Mangonui County
County in New Zealand
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::summary County in New Zealand ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| conventional_long_name | Mangonui County |
| common_name | Mangonui County |
| subdivision | County |
| nation | New Zealand |
| image | V1-FL73839825.jpg |
| year_start | 1876 |
| year_end | 1989 |
| today | North Island |
| coordinates | |
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| conventional_long_name = Mangonui County | common_name = Mangonui County | subdivision = County | nation = New Zealand | p1 = | s1 = | image = V1-FL73839825.jpg | flag_s1 = | year_start = 1876 | event_end = | year_end = 1989 | date_end = | image_coat = | image_map = | capital = | stat_area1 = | stat_pop1 = | stat_year1 = | category = | today = North Island | footnotes = | coordinates = Mangonui County, formerly Mongonui County, was one of the counties of New Zealand on the North Island. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Kaitaia_1958.jpg" caption="Mangonui County Chambers in 1958"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Yugoslav_Cultural_Club,_Kaitaia,_New_Zealand_1992.jpg" caption="Yugoslav Cultural Club in 1992"] ::
Geography
Mangonui County stretched from the Maungataniwha Range to Cape Reinga and covered the most northern part of the North Island. Most of the area was deforested prior to European settlement. Mangonui County's climate is equable with higher averages than the rest of Northland and lower rainfall. These climatic conditions are likely the reason as to why the area has a large amount of archaeological sites relating to Māori agriculture.
History
The County was formed in 1876, when the Auckland Provincial Council was abolished. Most of its work was concerned with roads, but it also built wharves and housing. Whangaroa County was formed in 1886 from Mangonui's former Whangaroa Riding. The County office was then based at Mangōnui, until it moved to Kaitaia in 1918. In 1923, the County accepted a £3,800 tender for new offices. On Monday 17 March 1924, new chambers were opened on the Redan Road/Commerce St corner in Kaitaia. The Kaitaia Town Board became a unit within the Council in 1922 and was independent from 1925. However, it (by then Kaitaia Borough Council) and the County shared a town and county clerk from 1977 until abolition in 1989. The old council chambers are registered as a category 2 historic place with Heritage New Zealand.
Economy
The two main industries in the county are agriculture and forestry. Smaller industries include mining and tourism. Forestry began in the 1960s and by 1984 covered 25,800 ha, the growth largely due to the New Zealand Forest Service.
References
References
- (1902). "Mongonui". Cyclopedia Company Ltd.
- (1986). "Initial Report on Northland Archaeology". New Zealand Historic Places Trust.
- (6 Oct 1945). "County Council Senior Local Body NORTHERN ADVOCATE".
- "Letter books, Mangonui County Council 1907-1915; 1907-1... on NZ Museums".
- Alan Macrae. (2010). "Mangonui Courthouse Historic Reserve".
- (1923). "LOCAL AND GENERAL. NORTHERN ADVOCATE".
- (17 Mar 1924). "OPENING OF NEW COUNTY OFFICES. NORTHLAND AGE".
- (25 Jan 2021). "Mangonui County Council Building (Former)".
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