Mangamutu

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Settlement
Pahiatua railway station
Mangamutu
Coordinates: 40.448°S 175.817°E / -40.448; 175.817
Country	New Zealand
Region	Manawatū-Whanganui
District	Tararua
Government
• Tararua Mayor	Tracey Collis
• Wairarapa MP	Mike Butterick
• Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP	Cushla Tangaere-Manuel
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
Area code	06

Mangamutu is a small settlement, on the western outskirts of Pahiatua, in the North Island of New Zealand. The Wairarapa Line runs through the area, with the Pahiatua railway station in the settlement.[1] The settlement was the birthplace of former New Zealand Prime Minister Sir Keith Holyoake.[2]

Etymology

Mangamutu takes its name from the nearby Mangamutu stream. It is a Māori phrase meaning finished stream from the words manga meaning stream and mutu meaning finished.[3] The original European settlement was named Scarborough, after the town in Yorkshire, England. When a post office was established, the name was changed because there was already a Scarborough near Timaru.[4]

Economy

Mangamutu is home to a significant Fonterra dairy factory. The factory was originally commissioned by the Tui Dairy Company in 1976; Tui merged with Hāwera-based Kiwi Dairies in 1996, who in turn merged with the New Zealand Dairy Group in 2001 to form Fonterra.[5]

References

1. Harriss, Gavin (November 2021). "NZ Topo Map" (Map). Mangamutu, Manawatu-Wanganui.
2. Schrader, Ben (11 June 2015). "Mangamutu". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
3. "Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori – Māori Language Week: Page 5 – 1000 Māori place names", New Zealand History, retrieved 14 February 2022
4. Reed, A. W. (2010). Peter Dowling (ed.). Place Names of New Zealand. Rosedale, North Shore: Raupo. ISBN 9780143204107.
5. McKay, Christine (25 June 2015). "Dairy plant shapes up as world leader". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 14 June 2020.