Uruti

Uruti is a locality in northern Taranaki, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 3, north-east of Mimi and south-west of Ahititi. The Uruti Stream meets the Mimi River at this point. The river flows past the settlement into the North Taranaki Bight.[1][2]

Uruti
Uruti
Coordinates: 38°56′40″S 174°31′42″E
CountryNew Zealand
RegionTaranaki
DistrictNew Plymouth District

A district nurse was appointed to serve the backblocks of the Uruti Valley in 1909. This was the first district nursing service in New Zealand.[3][4]

The Uruti tunnel links the Uruti Valley with the main highway. It was completed in 1923 and is the longest and most unstable tunnel in Taranaki.[5]

The 1984 film Vigil was filmed at Uruti.[6] Much of the 2003 film The Last Samurai was filmed in the Uruti Valley, with Mount Taranaki/Egmont standing in for Mount Fuji.[7]

Education

Uruti School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 3 and a roll of 13.[8] The school celebrated its centennial in 1998.[9]

Notes
  1. Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 35. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 74. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  3. Maclean, Hester (1932). "XVI. Back-Block District Nursing". Nursing in New Zealand: History and Reminiscences. pp. 86–87.
  4. "MACLEAN, Hester, R.R.C.". Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966).
  5. Bartle, Rhonda (17 February 2005). "Road Tunnels of Taranaki". Puke Ariki. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
  6. "Vigil film set". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
  7. "The Last Samurai New Zealand Film Location". Tourism New Zealand. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
  8. "Te Kete Ipurangi - Uruti School". Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
  9. "Jubilees & reunions: Uruti School". Education Gazette New Zealand. 75 (17). 30 September 1996.

Further reading

General historical works
  • Brooks, Glenwyss (comp.) (1995). How green was our valley: collected memories of Uruti. New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Aries Print. ISBN 0-473-02685-6.

Business
  • "1904-1954, golden jubilee / with the compliments of the Uruti Valley Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited". New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Avery Print. 1954. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

Schools
  • "Uruti School 60th jubilee: in conjunction with Messenger, Musker's, Pehu: 16th-18th May 1958". Uruti, [N.Z.] ; New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Jubilee Committee, 1958 ; Taranaki Daily News Co. Ltd. 1958. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Wilson, Christine; Brooks, Glenwyss (comps.) (0–473–05920–7). "Uruti School, 1898-1998: in celebration of 100 years". New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Uruti School Centennial Committee. Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Check date values in: |year= (help)
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