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closed in 1890. There was some ill-feeling in the community about this closure, and some families sent their children to
Paparata School, even though Upper Ararimu School was closer. Upper Ararimu school dropped from two teachers to one in the early twentieth century, and shared a teacher on occasions with either Paparimu or Hunua South schools. After a community meeting in 1920, where upper valley residents were late to arrive, a motion was passed to move the school back to the middle valley. The school was moved piece-by-piece in 1922.
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368:. There were 675 households, comprising 1,077 males and 1,044 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.03 males per female. The median age was 42.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 486 people (22.9%) aged under 15 years, 279 (13.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,137 (53.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 222 (10.5%) aged 65 or older.
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now called Pratts Road, was steep and twisting but gradually improved with cuttings and deviations. It is still gravel as of 2020. The present
Ararimu Road replaced it in 1925 and was much easier to travel on, although it was not sealed until the 1970s. Totara Road was formed after 1933 and gave access to
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The school building was used for public meetings, dances and socials until
Ararimu Hall was built across the road in 1957. The building was divided into two classrooms by a curtain, and later by a wooden partition. In 1964 a second building was added, and the partition removed. The original building
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Of those at least 15 years old, 366 (22.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 219 (13.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $ 48,600, compared with $ 31,800 nationally. 516 people (31.5%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of
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The New
Zealand Dairy Association operated a creamery from 1892 to 1917. This had the effect of increased wear on the roads as individual farmers took their produce to the creamery when previously a single wagon collected the produce to take to Auckland. Home separation of cream was used after 1917.
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proposed in 1986 to build a dam on the
Mangawheau Stream to supply water for Auckland. The dam would have created a lake of 130 hectares in the Sinclair Road area which would have affected about 100 farms. Residents held a public meeting and formed an action group called Riverwatch to lobby against
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In 1871, residents petitioned for roads to improve access to their farms. £100 was allocated to the building of a road between
Ararimu and Maketu (Ramarama) at the end of 1873. and the road was built using volunteer labour the following year. About ten years later, the road was metalled. This road,
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Although a post office operated from several individuals houses earlier, the first official Post Office opened at
Ararimu in 1888. It closed about 1931, with rural delivery taking its place. A telephone and telegraph office opened in 1891, but about 1928 it was replaced by telephones installed in
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There were classes held at a
Catholic chapel in 1975 or 1876, and later at the Lynch Home. The Valley School was built in 1876 on donated land with costs and labour met by the community. To serve the population of the upper Ararimu valley, a second school opened in 1883, but the original school
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of 1863 and divided into blocks of about 280 hectares (700 acres). Lots were auctioned in 1867, and three pioneers made purchases: J Dunn, Laughlan Keaney and John
Markham. These three families remained in Ararimu for many decades, with the last descendants of the Dunn family leaving in 1985.
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A dispute between neighbours escalated into murder in
December 1876, with Martin Curtin killing Denis Shanaghan. It seems likely that Curtin was mentally ill. His trial started only five days later, and he was found guilty and sentenced to death. He was hanged the following February.
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at the school, and produced twice a month. The circulation reached 50 in the early 1970s, and the number of pages increased. About 1990 the production changed to photocopying, and from 2001, it was professionally printed in Manukau. The circulation reached 210 by 2016.
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Ararimu School is a full primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of 121. The school website says it was established in 1867, but this may be a misprint, as a request was made for a school at Ararimu in 1874, and the school celebrated its centenary in 1983.
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the dam. While the group could not convince the ARA against the dam, a water conservation campaign in the city reduced the need for a new water supply, and in 2002 a pipeline from the Waikato River solved the problem until 2020.
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first appeared at Ararimu in the mid-1970s. By 2016, they were the most common form of land use. The blocks increased the tree and bush cover of the area, resulting in an increase of bird life and reduction of erosion.
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Ararimu statistical area covers 90.93 km (35.11 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 2,300 as of June 2023, with a population density of 25 people per km.
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The school acquired a swimming pool in 1954. Prior to this, swimming was taught at a pool formed by a dam on Dunn's Creek just up the road. The pool was replaced in 1985.
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Paparimu School is a full primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of 39. It opened in 1899. Paparimu School is about 8 km east of Ararimu School.
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those at least 15 was that 1,020 (62.3%) people were employed full-time, 237 (14.5%) were part-time, and 33 (2.0%) were unemployed.
