Havelock North, New Zealand
Encyclopedia
Havelock North is a suburb in Hastings
, New Zealand
, in the North Island
's Hawke's Bay region. It ranked as a borough for many years until the 1989 reorganisation of local government saw it merged into the new Hastings District.
, and has a reputation for its orchard
s, vineyard
s, and educational facilities. One of New Zealand's most important wine
regions spreads around the area. The town's industry is based around its fruit and wine production, and includes a horticultural research centre.
Havelock North is situated at the base of the prominent landmark Te Mata Peak, a 399-metre outcrop, which according to local Māori legend
is the body of a giant, Te Mata o Rongokako.
One of the town's most impressive buildings is Whare Ra
, a house built for a temple of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
in the early twentieth century.
Havelock North is generally hilly, as it is on the foothills of Te Mata Peak and small gullies have been formed by the creeks and streams flowing from Te Mata Peak, resulting in a small amount of inaccessible or steep land which is converted into forests, parks or reserves, giving the image of naturally having many bushes and trees.
Havelock North took its name from Sir Henry Havelock
, a hero of the Indian Mutiny campaign, thus keeping with the local habit of naming towns after prominent men from Imperial India
. Its founders originally envisaged a larger town for the site, but when the Wellington-Napier
rail line went through the area in 1874 it took a direct route some distance from Havelock North, and Hastings
became a more logical choice for residents
Like a number of North Island
towns, Havelock North has grown larger than its South Island
namesake, Havelock
, in the Marlborough Sounds
.
Many of Havelock North's residents are those who commute to downtown Hastings or Napier
who prefer rural or suburban life.
It has Taruna College for teacher training, based on Rudolph Steiner principles.
Havelock North Intermediate
School is a district leader in Media Studies, with pupils from Hastings visiting it for classes.
Other schools also include Te Mata Primary, Havelock North Primary, Lucknow Primary and Havelock North High School
as well as the private schools Hereworth
, Woodford House and Iona College
.
Hastings, New Zealand
The city of Hastings is a major urban settlement in the Hawke's Bay region of the North Island of New Zealand, and it is the largest settlement by population in Hawke's Bay. Hastings city is the administrative centre of the Hastings District...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, in the North Island
North Island
The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...
's Hawke's Bay region. It ranked as a borough for many years until the 1989 reorganisation of local government saw it merged into the new Hastings District.
Location, features and population
The suburb, known locally as "the village", stands on the Heretaunga PlainsHeretaunga Plains
There are two places in New Zealand called Heretaunga. For the suburb of Upper Hutt see Heretaunga.The Heretaunga Plains are an area of flat land in the eastern North Island of New Zealand....
, and has a reputation for its orchard
Orchard
An orchard is an intentional planting of trees or shrubs that is maintained for food production. Orchards comprise fruit or nut-producing trees which are grown for commercial production. Orchards are also sometimes a feature of large gardens, where they serve an aesthetic as well as a productive...
s, vineyard
Vineyard
A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice...
s, and educational facilities. One of New Zealand's most important wine
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
regions spreads around the area. The town's industry is based around its fruit and wine production, and includes a horticultural research centre.
Havelock North is situated at the base of the prominent landmark Te Mata Peak, a 399-metre outcrop, which according to local Māori legend
Maori mythology
Māori mythology and Māori traditions are the two major categories into which the legends of the Māori of New Zealand may usefully be divided...
is the body of a giant, Te Mata o Rongokako.
One of the town's most impressive buildings is Whare Ra
Whare Ra
Whare Ra, is the name of the building which housed the New Zealand branch of the Order of the Stella Matutina. It was designed and made by one of New Zealand’s most famous architects, and a senior member of the Order, James Walter Chapman-Taylor....
, a house built for a temple of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn was a magical order active in Great Britain during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which practiced theurgy and spiritual development...
in the early twentieth century.
Havelock North is generally hilly, as it is on the foothills of Te Mata Peak and small gullies have been formed by the creeks and streams flowing from Te Mata Peak, resulting in a small amount of inaccessible or steep land which is converted into forests, parks or reserves, giving the image of naturally having many bushes and trees.
History
Henry Havelock
Major-General Sir Henry Havelock, KCB was a British general who is particularly associated with India. He was noted for his recapture of Cawnpore from rebels during Indian Rebellion of 1857.-Early life:...
