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'''Marokopa''' is a rural community in [[Waitomo District]] and [[Waikato Region]] of [[New Zealand]]. The [[meshblock]] includes the coastal township of Marokopa, at the mouth of the [[Marokopa River]], and the south side of the small village of Awamarino, about {{Convert|10|km||abbr=on}} upstream.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://archive.stats.govt.nz/StatsMaps/Home/People%20and%20households/2013-census-quickstats-about-a-place-map.aspx|title=2013 Census map – QuickStats about a place|website=archive.stats.govt.nz|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref>▼
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[[File:Marokopa.jpg|thumb|Marokopa from Mangatoa Rd, showing the mouth of the Marokopa River, the marae on the north bank and 418m Te Iringa beyond]]
▲'''Marokopa''' is a rural community in [[Waitomo District]] and [[Waikato
The area was settled by [[forestry]] workers in the 19th century. It has been predominantly a farming locale since the early 20th century. In 1911 a large dairy factory was built,<ref>{{cite news|url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/KCC19110902.2.21|title=Marokopa Opening of Dairy Factory King Country Chronicle|date=2 September 1911|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref> which mainly made butter which was shipped to [[Auckland]]. The Awamarino factory was enlarged in 1932,<ref>{{cite news|url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19321119.2.25|title=New Zealand Herald, Higher Dairy Output – The Marokopa Factory|date=19 November 1932|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref> but closed in 1937.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19370710.2.30|title=Butter Recovers New Zealand Herald|date=10 July 1937|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref> A telephone link to [[Te Kūiti]] was completed in 1914<ref>{{cite news|url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/KCC19140401.2.20|title=King Country Chronicle, TELEPHONE EXTENSION. Marokopa linked up|date=1 April 1914|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref> and a [[Share taxi#New Zealand|service car]]<ref>{{cite news|url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19250103.2.13|title=King Country Roads. Auckland Star|date=3 January 1925|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref> ran on Tuesdays and Fridays from 1920.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/KCC19200113.2.37|title=Te Kuiti Mail Notices. King Country Chronicle|date=13 January 1920|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref> The town also had a post office,<ref>{{cite news|url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19070801.2.95|title=New Zealand Herald, Kawhia|date=1 August 1907|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref> a [[Flax in New Zealand#Flax mills|flaxmill]]<ref>{{cite news|url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19080326.2.104|title=New Zealand Herald, Country News|date=26 March 1908|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref> and a school (1908<ref>{{cite news|url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19070518.2.93|title=New Zealand Herald, NEWS FROM COUNTRY DISTRICTS|date=18 May 1907|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref>-1982).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ketekingcountry.peoplesnetworknz.info/site/topics/show/46-schools-in-the-waitomo-district|title=Schools in the Waitomo District|last=Marsh|first=Dawn|website=ketekingcountry.peoplesnetworknz.info|language=en|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref> The nearest school is now [[Te Anga#Education|Piripiri]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ero.govt.nz/review-reports/piripiri-school-20-10-2016/|title=Piripiri School – 20/10/2016|website=Education Review Office|language=en-NZ|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref> {{Convert|20|km||abbr=on}} upstream.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Marokopa/Piripiri+School+2703+Te+Anga+Rd,+Te+Anga+3988/@-38.2778687,174.7286524,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x6d1345cddc96d08f:0x500ef6143a2e0a0!2m2!1d174.7213875!2d-38.3021131!1m5!1m1!1s0x6d6cb9aa4d55abd7:0x3290c4fd046bd2cb!2m2!1d174.875848!2d-38.2548449!3e0|title=Marokopa to Piripiri School|website=Google maps|language=en|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref> There is a campground.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.waitomo.govt.nz/community-service/marokopa-holiday-park/|title=Marokopa Holiday Park {{!}} Waitomo District Council|website=www.waitomo.govt.nz|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref>
== Demographics ==
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[[File:Monotis_fossil_shells_-_Kiritehere_beach.jpg|thumb|Monotis fossil shells – Kiritehere beach]]
== Geology ==
The coast between Marokopa and Kiritehere is accessible at low tide.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/KCC19071004.2.15|title=Back-Block Roads. King Country Chronicle|date=4 October 1907|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref> Along the few kilometres,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz52850/Kiritehere-Beach/|title=Kiritehere Beach, Waikato|website=NZ Topo Map|language=en|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref> a succession of [[Late Triassic]] and [[Jurassic]] rocks are exposed. They are part of the western limb of the Kawhia [[Syncline]], which extends north to the [[Hakarimata Range#Geology|Hakarimatas]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |title=Mesozoic stratigraphy of the Marokopa area|last=MacFarlan|first=D. A. B. |journal=New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics |volume=41 |issue=3 |date=1998|doi=10.1080/00288306.1998.9514812|doi-access=free}}</ref> and have been described as the best Triassic sequence in the North Island.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.boffamiskell.co.nz/downloads/publications/Waikato_Regional_Coastal_Environment_20160420_interactive.pdf|title=Natural Character Study of the Waikato Coastal Environment|last=Boffa Miskell|date=March 2016}}</ref> The rocks are youngest at Marokopa ([[New Zealand geologic time scale#Jurassic Period|Aratauran]]) and oldest to the south of Kiritehere ([[New Zealand geologic time scale#Triassic Period|Otapirian]]), where there is a large bed of monotis, one of the [[List of index fossils|index fossils]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://db.gsnz.org.nz/assets/Uploads/FT6-NZ-Jurassic-v3.pdf|title=Jurassic sequences of the North Island. Field Trip Guides. Geoscience Society of New Zealand Miscellaneous Publication 151B|vauthors=Campbell HJ, Raine JI, MacFarlan DA, Hudson N |date=2018|page=34}}</ref>
==Marae==
Marokopa Marae and Miromiro i te Pō meeting house are a meeting ground for the local [[Ngāti Maniapoto]] [[hapū]] of [[Ngāti Kinohaku]], [[Te Kanawa (Maniapoto)|Te Kanawa]] and [[Peehi]].<ref name="tkmentry">{{cite web|title=Te Kāhui Māngai directory|url= http://www.tkm.govt.nz/ |website=tkm.govt.nz|publisher=[[Te Puni Kōkiri]]}}</ref><ref name="maorimaps">{{cite web |title=Māori Maps |url=https://maorimaps.com/map |website=maorimaps.com |publisher=Te Potiki National Trust}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Phillips family disappearances]]
==References==
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{{Waitomo District}}
[[Category:Populated places in Waikato]]
[[Category:Waitomo District]]
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