Ōhaupō
Settlement in Waikato, New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ōhaupō is a rural community in the Waipa District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on State Highway 3, about halfway between Hamilton and Te Awamutu.
Ōhaupō | |
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Coordinates: 37.91989°S 175.307465°E / -37.91989; 175.307465 | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Waikato |
District | Waipa District |
Ward | Pirongia Ward |
Electorates | |
Government | |
• Territorial Authority | Waipa District Council |
• Regional council | Waikato Regional Council |
Area | |
• Total | 1.54 km2 (0.59 sq mi) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 700 |
• Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
Postcode | 3803 |
Area code | 07 |
The Ōhaupō area and surrounding Ngāhinapōuri, Te Rore and Harapēpē area were military outposts during the Waikato War and a military fortification was built about one kilometre north of the township in April 1864.[3] Other military fortifications had been built at nearby Ngāhinapōuri, Tuhikaramea and Te Rore four months earlier, in December 1863.[4]
The earliest European settlers in Ōhaupō were Bohemian militiamen from the Puhoi settlement north of Auckland. As of 2015, many descendants of these militiamen still lived in the area.[5]
In July 2020, the name of the locality was officially gazetted as Ōhaupō by the New Zealand Geographic Board.[6] The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of a breeze at night" for Ōhaupō.[7]
The Ohaupo railway station was a train station on the North Island Main Trunk[8][9] It included a ladies' waiting room, public vestibule, ticket lobby, stationmaster's office, an asphalt platform, goods shed and a 7-room stationmaster's house.[10] In 1927 the station was handling almost 2,700 tons of fertiliser each year.[11]
The Mystery Creek Events Centre east of the township hosts the Southern Hemisphere's largest agricultural event, Fieldays.