Puhoi, New Zealand
Puhoi | |
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  Puhoi | |
| Coordinates: 36°30′53″S 174°39′44″E / 36.51472°S 174.66222°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Auckland Region |
| District | Rodney District |
Puhoi is a settlement located approximately 50 km north of Auckland, New Zealand on the banks of the Puhoi River. The name Puhoi is translated as "slow water".[1] (Compare the Māori word "pūhoi", meaning "be slow, sluggish, unhurried.")[2]
It was settled by Europeans on 29 June 1863 by a group of German-speaking migrants from Staab (modern Stod) in Bohemia, now a province of the Czech Republic, under the leadership of Captain Martin Krippner. This has given it the appellation of "Bohemian Settlement". Altogether three batches of migrants arrived between 1863 and 1866.
The migrants were allocated parcels of land by the colonial government. However, when the migrants arrived, the land was covered with forest, which they had to set about clearing before they could begin to use the land.[3]
The original settlers were all of the Roman Catholic faith and one of the first things they turned their attention to was constructing a church. This was completed in 1881 and dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul whose feast day in the Catholic calendar falls on 29 June, the date of the arrival of the first settlers. The church still stands today and serves the community. The hotel and general store also have their origins from the times of the first settlers. There is a museum which occupies premises that were originally built as the Catholic primary school (1923–1964).
Library
The Puhoi Town Library, one of the smallest in New Zealand, was established in 1923 in what was originally the Districts Road Board Office (built 1913).[4] In the "Great Flood" of 1924 it was filled with 6 ft of silt, and its contents destroyed – the water level is marked on the building. The library was not re-established until 1977.[5] It was flooded again in 2001. It contains over 4000 books and 500 DVDs and is staffed by a single volunteer librarian.[6]
Films and TV
- Trespasses (1984)[7] (also known as Finding Katie during filming)[8][9]
- Sylvia (1985)[10]
- The Tommyknockers at IMDb (Miniseries) The village scenes were filmed in Ouhoi.
References
- ^ "Puhoi - Mahurangi West". Warkworth Information Centre. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
- ^ "Te Aka Online Māori Dictionary". Te Whanake: Māori language online. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
- ^ Muller, G. (2004, July 6). “Paddling the Puhoi.” NZ Herald. Retrieved from https:// www.nzherald.co.nz
- ^ "Our Historic Village". Puhoi Heritage Museum. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ "Puhoi Town Library". Puhoi NZ. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ Azzi, Martha (2015-07-25). "Possibly the world's smallest libraries located around New Zealand". Australian Daily Mail Online. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Trespasses aka: Omen of Evil - 1984". New Zealand Films on VHS and DVD. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ^ Puhoi Historical Society records.
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- ^ "Sylvia - 1985". New Zealand Films on VHS and DVD. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
External links
36°30′S 174°40′E / 36.500°S 174.667°E
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