Patea

Patea

Infobox Settlement
name = Patea
population_total = 1143
population_as_of = 2006
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = New Zealand
subdivision_type1= Region
subdivision_name1= Taranaki
subdivision_type2= District
subdivision_name2= South Taranaki District
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latm = 45
lats = 26
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longd = 174
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longs = 36
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Patea is the second-largest town in South Taranaki, New Zealand. It is located on the western bank of the Patea River, 61 kilometres north-west of Wanganui on State Highway 3. Hawera is 27 km to the northwest, and Waverley is 17 km to the east. The Patea River flows past the town to the northeast and into the South Taranaki Bight. [cite book|title=Reed New Zealand Atlas|year=2004|id=ISBN 0-7900-0952-8|author=Peter Dowling (editor)|publisher=Reed Books|pages=map 44] [cite book|title=The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand|year=2005|id=ISBN 1-877333-20-4|author=Roger Smith, GeographX|publisher=Robbie Burton|pages=map 97] The town's name is pronounced approximately as "pah-tay-uh".

The population was 1143 in the 2006 Census, a decrease of 146 from 2001. [cite web|url=http://www.stats.govt.nz/census/2006-census-data/final-counts/tarankai-region.htm|title=Final counts – census night and census usually resident populations, and occupied dwellings - South Taranaki District|publisher=Statistics New Zealand]

History

The European town called Patea, originally named Carlyle, was situated closer to the river mouth than is the main part of the present town.

During the New Zealand land wars Patea was an important military settlement. General Cameron's force arrived at the mouth of the Patea River on 15 January 1865 and constructed redoubts on both sides of the river.

With the eventual end of hostilities, Patea grew into a Market town. The first of the sections on the present town site were sold in 1870. A local shipping company was established in 1872, and harbour improvements begun.

The Marton-New Plymouth railway line via Patea was completed in March 1885. The Carlyle Town Board, created about 1877 to administer town affairs, was succeeded by a borough council constituted on 13 October 1881 under the earlier locality name of Patea.

The town came to national attention in 1982 for the closure of the main employer, the Patea Freezing Works.

Patea was also catapulted to fame in 1982 as the home of singer Dalvanius Prime and the Patea Māori Club. Their single, "Poi E", was an early indicator of renewed impetus in contemporary Māori popular music.

The Freezing Works

In the early 1880s the predecessor to the Patea Freezing Works was established on the eastern bank of the Patea River. Cool stores for handling dairy produce followed in 1901 with later additions evolving into what became known as the Patea Freezing Co-Op and South Taranaki's primary employer.

Strategic reforms implemented the closing of the processing plant, inefficiencies and nationwide over processing lead to its demise when finally - after 100 years of operation in September of 1982 - the Patea freezing Works finally closed her doors leaving a once thriving township bereft of staple employment. In February 2008 - the old site suffered massive and extensive fires.

The current town

Patea has retained a strong community focus and enjoys many services. This includes a well resourced Medical Centre, public swimming pool and trust-owned Rest Home.

Patea LibraryPlus is open 5 days a week, offering Council services as well as full library facilities. Opening hours are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 8.30-5 and Tuesday 9.30-5.

A few miles east of Patea is the small community of Whenuakura where New Zealand golfer Michael Campbell lived as a child. He learned to play golf at the Patea Golf Club which sits on the cliffs overlooking the Tasman Sea. He crowned his professional career by winning the US Open in June 2005, and three months later, the HSBC World Match Play Championship which carries the richest prize in golf, £1,000,000.

Patea is the proclaimed birthplace of South Taranaki.coord|39|45|S|174|29|E|region:NZ_type:city|display=title.

Education

Patea Area School is a composite (years 1-15) school with a roll of 170. [cite web|url=http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=185|title=Te Kete Ipurangi - Patea Area School|publisher=Ministry of Education] Until 2005, the school was Patea High School. It became an area school when Patea Primary School closed. [cite web|url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/ERO eppub.nsf/Institution/FA71A8C12846E415CC2571960016D508/$File/185.htm|title=Education Review Report: Patea Area School|date=June 2006] The primary school was founded in 1875. [cite book|title=Patea Primary School centennial, 1875-1975|last=Baker|first=Ngaere|year=1975]

St Joseph's School is a state integrated Catholic contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a roll of 34. [cite web|url=http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=2452|title=Te Kete Ipurangi - St Joseph's School, Patea|St Joseph's School|publisher=Ministry of Education] The school was established in January 1904. [cite web|url=http://www.stjospatea.school.nz/history.php|title=School History|publisher=St Joseph's School]

Both schools are coeducational, and have a decile rating of 1.

