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(-8) - WainuiomataPlaceNameOrigins . . . by Jeremy Foster: William Fitzherbert (1810 – 1891) was a Independent party Member of Parliament who represented the Hutt Electorate from 1858 to 1879. He also owned areas of land in Wainuiomata in what is now Fitzherbert Road to Upper Fitzherbert Road area. William did not live in Wainuiomata. His son Henry Samuel Fitzherbert (1851 – 1912) had a flax milling operation in the Upper Fitzherbert Road area from about 1870 to about 1875. Henry lived in Wainuiomata in the early 1870s. There is a transmitter station located at Mt Fitzherbert which was constructed in the 1970s and upgraded in the early 1990s. A fence was added around the site in about 2002. The power source for the transmitter comes from Judd Crescent, Naenae, Hutt Valley. William Fitzherbert (1810 – 1891) was a Independent party Member of Parliament who represented the Hutt Electorate from 1858 to 1879. He also owned substantial areas of land in Wainuiomata in what is now Fitzherbert Road to the Upper Fitzherbert Road area. William did not live in Wainuiomata. His son Henry Samuel Fitzherbert (1851 – 1912) had a flax milling operation in the Upper Fitzherbert Road area from about 1870 to about 1875. Henry lived in Wainuiomata in the early 1870s. It was constructed about 1960 but at times it was overgrown.
(-4) - RemutakaPlaceNameOrigins . . . by Jeremy Foster: A lot of inner flax fibres. Muka means flax fibre. It is a native plant where tassels made from muka were formed around a smaller knot. These plants are in the vicinity of the area and stream. It is also known as the Mukas, Mukes, Muks and Mooks which are a shortened version of Mukamuka. Also Big and Little Mukamuka and the various variations of the place name. To a lesser extent it is also known as Moukamouka and Moko Moko which is a alternative spelling of Mukamuka. There is a plaque at Mukamuka Point dated 1990 to mark the sesquicentennial of the beginning of sheep and cattle being brought along the coastline from 1844. A lot of small inner flax fibres. Muka means flax fibre. Iti means small. IIt is a native plant where tassels made from muka were formed around a smaller knot. These plants are in the vicinity of the stream. It is also known as '''Little Mukamuka''' Stream. A lot of large inner flax fibres. Muka means flax fibre. Nui means large. It is a native plant where tassels made from muka were formed around a smaller knot. These plants are in the vicinity of the area. There was also a Māori settlement located here. (+19)
- EasternHuttPlaceNameOrigins . . . by Jeremy Foster: George Grove Burdan (1876 – 1938) was a farmer in Gollans Valley. It is a name of house that was built in 1928 and is located at 521 Muritai Road, Eastbourne. It was also known as Beach House as the house was beside the beach / foreshore. He owned the land south from this location. His son Edgar Richard Burdan (1900 – 1974) who was later known as Cecil Richard Burdan, was also a farmer in Gollans Valley, lived in the house. The bay where the house is located, is unofficially known as Burdans Bay. From the 1930s to the 1950s there was a Tea Kiosk which was also known as the Log Cabin was located near the junction of Butterfly Creek and Gollans Stream. The area where this was located is now a rest area. An amalgamation of two peoples first name and surname. Take the first two letters of the first name of Cameron William Grant Jelley (1911 – 1979) which is Ca. Then take the first three letters of the surname Percival David Anthony MacCrae (1913 – 1982) which is Mac. Combining these two words results in Camac. The hut was in existence from the 1920s to when it was demolished in 1963. The area where the hut was has reverted back to nature. It was located on private land in the cleared area for farming purposes in the north eastern area of Gollans Valley area near the Butterfly Creek rest area. People from Eastbourne would rent their baches or houses and spend the summer months camped in this bay in in the 1930s. Nothing remains of where people camped and the area has reverted back to nature. To a lesser extent it is also known as Stingray Bay, which is named after a large, flat, round fish that has a long tail. The origin of this name is not known. It is however known that it was named after 2 people whose surname started with Coo and Lag. The hut was in existence from the 1920s to when it was demolished in 1963. The area where the hut was has reverted back to nature. It was located on private land in the cleared area for farming purposes in the north eastern area of Gollans Valley area near the Butterfly Creek rest area. (+576)
- ŌrongorongoPlaceNameOrigins . . . by Jeremy Foster: Ōrongorongo is a shortened version of Te Wai ō Rongorongo – the waters of Rongorongo. Te means the. Wai means water. Ō means of. Rongorongo was the wife of Turi Kaihautu of the canoe Aotea. Also sister of Rongokako of the Māori Tākitimu tribal group of the Hawkes Bay area. Rongorongo is a female name. Also Orongo was an ancient deity of Hawaii, where it was known as Orongo. Rongo was the Māori god agriculture and father of the kumara. There is a transmitter station located at Mt Baker which was built in the 1980s and upgraded in the 2000s. The power source for the transmitter comes from 1051a Coast Road. Big Bend Track is also known as Wet Weather Track, which is named in that access up or down the Ōrongorongo Valley could be undertaken if the river was in flood. The track was built in the 1980s. A small tunnel that is alongside the Ōrongorongo River. It is part of the Ōrongorongo water intake scheme. To a lesser extent it is also known as the No 2 Tunnel which is named after that it is the second tunnel in the Ōrongorongo water intake scheme. The length of the unlined tunnel is 103 metres and was built in 1922. It is primarily used for conveying water in a pipe. There was a small railway track in the tunnel used for access that was there from 1922 to 2000. It is a shortened version of Te Wai O Rongorongo. The waters of Rongorongo. Te means the. Wai means water. O means of. Rongorongo was the wife of Turi Kaihautu of the canoe Aotea. Also a sister of Rongokako of the Māori Tākitimu tribal group of the Hawkes Bay area. Rongorongo is a female name. Also Orongo was an ancient deity of Hawaii, where it was known as Orongo. Rongo was the Maori god agriculture and father of the kumara. The area at the mouth of the river was Māori land and was associated with Te Tatau o te Pō Marae, who are the successor of Pito-one Pa. (+134)
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