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Manaia, Waikato

Field	Value
name	Manaia
population_as_of	2006
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	New Zealand
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Waikato
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Thames-Coromandel District
pushpin_map	North Island
coordinates

Manaia is a locality on the western side of the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand. It lies to the east of State Highway 25, south of Coromandel and north of Tapu. The Manaia River flows from the Coromandel Range through the area and into the Manaia Harbour to the west. The harbour contains mussel farms.

The Manaia Forest Sanctuary, inland from Manaia, contains the sixth largest kauri tree in New Zealand. The Sanctuary contains about 410 kauri trees in an area of 101 hectares.

The local iwi are Ngāti Whanaunga and Ngāti Pūkenga.

Education

Manaia School is a Composite School (Year 1–15) with a roll of 124. It has a decile rating of 2. A Manaia School is first mentioned in a Department of Education report for 1878.

References

(2004). "Reed New Zealand Atlas". Reed Books.
Roger Smith, GeographX. (2005). "The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand". Robbie Burton.
"Aquaculture by region". aquaculture.govt.nz.
"Visit the KAURI FORESTS of Coromandel Forest Park". Nature & Company Limited.
"Coromandel Giants". Kauri 2000.
Michael King. (1993). "The Coromandel".
New Zealand Government Ministry of Education Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga. (1 July 2023). "Te Wharekura o Manaia".
"Te Kete Ipurangi - Manaia School, Thames". [[Ministry of Education (New Zealand).
Department of Education. (1878). "Report".

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