TE AWAMUTU
WHAT IT WAS. AND WHAT IT IS. On August 25, 1834, the Revs. W. Wil- I Hams and A. N. Brown, of the Church of England Missionary Society, landed on the banks of the Waipa River, at Te ! Awamutu, or, as it was then called, j Otawhao, and founded a missionary set-; tlement. During the troublous times of ] the Maori War Te Awamutu was the j centre of much military activity, the j famous siege of Orakau taking place a j few miles out of the town. To-day Te Awamutu is a peaceful country town, and the centre of a rich and fertile dairying district. When it is stated that tlie area which includes Te Awamutu as its commercial centre includes the districts of Ghaupo, Paterangi, Te Rore, Pirongia, Te Rau-a-moa, Kakepuku, Te Mawhai, Kihikihi, Korakonui, j ">Vharepuhanga, Martapara and Ngaroma, land that milk produced within a radius of 26 miles conies to this town, the imI portance of Te Awamutu will be appreciated.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 123, 25 May 1923, Page 3 (Supplement)
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