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| Coordinates:40°52′40″S176°04′20″E / 40.87778°S 176.07222°E /-40.87778; 176.07222 | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Wellington Region |
| Territorial authority | Masterton District |
Tīnui, also spelledTinui and formerly spelledTenui, is a small village approximately 40 kilometres fromMasterton, in theWairarapa, New Zealand. The name comes from theMāori wordstī,cabbage tree, andnui, many.[1]
Tīnui was the first place in New Zealand to have anANZAC Day cross: On 25 April 1916, the local vicar led an expedition to place a large metal cross to commemorate the dead on Tīnui Taipo, a 360 m (1200 ft) high promontory behind the village, and a service was held.[2] In 2006, the 90th anniversary was commemorated with a 21-gun salute fired by soldiers fromWaiouru Army Camp. In 2009, theAir Force began promoting Tīnui as an alternative to travelling toGallipoli. Veterans' Affairs MinisterJudith Collins said of the promotion: "I would be delighted to see Tīnui become a place where people come to pay their respects and remember those who have fallen."[3]
Tīnui has been flooded often, as it is situated on the river flats next to the confluence of theWhareama River and theTīnui River. The first recorded flood was in 1858, when water covered the river flats. In 1936, floods caused thousands of sheep to drown and floodwaters reached a depth of 450 mm inside the Tīnui Hotel. The 1991 floods devastated the village when 200 mm of rain fell over a 24-hour period, and the river flooded again in July 1992.[4]
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Tīnui is part of theWhareama statistical area.[5]
Tīnui School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students from the Mangapakeha, Tīnui, Annedale, Tīnui Valley, Whakataki,Castlepoint, and Mataikona areas.[6] It has a roll of 31 as of November 2024.[7]
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