Pahiatua
Pahiatua () is a rural service town in the south-eastern North Island of New Zealand with a population of . It is between Masterton and Woodville on State Highway 2 and along the Wairarapa Line railway, north of Masterton and east of Palmerston North. It is usually regarded as being in the Northern Wairarapa. For local government purposes, since 1989 it has been in the Tararua District, which encompasses Eketāhuna, Pahiatua, Woodvillle, Dannevirke, Norsewood and the far east of the Manawatū-Whanganui region.
Key facts
- Settlement.area_code
- 06
- Settlement.name
- Pahiatua
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Market day pahiatua 1st dec 2007 1.JPG
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 9
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- New Zealand
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Manawatū-Whanganui
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Territorial authority
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Tararua
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Ward
Article
23 sectionsContents
- History and culture
- 19th century
- Naming of the town
- 20th century
- 21st century
- Geography
- Climate
- Amenities
- Marae
- Museums
- Demographics
- Economy
- Government
- Transportation
- Healthcare
- Communications
- Media
- Education
- Town facilities
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
{{Infobox settlement |name = Pahiatua |native_name = |image_skyline = Market day pahiatua 1st dec 2007 1.JPG |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 9 |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |pushpin_map = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = New Zealand |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name1 = Manawatū-Whanganui |subdivision_type2 = Territorial authority |subdivision_name2 = Tararua |subdivision_type3 = Ward |subdivision_name3 = |seat_type = Electorates |seat = |parts_type = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = Territorial Authority |leader_name = Tararua District Council |leader_title1 = Regional council |leader_name1 = Horizons Regional Council |leader_title2 = Tararua Mayor |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = Wairarapa MP |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP |leader_name4 = |established_title = Founded |established_date = 1881 |established_title1 = Settled |established_date1 = 28 February 1882 |established_title2 = Incorporated (borough) |established_date2 = 25 July 1892 |established_title3 = |established_date3 = |extinct_title = |extinct_date = |founder = W. W. McCardle |named_for = |elevation_footnotes = the camp in 1944 thumb|Polish refugees arriving at Wellington and at the Polish Children's Camp at Pahiatua, 1944 On 1 November 1944, 838 Polish refugees, of which 733 were children, were sent to a refugee camp about south of the town. The camp had been used as an internment camp for foreigners at the start of World War II. The camp even had a Polish elementary school (until 1949) and a Polish gymnasium (until 1946). The settlement was expected to be a temporary measure, but with the occupation of Central Europe, including Poland, by the Soviet Union and its subsequent imposition of communist regimes after the end of the war, the refugees stayed on at the camp until 1949 at which point they were naturalised.
In 1951, the camp was used for over 900 refugees from Central and Eastern Europe.