Waharoa
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Waharoa is a rural community in New Zealand
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Waharoa is the railway junction of the Kinleith Branch
railway with the East Coast Main Trunk Railway.
State Highway 27 runs through the town.
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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Waharoa is the railway junction of the Kinleith Branch
Kinleith Branch
The Kinleith Branch railway line is located in the Waikato region of New Zealand. The line was constructed by the Thames Valley and Rotorua Railway Company, Taupo Totara Timber Company and rebuilt by the Public Works Department primarily to serve the Kinleith Mill in 1952...
railway with the East Coast Main Trunk Railway.
State Highway 27 runs through the town.
Schools
There are two primary schools, Waharoa School and Te Kura O Waharoa, with the majority of pupils being Māori. There are fewer than 100 attendants at each.Local Businesses
There is a service station in Waharoa. There is also an airfield that serves the nearby town of Matamata.Other villages in Waharoa area
- Hinuera
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- Turanga-moana
- Te PoiTe PoiTe Poi is a small village in rural Waikato, New Zealand, nestled at the base of the scenic Kaimai Ranges. Te Poi is part of a thriving farming area, particularly for dairying, thoroughbred horse breeding and cropping....
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