References

South Taranaki District Council Heritage files (Local Government Historical Body) [http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:Ogv_p73ng-IJ:www.stdc.co.nz/pdf/patea_heritage_inventory_2000.pdf+patea+history&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1]

Historical Settlements-from Whanganui to New Plymouth - N.J Taniwha - Wanganui - summary 2001 1st year 1997 subm. Political Essay - Infrastructure - Patea Freezing Works Government deregulation and asset assumption - A political agenda. National Congress Lib. Washington USA

Further reading

General historical works

:*citation |title = Central and South Taranaki centennial souvenir |place = Hawera, [N.Z.] |publisher = Hawera Star |year = 1940

:*citation |title = Patea Borough centennial, 1881-1981: 100. |place = Patea, [N.Z.] |publisher = Patea Mail |year = 1981

:*citation |title = Patea County |place = Wellington, [N.Z.] |publisher = New Zealand Historic Places Trust |year = 1982

:*citation |title = Pioneer days: some interesting reminiscences |place = Patea, [N.Z.] |publisher = Patea and Waverley Press |year = 1929

:*citation |title = The wonder book of Taranaki : containing photographic reproductions of a selection of Taranaki’s scenic beauties; illustrations and descriptions of the principal towns, New Plymouth, Hawera, Stratford, Eltham, Inglewood, Waitara, Patea, and Opunake; descriptive articles on Taranaki’s splendid motor highways, overseas shipping facilities of the province, features of the dairy industry, fertilizer works in Taranaki, educational advantages, hydro-electric power, forestry enterprise, etc., etc. |place = New Plymouth, [N.Z.] |publisher = Thomas Avery & Sons Ltd. |year = 1927

:*citation |first = L.W. |last = Austin |title = Borough of Patea, 1881-1931: souvenir programme, including a short story of the town |place = Patea, [N.Z.] |publisher = Patea Jubilee Celebration Executive |year = 1931

:*citation |first = Arthur |last = Fryer |title = A little bit of history: articles by Arthur Fryer |place = Hawera, [N.Z.] |publisher = The Post |year = n.d.

:*citation |first1 = Margaret |last1 = Leslie |first2 = Livingston |last2 = Baker |first3 = Ian (eds.) |last3 = Church |title = Patea: a centennial history |place = Palmerston North, [N.Z.] |publisher = Dunmore Press [for] Patea Borough Council |year = 1981 |isbn = 0-908-56474-0

:*citation |first = Iris |last = Nolan |title = Patea - Taranaki, New Zealand, 1881-1956: Patea Borough 75th jubilee: official souvenir |place = Patea, [N.Z.] ; Hawera [N.Z.] |publisher = Patea Borough Council ; Hawera Star |year = 1956

:*citation |first = Cyril J. (ed.) |last = Roberts |title = Official history of the County of Patea: compiled from County and official records and from personal experiences of pioneer families in the district |place = Patea, [N.Z.] ; Hawera, [N.Z.] |publisher = Published by the authority of the Patea County Council ; Hawera Star |year = 1937

:*citation |first = Keith W. (ed.) |last = Thomson |title = The legacy of Turi: an historical geography of Patea County |place = Palmerston North, [N.Z.] |publisher = Dunmore Press |year = 1976 |isbn = 0-908-56425-2

Business

:*citation |title = It's worth investing in Patea |place = Patea, [N.Z.] |publisher = Patea Borough Council |year = 1985

:*citation |title = Memorandum and articles of association of the Patea Steam Brick Works, Limited |place = Wellington, [N.Z.] |publisher = Fredk. G. Routh, Printer |year = 1905

:*citation |title = New Zealand harbours [cartographic material] : Patea, plan showing works recommended by Sir John Coode, in his report dated June 1879 |place = Wellington [?] , [N.Z.] |publisher = Lyon & Blair, litho. |year = 1879

:*citation |title = Prospectus of the Bristow Pneumatic Farm Drill Company |place = Christchurch, [N.Z.] |publisher = Wyatt & Wilson Printers |year = 1926

:*Bound with this is a 1900 prospectus for the "Western Packing & Canning Company, Limited. Patea, N.Z."

