Hokianga is an area surrounding the Hokianga Harbour, also known as The Hokianga River, a long estuarine drowned valley on the west coast in the north of the North Island of New Zealand....
area of Northland, 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...
. State Highway 12 runs through the area. The Waima River flows through the Waima Valley into the Hokianga Harbour. Rawene
Rawene
Rawene is a town on the south side of the Hokianga harbour, in Northland, New Zealand. State Highway 12 passes to the south. The town lies at the apex of a peninsula...
is to the north west, and Kaikohe
Kaikohe
Kaikohe is the central service area for the Far North District of New Zealand, about 260 km from Auckland, situated on State Highway 12 at...
is to the north east.
History
In 1810, an encounter at Waima during the Musket WarsMusket Wars
The Musket Wars were a series of five hundred or more battles mainly fought between various hapū , sometimes alliances of pan-hapū groups and less often larger iwi of Māori between 1807 and 1842, in New Zealand.Northern tribes such as the rivals Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Whātua were the first to obtain...
resulted in the death of the Ngā Puhi chief Te Tauroto. Te Whareumu
Te Whareumu
Te Whareumu was the Ariki and Warrior Chief of Ngāti Manu, a hapū within Ngā Puhi iwi based in the Bay of Islands in New Zealand.Te Whareumu was the most important chief in the Kororakeka area in his day...
was killed and Muriwai mortally wounded in a skirmish in March 1828.
The chief of the sub tribe Te Mahurehure and Te Urikaiwhare was Mohi Tawhai (d.1875), who was a signatory to the Treaty of Waitangi
Treaty of Waitangi
The Treaty of Waitangi is a treaty first signed on 6 February 1840 by representatives of the British Crown and various Māori chiefs from the North Island of New Zealand....
in 1840 and was known as the peace maker of the North.
Waima was the site of a Wesleyan
Methodism
Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
mission in the mid 19th century. In the 1870s timber milling commenced in the area.
In 1898, people of Waima refused to pay a tax on dogs, and marched on Rawene in the Dog Tax War
Dog Tax War
The Dog Tax war is described by some authors as the last gasp of the 19th century wars between the Māori and the Pākehā, the British settlers of New Zealand. This is not altogether accurate in two respects. It was a very minor affair, certainly not a war...
.
Education
Waima School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile ratingSocio-Economic Decile
Decile, Socio-Economic Decile or Socio-Economic Decile Band is a widely used measure in education in New Zealand used to target funding and support to more needy schools....
of 4 and a roll of 62. The school was founded in 1881. During the Dog Tax War of 1898, the government army of 120 men set up camp at Waima School.