Huiakama

Huiakama
Huiakama is located in Taranaki Region
Huiakama
Huiakama
Coordinates: 39°15′44″S 174°34′5″E / 39.26222°S 174.56806°E / -39.26222; 174.56806
CountryNew Zealand
RegionTaranaki
DistrictStratford District

Huiakama is a settlement in inland Taranaki, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located just to the north of Strathmore on State Highway 43.[1][2]

Education

Huiakama School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a decile rating of 6[3] and a roll of 17[4](as at November 2024). The school was founded in 1896.[5]

Climate

Climate data for Te Wera Forest (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 22.0
(71.6) 		22.4
(72.3) 		20.8
(69.4) 		18.1
(64.6) 		15.2
(59.4) 		13.0
(55.4) 		12.3
(54.1) 		13.1
(55.6) 		14.8
(58.6) 		16.3
(61.3) 		18.0
(64.4) 		20.2
(68.4) 		17.2
(62.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 16.4
(61.5) 		16.6
(61.9) 		14.9
(58.8) 		12.3
(54.1) 		10.1
(50.2) 		8.2
(46.8) 		7.3
(45.1) 		8.2
(46.8) 		9.8
(49.6) 		11.5
(52.7) 		13.1
(55.6) 		15.1
(59.2) 		12.0
(53.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 10.8
(51.4) 		10.8
(51.4) 		9.1
(48.4) 		6.6
(43.9) 		4.9
(40.8) 		3.4
(38.1) 		2.4
(36.3) 		3.2
(37.8) 		4.9
(40.8) 		6.6
(43.9) 		8.1
(46.6) 		10.0
(50.0) 		6.7
(44.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 150.4
(5.92) 		94.5
(3.72) 		130.5
(5.14) 		131.2
(5.17) 		164.2
(6.46) 		167.0
(6.57) 		180.2
(7.09) 		153.7
(6.05) 		163.6
(6.44) 		151.5
(5.96) 		129.3
(5.09) 		161.0
(6.34) 		1,777.1
(69.95)
Source: NIWA (rain 1971–2000)[6]

Notes

  1. ^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004), Reed New Zealand Atlas, Reed Books, pp. map 35, ISBN 0-7900-0952-8
  2. ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005), The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand, Robbie Burton, pp. map 86, ISBN 1-877333-20-4
  3. ^ Education Counts: Huiakama School
  4. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  5. ^ Richard Woodd, ed. (1997), Huiakama School and district, 1896-1996, Huiakama School and District Centennial Committee
  6. ^ "CliFlo – National Climate Database : Te Wera Forest". NIWA. Retrieved 20 May 2024.

Further reading

General historical works

  • Golden jubilee and early settlers record : 1896-1946, New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Taranaki Daily News, 1946
  • Harrison, May (1996), 1896-1996, pathway of the years : Strathmore, Huiakama, Te Wera, Stratford, [N.Z.]: M. Harrison
  • Woodd, Richard, ed. (1997), Huiakama School and district, 1896-1996, Huiakama, [N.Z.]: Huiakama School and District Centennial Committee

Arts and literature

  • Harrison, May (1998), A legend of Mt. Taranaki, Stratford, [N.Z.]: M. Harrison, ISBN 0-9582042-0-9
  • Harrison, May (2001), Johnnies in love: poems, Stratford, [N.Z.]: Akama Hills, ISBN 0-9582222-1-5
  • Harrison, May (2002), 3 legends of Aotearoa, the land of the long white cloud, Stratford, [N.Z.]: Akama Hills, ISBN 0-9582222-5-8
  • Harrison, May (2003), Down in the valley: poems, Stratford, [N.Z.]: Akama Hills, ISBN 0-9582222-4-X
  • Harrison, May (2003), Lookin' at life: poems, Stratford, [N.Z.]: Akama Hills, ISBN 0-9582222-6-6
  • Harrison, May (2003), The ordinary guy, Stratford, [N.Z.]: Akama Hills, ISSN 1176-5658
  • Harrison, May (2003), Tell it on the mountain: Christmas poems for to-day, Stratford, [N.Z.]: Akama Hills, ISBN 0-9582222-7-4
  • Harrison, May (2005), Meet the missus: poems, Stratford, [N.Z.]: Akama Hills, ISBN 0-9582527-6-9
  • Harrison, May (2005), Politicin' around, Stratford, [N.Z.]: Akama Hills, ISBN 0-9582527-5-0

People

  • Golden jubilee and early settlers record : 1896-1946, New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Taranaki Daily News, 1946
  • Frank, Ernest Melville (1996), Interludes from pioneering days of the Frank family and the life and experiences of Ernest Melville Frank, Auckland, [N.Z.]: E. M. Frank

Schools

  • Huiakama School, 1896-1971, Huiakama, [N.Z.] ; Stratford, [N.Z.]: 75th Anniversary Committee ; Stratford Press & Printing, 1971
  • Huiakama School: diamond jubilee, 1896-1956, 19th May 1956 at Huikama, New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Taranaki Daily News, 1956
  • Woodd, Richard, ed. (1997), Huiakama School and district, 1896-1996, Huiakama, [N.Z.]: Huiakama School and District Centennial Committee
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