Makotuku is a locality in the Manawatu-Whanganui Region of New Zealand's North Island, about 3 km2 (1.2 sq mi) west of Ormondville.[2]
The settlement formed around the temporary railway terminus and was often called Makotoko. Makotuku probably refers to the place of the heron, or kōtuku.[3]
Makotuku is in 1.14 km2 (0.44 sq mi) meshblock 1534900, which had a population of 54 in 2018.[4] It is part of the wider Norsewood statistical area, which covers 397.44 km2 (153.45 sq mi).[1]
Makotuku railway station 1908
Makotuku School opened in 1881.[5] By 1885 it had about 100 pupils.[6] It merged into Norsewood School in 2003.[7]
In 1881 the Beaconsfield Hotel was moved from Kopua to a site next to the station.[8] In 1888 it was replaced by a new hotel[9] and the old one replaced the village hall.[10] The new hotel burnt down in 1912.[11] Makotuku Hotel was built in 1887.[12][13] It was burnt down in 1933 and its owner was imprisoned for insurance fraud.[14]
In 1886 bush fires caused a relief fund to be set up for those who had lost their homes.[15]
An Anglican Church[16] was built in 1890[17] and rebuilt after an 1898 fire.[18][19] St Martins was moved to Linton Camp in 1974.[20]
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^"Merger of Awariki School (2545), Norsewood School (2622), Ormondville School (2632) and Matamau School (2610)". New Zealand Gazette. 28 August 2003.
^"HAWKE'S BAY HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 25 October 1881. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
^"WAIPAWA MAIL". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 17 July 1888. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
^"MAKOTUKU. WAIPAWA MAIL". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 17 April 1888. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
^"Fire at Makotuku. WAIPAWA MAIL". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 30 April 1912. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
^"ORMONDVILLE-MAKOTUKU. WAIPAWA MAIL". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 30 April 1887. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
^"WAIPAWA MAIL". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 23 May 1887. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
^"SEVEN YEARS' GAOL. MANAWATU STANDARD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 7 February 1936. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
^"THE BUSH RELIEF FUND. WAIPAWA MAIL". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 13 March 1886. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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