:*citation |title = Report on social and physical effects, Kapuni-Wellington pipeline duplication : Patea loop |place = Wellington, [N.Z.] |publisher = Pipeline Project, Ministry of Works and Development |year = 1982

:*citation |first = Ian N. (ed.) |last = Church |title = Little ships of Patea |place = Palmerston North, [N.Z.] |publisher = Dunmore Press |year = 1977 |isbn = 0-908-56403-1

:*citation |first = Margaret |last = de Jardine |title = The little ports of Taranaki: being Awakino, Mokau, Tongaporutu, Urenui, Waitara, Opunake, Patea, together with some historical background to each |place = New Plymouth, [N.Z.] |publisher = M. de Jardine |year = 1992 |isbn = 0-473-01455-6

:*citation |first = Margaret |last = de Jardine |title = Of signals, ships and sundry snippets |place = New Plymouth, [N.Z.] |publisher = M. de Jardine |year = 1997 |isbn = 0-473-04751-9

:*citation |first = Chas. (ed.) |last = Finnerty |title = Reports on the harbour works compiled from annual reports of the Patea Harbour Board 1887-9 and other sources |place = Patea, [N.Z.] |publisher = Patea Harbour Board |year = 1890

:*citation |first = Patsy |last = Fischer |title = Patea and regional development: an inter-regional reconnaissance report |place = Wellington, [N.Z.] |publisher = Town and Country Planning Division, Ministry of Works and Development |year = 1982

:*citation |first = Peter et al. |last = Melser |title = Patea after the freezing works: an assessment of the social and economic impact of the closure of the Patea Freezing Company [Technical report (New Zealand. Town and Country Planning Division) ; no. 12] |place = Wellington, [N.Z.] |publisher = Town and Country Planning Division, Ministry of Works and Development |year = 1982

:*citation |first = Leslie H. |last = Reynolds |title = Patea Harbour [cartographic material] |place = Patea [?] , [N.Z.] |publisher = [Patea] Harbour Board |year = 1905

Churches

Anglican

:*citation |title = A renewal of strength / the Parochial District of Patea |place = Patea, [N.Z.] ; New Plymouth, [N.Z.] |publisher = The Parochial District of Patea ; Taranaki Daily News |year = 1956

:*citation |title = The work of the builders: a hundred years of St George’s, Patea [1885-1985] |place = Patea, [N.Z.] |publisher = S. Koreneff ; Shore Print |year = 1985

:*citation |first = W. H. |last = Walton |title = St. George’s parochial district, Patea, 1870--1885--1935: diamond jubilee: history of the parish |place = Patea, [N.Z.] |publisher = Parish Officers [?] |year = 1935

Catholic

:*citation |first = P. J. |last = Parson |title = Patea-Waverley parish centennial, 1891-1991 |place = Patea, [N.Z.] |publisher = The Churches [?] ; Shore Print |year = 1991

Methodist

:*citation |first = Eileen V. |last = Crosby |title = One hundred years of Methodism in South Taranaki 1874-1974 |place = Patea, [N.Z.] |publisher = Patea Methodist Centennial Committee |year = 1974

Presbyterian

:*citation |title = These 75 years: Knox Presbyterian Church, Patea, 1878-1953 |place = Patea, [N.Z.] ; Hawera, [N.Z.] |publisher = Knox Presbyterian Church ; Hawera Star Print |year = 1953

:*citation |first = George Livingston |last = Baker |title = Centennial history: Knox Church, Patea, 1878-1978 |place = Patea, [N.Z.] |publisher = Knox Church Centennial Committee |year = 1978

*Although not "strictly" a church, free thought was an important influence in nineteenth century New Zealand. For the sake of completeness, then, the following tome is included:

:*citation |first = Edwin |last = Whitehouse |title = Freethought: two lectures delivered in the Harmonic Hall, Patea |place = Patea, [N.Z.] |publisher = Printed at the "Patea Mail" Office |year = 1885

Clubs and organisations

:*citation |first = David |last = Honeyfield |title = Patea Golf Club: 100 years, April 2004 |place = Patea, [N.Z.] |publisher = Patea Golf Club |year = 2004 |isbn = 0-476-00475-6

:*citation |first = K. J. (ed.) |last = Lynch |title = Patea Rugby Football Club: centennial 1876-1976 |place = Patea, [N.Z.] |publisher = Patea Rugby Football Club |year = 1976

:*citation |first = Arthur C. |last = Swan |title = Patea Rugby Football Club, 1876-1950: a record celebrating seventy-five years of activity |place = Patea, [N.Z.] |publisher = Patea Rugby Football Club |year = 1951

