The settlement has a town hall and volunteer fire station.[1]
The settlement has two heritage sites:
Brancepeth is a colonial homestead and garden, still owned by the Beetham family who settled on the land in 1856. By 1900 Brancepeth was one of the largest sheep stations in New Zealand. At its height, it included an on-site library and school and more than 300 staff.[2]
Te Parae Homestead was designed and built in 1905 by Guy and Eileen Williams, the homestead is now owned and run by their great granddaughter Angela Irving.[3] The property has remained in the Williams family since it began in 1857 and plays an important role in the history of the Wairarapa. Te Parae was originally part of the Beetham owned Brancepeth Station with farmland totalling 70,000 acres.[4]
Demographicsedit
Wainuioru is part of the Whareama statistical area.[5]
Educationedit
Wainuioru School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[6] with a roll of 79 as of February 2024.[7]
Most students come from the surrounding rural area, but many come from Masterton.[8]
Referencesedit
^"Volunteer Fire Engine". 111 Emergency. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
^"Brancepeth Station". Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
^"Te Parae Homestead". Te Parae. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
^"Brancepeth Station". Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
wainuioru, small, rural, settlement, wellington, region, zealand, just, east, masterton, north, river, localitycoordinates, 817countrynew, zealandregionwellington, regionterritorial, authoritymasterton, district, settlement, town, hall, volunteer, fire, statio. Wainuioru is small rural settlement in Wellington Region New Zealand just east of Masterton and north of Wainuioru River WainuioruLocalityCoordinates 41 02 S 175 49 E 41 033 S 175 817 E 41 033 175 817CountryNew ZealandRegionWellington RegionTerritorial authorityMasterton District The settlement has a town hall and volunteer fire station 1 The settlement has two heritage sites Brancepeth is a colonial homestead and garden still owned by the Beetham family who settled on the land in 1856 By 1900 Brancepeth was one of the largest sheep stations in New Zealand At its height it included an on site library and school and more than 300 staff 2 Te Parae Homestead was designed and built in 1905 by Guy and Eileen Williams the homestead is now owned and run by their great granddaughter Angela Irving 3 The property has remained in the Williams family since it began in 1857 and plays an important role in the history of the Wairarapa Te Parae was originally part of the Beetham owned Brancepeth Station with farmland totalling 70 000 acres 4 Demographics editWainuioru is part of the Whareama statistical area 5 Education editWainuioru School is a co educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students 6 with a roll of 79 as of February 2024 7 Most students come from the surrounding rural area but many come from Masterton 8 References edit Volunteer Fire Engine 111 Emergency Retrieved 21 September 2017 Brancepeth Station Heritage New Zealand Retrieved 21 September 2017 Te Parae Homestead Te Parae Retrieved 21 September 2017 Brancepeth Station Heritage New Zealand Retrieved 21 September 2017 2018 Census place summary Whareama Wainuioru School Official School Website wainuioru school nz Wainuioru School Ministry of Education School Profile educationcounts govt nz Ministry of Education Wainuioru School Education Review Office Report ero govt nz Education Review Office nbsp This Wellington Region related geography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wainuioru amp oldid 1032539892, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
