Tuakau
Encyclopedia
Tuakau is a town
in the Franklin district, and is part of the Waikato Region in the North Island
of New Zealand
.
The town serves to support local farming, and is the residence of many employees of New Zealand Steel
at Glenbrook
.
The main primary school is Tuakau Primary, where Sir Edmund Hillary was educated. There is also Harrisville Primary, at the top of Harrisville Hill.
The joined intermediate and high school is Tuakau College.
The major town nearby is Pukekohe
.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the Franklin district, and is part of the Waikato Region 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...
of 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...
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The town serves to support local farming, and is the residence of many employees of New Zealand Steel
New Zealand Steel
New Zealand Steel is a large steel mill located at Glenbrook, New Zealand. It uses a unique method of producing steel from ironsand, abundant on the west coast of the North Island...
at Glenbrook
Glenbrook, New Zealand
Glenbrook is a rural and industrial area in the Franklin district of New Zealand.The industrial site, that of New Zealand's major steel mill, New Zealand Steel, is not located close to any towns - the surrounding countryside is occupied by huge farms...
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The main primary school is Tuakau Primary, where Sir Edmund Hillary was educated. There is also Harrisville Primary, at the top of Harrisville Hill.
The joined intermediate and high school is Tuakau College.
The major town nearby is Pukekohe
Pukekohe
Pukekohe is a town in the Auckland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. Located at the southern edge of the Auckland Region, it is approximately 50 kilometres south of Auckland City, between the southern shore of the Manukau Harbour and the mouth of the Waikato River. The hills of Pukekohe...
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