Makaraka is an outer suburb of Gisborne, in New Zealand's North Island, located in the west of the city.[1] The suburb features Gisborne's horse-racing circuit, Makaraka Racecourse.[2] It is part of the statistical area of Makaraka-Awapuni, which is covered at Awapuni.
Makaraka was settled by dairy farmers in the 19th century. A dairy factory was built in the settlement in 1899.[3]
Makaraka School is a Year 1–6 co-educational public primary school[6] with a roll of 118 as of April 2023.[7][8][9]
Railway stationedit
Mākaraka in 1942, showing the Ngātapa branch diverging west from the Moutohora branch
From 1902 to 1959 Mākaraka had a railway station on the Moutohora Branch and, from 1915 to 1931, was the junction for the Ngātapa Branch. It is now the mothballed Makaraka Industrial Line[10] and also has the East Coast Museum of Technology station building (from Matawhero) and museum on the former station site.[11]
makaraka, zealand, makarakasuburbcountrynew, zealandcitygisborneelectoral, wardgisborne, patutahi, makaurimakaraka, haparamanutuke, awapunimakaraka, outer, suburb, gisborne, zealand, north, island, located, west, city, suburb, features, gisborne, horse, racing. MakarakaSuburbCountryNew ZealandCityGisborneElectoral wardGisborne Patutahi MakauriMakaraka Te HaparaManutuke AwapuniMakaraka is an outer suburb of Gisborne in New Zealand s North Island located in the west of the city 1 The suburb features Gisborne s horse racing circuit Makaraka Racecourse 2 It is part of the statistical area of Makaraka Awapuni which is covered at Awapuni Makaraka was settled by dairy farmers in the 19th century A dairy factory was built in the settlement in 1899 3 The Tarere Marae located near Makaraka is a tribal meeting place of Te Whanau a Iwi a hapu of Te Aitanga a Mahaki 4 It includes Te Aotipu meeting house 5 Education editMakaraka School is a Year 1 6 co educational public primary school 6 with a roll of 118 as of April 2023 7 8 9 Railway station edit nbsp Makaraka in 1942 showing the Ngatapa branch diverging west from the Moutohora branchFrom 1902 to 1959 Makaraka had a railway station on the Moutohora Branch and from 1915 to 1931 was the junction for the Ngatapa Branch It is now the mothballed Makaraka Industrial Line 10 and also has the East Coast Museum of Technology station building from Matawhero and museum on the former station site 11 Disused railways 12 Patutahi Ngatapa Branch Line and station closed7 9 km 4 9 mi Moutohora Branch Park RacecourseLine mothballed station closed1 59 km 0 99 mi King s RoadLine and station closed3 14 km 1 95 mi References edit Hariss Gavin Makaraka Gisborne topomap co nz NZ Topo Map History of Gisborne Races gisborneraces co nz Poverty Bay Turf Club The Cyclopedia of New Zealand Auckland Provincial District Makaraka Christchurch Cyclopedia Company Limited 1902 Te Kahui Mangai directory tkm govt nz Te Puni Kōkiri Maori Maps maorimaps com Te Potiki National Trust Official School Website makaraka school nz New Zealand Schools Directory New Zealand Ministry of Education Retrieved 12 December 2022 Ministry of Education School Profile educationcounts govt nz Ministry of Education Education Review Office Report ero govt nz Education Review Office KiwiRail Network Map kiwirail maps arcgis com November 2018 Retrieved 27 March 2023 Collections amp Stories E C M o T 7 September 2016 Retrieved 27 March 2023 Yonge John Roger Company Quail Map 1993 New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas Quail Map Company ISBN 9780900609923 38 39 S 177 58 E 38 650 S 177 967 E 38 650 177 967 nbsp This Gisborne District related geography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Makaraka New Zealand amp oldid 1162429162, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