, a hero of the Indian Mutiny campaign, thus keeping with the local habit of naming towns after prominent men from Imperial India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Its founders originally envisaged a larger town for the site, but when the Wellington-Napier
Napier, New Zealand
Napier is a New Zealand city with a seaport, located in Hawke's Bay on the eastern coast of the North Island. The population of Napier is about About 18 kilometres south of Napier is the inland city of Hastings. These two neighboring cities are often called "The Twin Cities" or "The Bay Cities"...
rail line went through the area in 1874 it took a direct route some distance from Havelock North, and Hastings
Hastings, New Zealand
The city of Hastings is a major urban settlement in the Hawke's Bay region of the North Island of New Zealand, and it is the largest settlement by population in Hawke's Bay. Hastings city is the administrative centre of the Hastings District...
became a more logical choice for residents
Like a number of North Island
North Island
The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...
towns, Havelock North has grown larger than its South Island
South Island
The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
namesake, Havelock
Havelock, New Zealand
Havelock is a coastal village in the Marlborough region of New Zealand. It sits at the head of Pelorus Sound, one of the Marlborough Sounds. The population was 486 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 12 from 2001....
, in the Marlborough Sounds
Marlborough Sounds
The Marlborough Sounds are an extensive network of sea-drowned valleys created by a combination of land subsidence and rising sea levels at the north of the South Island of New Zealand...
.
Residents
Prominent local residents include:- novelist Alan DuffAlan DuffAlan Duff is a New Zealand novelist and newspaper columnist, most well known as the author of Once Were Warriors.- Biography :...
.
- Alfred MeeboldAlfred MeeboldAlfred Karl Meebold was a botanist, writer, and anthroposophist.- Life :Meebold worked at his father's factory, in the Württembergische Cattunmanufactur....
(botanist, writer, and anthroposopherAnthroposophyAnthroposophy, a philosophy founded by Rudolf Steiner, postulates the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world accessible to direct experience through inner development...
) died at Havelock North, on the 6th of January 1952.
- Dr Robert William FelkinRobert FelkinRobert William Felkin was a medical missionary and explorer, a ceremonial magician and member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, a prolific author on Uganda and Central Africa, and early anthropologist, with an interest in ethno-medicine and tropical diseases.He was founder in 1903 of the...
, 1853-1926, LRCS (Edinburgh), MD (Marberg), FRSE, FRGS; medical missionary; ceremonial magician, member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden DawnHermetic Order of the Golden DawnThe Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn was a magical order active in Great Britain during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which practiced theurgy and spiritual development...
and founder of the Whare RaWhare RaWhare Ra, is the name of the building which housed the New Zealand branch of the Order of the Stella Matutina. It was designed and made by one of New Zealand’s most famous architects, and a senior member of the Order, James Walter Chapman-Taylor....
lodge; author on UgandaUgandaUganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
and Central Africa; explorer and early anthropologist.
Many of Havelock North's residents are those who commute to downtown Hastings or Napier
Napier, New Zealand
Napier is a New Zealand city with a seaport, located in Hawke's Bay on the eastern coast of the North Island. The population of Napier is about About 18 kilometres south of Napier is the inland city of Hastings. These two neighboring cities are often called "The Twin Cities" or "The Bay Cities"...
who prefer rural or suburban life.
Education
The town is better-endowed educationally than many of its size.It has Taruna College for teacher training, based on Rudolph Steiner principles.
Havelock North Intermediate
Havelock North Intermediate
Havelock North Intermediate is a middle school located in Havelock North, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. The school was redeveloped in the mid 2000s, with a new administration block, media suite and performing arts centre....
School is a district leader in Media Studies, with pupils from Hastings visiting it for classes.
Other schools also include Te Mata Primary, Havelock North Primary, Lucknow Primary and Havelock North High School
Havelock North High School
Havelock North High School is a co-ed secondary school in Havelock North, New Zealand. HNHS is host to a number of international full-fee paying students....
as well as the private schools Hereworth
Hereworth School
Hereworth School is one of only seven private boys' school in New Zealand which caters for boarding and day pupils. It was established in 1927 by the amalgamation of Heretaunga School Hastings and Hurworth School ....
, Woodford House and Iona College
Iona College (Havelock North)
Iona College is a state-integrated girls' school in the Hawke's Bay area of New Zealand's North Island. Founded in 1914 by the Presbyterian Church, it was intended to provide boarding facilities for girls from rural communities. Today, the college has a capped roll of 250 New Zealand and...
.