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Ngaruawahia (pronunciation: ) (pop. 5,106 ) is a town in the Waikato
Waikato

Waikato is the name of a region in the North Island of New Zealand. Exact boundaries of the region depend largely on the use of the name, but in all cases it refers to an area around the city of Hamilton, New Zealand and extending along the banks of the Waikato River....
 region of the North Island
North Island

The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. The island is 113,729 square km in area, making it the List of islands by area....
 of New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
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The meaning of the town's name is open the food pits, which comes from a feast held hundreds of years ago to celebrate the coming together of two tribes through a marriage.






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Ngaruawahia (pronunciation: ) (pop. 5,106 ) is a town in the Waikato
Waikato

Waikato is the name of a region in the North Island of New Zealand. Exact boundaries of the region depend largely on the use of the name, but in all cases it refers to an area around the city of Hamilton, New Zealand and extending along the banks of the Waikato River....
 region of the North Island
North Island

The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. The island is 113,729 square km in area, making it the List of islands by area....
 of New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
.

The meaning of the town's name is open the food pits, which comes from a feast held hundreds of years ago to celebrate the coming together of two tribes through a marriage. The word combines the Maori
Maori

The Maori are the indigenous people Polynesian people of Aotearoa . The group probably arrived in south-western Polynesia in several waves at some time before 1300....
 words wahia meaning firewood and rua meaning pit or hole in this usage.

Geography

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Ngaruawahia is located 20 km north-west of Hamilton
Hamilton, New Zealand

Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's seventh largest territorial authorities of New Zealand....
 at the confluence of the Waikato
Waikato River

The Waikato River is the longest river in New Zealand. In the North Island, it runs for 425 kilometres from the eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu, joining the Tongariro River system and emptying into Lake Taupo, New Zealand's largest lake....
 and Waipa River
Waipa River

The Waipa River is in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. The headwaters are in the Rangitoto Range east of Te Kuiti. It flows north for 115 kilometres, passing through Otorohanga, New Zealand and Pirongia, before flowing into the Waikato River at Ngaruawahia....
s.

1863 Invasion

After the Invasion of the Waikato
Invasion of the Waikato

The Invasion of Waikato was an invasion during the New Zealand Wars fought in the North Island of New Zealand from July 1863 to April 1864 between the military forces of the Colonial Government and a federation of Maori tribes known as the King Movement ....
 in 1863 by British imperial forces the town was re-named Newcastle, but reverted to Ngaruawahia soon after.

Home of the Kingitanga

Ngaruawahia is home to the Maori
Maori

The Maori are the indigenous people Polynesian people of Aotearoa . The group probably arrived in south-western Polynesia in several waves at some time before 1300....
 Kingitanga or King Movement. This was the official residence of the late Maori Queen, Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu
Te Atairangikaahu

Dame Te Atairangikaahu Order of New Zealand, Order of British Empire was the Maori King Movement for 40 years, the longest reign of any Maori monarch....
. Turangawaewae Marae
Turangawaewae

Turangawaewae Marae is a very significant marae of the Maori people of New Zealand and is the headquarters for the Maori King Movement . Located in the town of Ngaruawahia in the Waikato region of the North Island, it is the official residence and reception centre of the head of the Kingitanga ....
 is on the eastern bank of the Waikato River in Ngaruawahia.

Music festivals

Several Music festivals have been held near the town, the first in 1970, and a series from 1979 onwards.

Railway Accident

A train derailed on 14 March 1998 after a load moved in transit and then struck a through-truck bridge. The wagons piled high on the superstructure of the Waikato River
Waikato River

The Waikato River is the longest river in New Zealand. In the North Island, it runs for 425 kilometres from the eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu, joining the Tongariro River system and emptying into Lake Taupo, New Zealand's largest lake....
 Bridge, and there was major damage to the bridge.

Sport


Football (Soccer)

Ngaruawahia United
Ngaruawahia United

Ngaruawahia United AFC is a football club in New Zealand. It is based in Ngaruawahia, playing its home matches at Centennial Park, Ngaruawahia....
, known as "The Green Machine", is the local football (soccer)
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
 club, founded in 1968. As of 2007, it comprised ten junior sides, four senior sides and a women's team. The senior men's team competes in the Northern League Division 1 competition along with its Reserve side. At the beginning of 2008 the Northern League competition was rearranged. This means that Ngaruawahia United has their A team in the Northern League, their B team in the Federation League and their C team in the Waikato League.

Ngaruawahia will host Waikato FC
Waikato FC

Waikato Football Club is a soccer club based in Hamilton, New Zealand, New Zealand. The club was founded in 2004 and currently play in the New Zealand Football Championship....
 of the New Zealand Football Championship
New Zealand Football Championship

The New Zealand Football Championship is the national football league in New Zealand. It is a sports professional sports league organization league that is operated by New Zealand Football....
 for the 2008-09 season
New Zealand Football Championship 2008-09

The NZFC 2008-09 season is the fifth season of the New Zealand Football Championship competition.The previous seasons champion, Waitakere United, and second-ranked club Auckland City FC will also be competing in the OFC Champions League 2008-09 which will run alongside the NZFC season....
. Waikato will play their matches at Centennial Park
Centennial Park, Ngaruawahia

Centennial Park is a football venue located in Ngaruawahia, New Zealand. It serves as the home stadium for Ngaruawahia United, and is currently the designated home venue for New Zealand Football Championship side Waikato FC....
.

Rugby League

Ngaruawahia is the home of the rugby league
Rugby league

Rugby league football is a competitive Full-contact sport team sport played with a spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field....
 team Turangawaewae RLC, which is named after the Marae opposite the clubrooms. The club currently holds the record for the first team to ever win consecutive titles in the annual Waicoa Bay Premiers Competition, consisting of all teams in the Waikato, Coast and Bay Of Plenty regions.

Former Residents

  • Richard Tomlinson
    Richard Tomlinson

    Richard Tomlinson is a New Zealand-born United Kingdom former Secret Intelligence Service officer, who was notoriously imprisoned in 1997 for breaking the 1989 Official Secrets Act by giving a synopsis of a proposed book detailing his career in the Secret Intelligence Service to an Australian publisher....


See also

  • The Great Ngaruawahia Music Festival
    The Great Ngaruawahia Music Festival

    The Great Ngaruawahia Music Festival was the first large outdoor music festival in New Zealand. It was held on a farm at Ngaruawahia on the Waikato River, 19 kilometres north-west of Hamilton, New Zealand, for three days from 6 to 8 January 1973....