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was replaced in 1981, and new classrooms were added, with nine classrooms operating in 2017.
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individual homes. In 1928 or 1929, electricity was supplied to the area for the first time.
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Our Path through the Rimu: a history of the Ararimu community 1867-2017
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The Valley school : a history of Ararimu School, 1883-1983
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Both schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of August 2024.
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537:"Province of Auckland - Manukau District - Kakaramea Block"
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The Valley School: A History of Ararimu School 1883–1983
914:. Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Ararimu (166400).
1262:. Ararimu Residents & Ratepayers Association Inc.
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They Chose This Valley: Ararimu Centennial 1867–1967
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421:Farmland and farm buildings in Ararimu Valley
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912:"Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census"
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651:. 26 December 1925. p. 1 (supplement).
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627:"Special Telegrams to the "Waikato Times""
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1253:. Ararimu Centennial School Committee.
541:Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori
492:"Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat"
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242:. Gelling Road connected Ararimu to
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1216:. New Zealand Ministry of Education
917:2018 Census place summary: Ararimu
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1180:Education Counts: Paparimu School
759:"Ararimu - The Dairying Industry"
225:was settled in 1857 in favour of
928:Education Counts: Ararimu School
591:"Provincial Council - Petitions"
371:Ethnicities were 93.2% European/
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1244:. Ararimu Centennial Committee.
1214:"New Zealand Schools Directory"
609:"Provincial Council - This Day"
1240:McDonald, George, ed. (1967).
861:. 27 November 1929. p. 5.
837:"Electricity in Franklin Area"
741:"Country News - Ararimu South"
699:. 19 December 1876. p. 2.
633:. 20 December 1873. p. 2.
615:. 19 December 1873. p. 2.
597:. 22 December 1871. p. 3.
561:. 13 February 1866. p. 4.
405:and 2.3% had other religions.
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843:. 7 November 1928. p. 5.
795:. 5 November 1888. p. 8.
729:. 6 February 1877. p. 2.
579:. 22 January 1867. p. 4.
543:. 31 October 1857. p. 2.
747:. 25 August 1892. p. 6.
723:"Execution of Martin Curtin"
205:, New Zealand. It is in the
813:. 10 April 1891. p. 4.
778:, pp. 144–5, 151, 165.
763:Pukekohe & Waiuku Times
669:. 20 July 1933. p. 12.
523:"The early days in Ararimu"
521:Reid, Toni (October 2015).
282:Auckland Regional Authority
231:New Zealand Settlements Act
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1501:Hunua Ranges Regional Park
1484:Facilities and attractions
765:. 26 June 1917. p. 2.
693:"The Murder Near Papakura"
194:Farmland in Ararimu Valley
1631:Franklin Local Board Area
1536:Tawhitokino Regional Park
1531:Tāpapakanga Regional Park
1511:Orere Point Regional Park
1310:Franklin Local Board Area
968:. 3 July 1874. p. 3.
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1603:Maraetai Mission Station
1258:Reid, Toni, ed. (2017).
1170:, pp. 221–222, 227.
1134:, pp. 217–218, 222.
464:"ArcGIS Web Application"
1592:Beachlands Maraetai AFC
645:"The Valley of Ararimu"
468:statsnz.maps.arcgis.com
358:2018 New Zealand census
966:The New Zealand Herald
667:The New Zealand Herald
649:The New Zealand Herald
573:"Government Land Sale"
559:The New Zealand Herald
496:Statistics New Zealand
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37:Ararimu community hall
1541:Waitawa Regional Park
1522:Drury railway station
1308:Wairoa Subdivision -
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297:Historical population
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184:25/km (66/sq mi)
103:Territorial authority
1562:Franklin Local Board
886:, pp. 159, 161.
663:"Lower County Rates"
595:Daily Southern Cross
577:Daily Southern Cross
181: • Density
128:Franklin Local Board
1506:Ōmana Regional Park
1496:Duder Regional Park
1445:Mangemangeroa Creek
1406:Geographic features
1053:, pp. 213–215.
898:, pp. 448–451.
874:, pp. 444–447.
789:"Chief Post Office"
712:, pp. 132–139.
682:, pp. 184–189.
555:"The Waikato Lands"
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263:The Ararimu Courier
261:A local newspaper,
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1249:Milne, J. (1983).
811:New Zealand Herald
745:New Zealand Herald
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1194:. Pararimu School
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1065:, pp. 37–40.
1029:, pp. 35–36.
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