Tataraimaka
Tataraimaka (
In pre-European times, the area was extensively settled, with more than 30 pā sites found mainly on the shores of the Katikara River, Pitone Stream and Timaru River.[2] One of the largest pā sites, Tataraimaka Pā, is a part of a historic reserve managed by the Department of Conservation.[2] The pā was sacked by a party of northern Māori during the Musket Wars, shortly before 1820.[2] The Tataraimaka Block of land was purchased from Māori in 1847,[3] and was the location where 200 men of the 65th Regiment were stationed during the First Taranaki War, from April to June 1860. By March 1861, the Tataraimaka Block had been taken by Māori forces,[3] and had returned to government control in early 1865.[4]
Tataraimaka has a rich dairy farming history, with a historic dairy factory previously called the Timaru Creamery dating back to the nineteenth century.[5] In 2008, a local farmer re-opened the factory as the Patua Co-operative Dairy Factory to provide an alternative to the dairy giant Fonterra. Production of their organic Okato Cheese ceased due to financial difficulties in 2010.[6] The former dairy factory is currently used to showcase rock carvings.[7]
On 10 October 1998 the Timaru River flooded and tore through
References
- ^ "Kaitake Range: Egmont National Park" (PDF). Department of Conservation, Government of New Zealand. June 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ Wikidata Q58677181.
- ^ Wikidata Q58677455.
- Wikidata Q58677495.
- ^ "Tataraimaka", in The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts] (1908), retrieved from Victoria University of Wellington website, 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Woodd, R., "Okato organic cheese dilemma", Taranaki Daily News, 11 March 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ Anthony, J., "Sculpture adorns old dairy factory", Taranaki Daily News, 28 February 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2015.