:*citation |first = John L. |last = Turner |title = Patea Volunteer Fire Brigade centennial 1884-1984 |place = Patea, [N.Z.] ; Hawera, [N.Z.] |publisher = The Brigade [?] ; Ekdahl Print |year = 1984

Geology

:*citation |title = Patea [cartographic material] : bathymetry / cartography by Chris P. Heaton ; compilation by R.P. Baldwin and S.D. Nodder |edition = 2nd |place = Wellington, [N.Z.] |publisher = New Zealand Oceanographic Institute, DSIR Marine and Freshwater Science |year = 1992

:*citation |first = Colin O. |last = Hutton |title = The titaniferous ironsands of Patea, with an account of the heavy residues in the underlying sedimentary series |place = Wellington, [N.Z.] |publisher = Government Printer |year = 1940

:*This article can be found in "The New Zealand Journal of Science and Technology" XXI:4b (1940): 190b-205b.

Maori

:*citation |title = Ancient native names between Patea and Waitotara [cartographic material] |place = n.p. |publisher = n.p. |year = 1958

:* This is a "reprint" of a map from 1880.

:*citation |first = Lee (comp.) |last = Smith |title = The Maori language in Patea: Purongorongo whakamohio ma nga kaiuru ki te toronga tuatahi, 1973-1978 [Information bulletin (Survey of Language Use in Maori Households and Communities) ; 82] |place = Wellington, [N.Z.] |publisher = New Zealand Council for Educational Research |year = 1983

New Zealand Wars

:*citation |title = Map of the seat of war, west coast, New Zealand [cartographic material] |place = Shannon, [Ireland] |publisher = Irish University Press |year = 1969

:*citation |title = Sketch shewing Te Ngutu o Te Manu and Te Maru clearings [cartographic material] |place = Shannon, [Ireland] |publisher = Irish University Press |year = 1969

:*citation |title = Sketch of the Patea district shewing military posts and native clearings [cartographic material] |place = Shannon, [Ireland] |publisher = Irish University Press |year = 1969

:*citation |first = John C. R. |last = Colomb |title = Colonial defences: articles and comments by the press of the various colonies on a paper read on the subject by Capt. J.C.R. Colomb, before the Royal Colonial Institute |place = London, [England] |publisher = Unwin Brothers |year = 1875

:*citation |first = Cecil L. |last = Lovegrove |title = An address |place = Patea, [N.Z.] |publisher = Patea Historical Society |year = 1970

:* This address commemmorated a century of peace between Maori and Europeans, delivered on 12 April, 1970.

:*citation |first = Cecil L. |last = Lovegrove |title = Patea Historical Society historic and scenic drive 1971: old Patea Militia district and areas west of the Waingongoro River: itinerary and place histories |place = Patea, [N.Z.] |publisher = Patea Historical Society |year = 1970

:*citation |first = Cecil L. |last = Lovegrove |title = When Wanganui stood to arms in the sixties |place = n.p. |publisher = n.p. |year = 1953

:*This is an album of articles excerpted from the "Wanganui Chronicle" during 1953.

:*citation |first = Thomas |last = McDonnell |authorlink = Thomas McDonnell |title = An explanation of the principal causes which led to the present war on the west coast of New Zealand: in defence of the action taken by Lieut.-Col. Thos. McDonnell, whilst commanding the Patea Field Force, with a suggestion as to future operations |place = Wanganui, [N.Z.] |publisher = Walter Taylor, Times Office |year = 1869

People

:*citation |first = Ruka |last = Broughton |title = Charles William Broughton, 1833-1865 / compiled by A.R. Broughton for C.W. Broughton and descendants reunion, held at Patea, Taranaki, on Labour Weekend 1977 |place = Wellington, [N.Z.] |publisher = A. R. Broughton |year = 1977

:*citation |first = Russell |last = Thorne |title = From Tipperary to Taranaki: a family history of the Bourke families of South Taranaki: John Bourke of Shronell, Tipperary, Brigid Bourke of Palmerston North, James Bourke of Manaia, Catherine Bourke of Timaru, Edmund Bourke of Waverley, John Joseph Bourke of Stratford, Johanna Bourke of Patea, Patrick Bourke of Whenuakura |place = Papakura, [N.Z.] |publisher = Russell Thorne |year = 2005 |isbn = 0-473-10601-9

chools

:*citation |first = Laraine |last = Sole |title = Patea primary school: 125 years of education |place = Patea, [N.Z.] |publisher = Patea Primary School |year = c.2001 |isbn = 0-473-07876-7

External links

* [http://www.stjospatea.school.nz St Joseph's School website]


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