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service cars. The average travel time from
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on the rough track. In May 1895 work commenced on the
Tikitere to Rotoma road. By July, there were three road gangs working on different sections of the road, and work began over the difficult section over the Rotomā hill in the summer of 1895–1896. A proper road was also constructed from Te Ngae in
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has been involved in efforts to remove the invasive weeds and restore the crayfish populations by attaching woven flax mats called uwhi to the bottom of the lake that limit the growth of the invasive plants while the thinner native plants are able to thrive. Burlap and rubber mats were unsuccessful
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on the island and its inhabitants. The people of the island heard the angry
Tohunga's terrible screams, but did not realise the horrible retribution he would take. The curse caused the island to slowly sink, and by morning it was completely underwater; the only signs of the village being bodies and
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holding the belief that it had been a young honeymoon couple who committed suicide there together. However, in actuality it was a 38-year-old man and a 14-year-old girl; understood to have been romantically attached. The man, Carl Olsen, had told the girl's father of his love for her. In an attempt
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The roll fluctuated due to numerous residents living at Rotomā on a temporary basis. The mills in the area, Tunnicliffe's Mill and
Rendall's Mill, helped establish a more stable population at Rotomā and caused further overcrowding at the school. In 1973 the roll reached 55 and there were appalling
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land and decided to subdivide it in 1950. Sixty-three sections were surveyed, the majority each a quarter acre, and four of these were taken by the
Rotorua County Council for a reserve. Seventeen sections were along the main road, but a new road was required to access the sections to the rear. The
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when they met death at the shores of Rotomā. The event was well covered by newspapers of the time and was referred to as the "Rotoma
Tragedy". Olsen and Moors are buried next to each other in the Rotorua Cemetery, and their graves were probably originally marked with wooden crosses. The original
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The Pilbrow family arrived in Rotomā in 1948 after purchasing the Rotoma Tearooms and Post Office. They expanded the business to include a general store, and renamed it The Kettle Store and Tearooms. They then built a garage for motor repairs, and the business became The Kettle Store and Garage.
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van from the Kettle Store. Mr Gavin Wyllie bought the Kettle Store and Garage, and in 1958 he commenced transporting children to the school in his V.W combie van, but when Rendall's Mill closed at the end of that same year, there were not enough children for him to continue the service.
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flooding occurred in 1962, and the famous "cheese cutting" landmark was destroyed and used to build up the road. The cheese cutting was a large wedge shaped rock formed during road construction in 1895–1896 when the road gangs cut the road through a hill with
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resided there amongst the other inhabitants. His name was Te Rarau-mai-Waho, and he was very powerful and dangerous. The cloud the old Tohunga cast over the island was lifted only on the occasions where he went to visit some of his relations in
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working conditions for staff and children. On 14 August 1973 the majority of parents kept their children at home as a protest against the lack of action to improve standards. There was widespread media coverage and in October the
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in the southern portion of Lake Rotomā mark the location of Motutara, the sunken island, which sits just under the lakes surface. Occasionally the lake level drops low enough to expose the top of the island. There was once a
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carrying mail and up to three passengers. In 1910 the R.M. Company upgraded to a large coach drawn by five horses which could hold 10 passengers. In 1916 Colletts of Rotorua started the first regular motor car service, using
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on the opposite side of the road. The homestead was turned into a lodge which became very popular with fishermen. The lodge was renamed Merge Lodge by Geoff and Roy Warwick, formerly of
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pieces of wreckage floating on the surface of the lake. Some people had escaped by swimming to the shore of the lake, and these people eventually settled in the
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crosses disintegrated over time leaving the two graves unmarked for many years before being remarked with new matching wooden crosses in May 2011.
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car. In 1952 the service was taken over by George Graham, and Mr. Pilbrow's son Ken, who operated a
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1538:Okere Falls
1518:Lake Rotomā
1457:Springfield
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1397:Holdens Bay
1377:Fenton Park
1328:New Zealand
1203:ero.govt.nz
1014:3 September
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601:and around
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492:corned beef
458:"T & K
305:New Zealand
293:Lake Rotomā
220:Max. length
211:New Zealand
199:Crater lake
180: /
168:176°35′16″E
155:Coordinates
120:Lake Rotomā
90:Lake Rotomā
60:Lake Rotomā
49:Lake Rotoma
44:Lake Rotomā
18:Lake Rotoma
1741:Categories
1709:Government
1533:Ngongotahā
1462:Sunnybrook
1130:25 October
1112:25 October
1094:25 October
874:References
810:Canterbury
630:Settlement
284:References
254:Max. depth
228:Max. width
165:38°02′51″S
1477:Westbrook
1442:Pukehangi
1427:Ohinemutu
1392:Hillcrest
1387:Glenholme
1382:Fordlands
1276:0362-4331
825:Education
814:leasehold
738:Christian
624:palisaded
622:had been
592:, an old
525:Education
342:Geography
333:Whakatāne
194:Lake type
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1553:Tikitere
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867:Te Arawa
863:crayfish
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551:Manawahe
453:Tearooms
451:"Rotoma
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360:Tarawera
356:Haroharo
352:rhyolite
136:Location
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1631:Ngakuru
1585:Kaharoa
1580:Arahiwi
1548:Rotoiti
1543:Rotoehu
1467:Utuhina
1422:Ngapuna
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1363:Rotorua
1341:Rotorua
846:Hillman
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729:, 1.2%
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511:orchard
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424:shovels
406:Ōpōtiki
370:History
329:Rotorua
311:in the
275:Islands
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1528:Mourea
1437:Pomare
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1721:Mayor
1407:Koutu
1069:6 May
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607:curse
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420:picks
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206:Basin
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1365:City
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1272:ISSN
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