Waipipi is a rural locality in the North Island of New Zealand.[1]
Waipipi | |
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Locality | |
 A procession at St Mark's Anglican Church in 1914 | |
| Etymology: From Māori Waipipi | |
| Country | New Zealand |
Geography
editWaipipi is located west of the Waiuku River.[1]
Etymology
editWaipipi is a Māori word made up of Wai (stream) and pipi (cockle). The name is in reference to the bank of an estuary with a large amount of cockles.[1]
History
editWaipipi was first settled by Europeans in the 1860s.[1]
Government
editWaipipi was originally governed by the Waipipi Road District which amalgamated with Franklin County in 1913. Waipipi was one of eight ridings of Franklin County.[2]
References
edit37°12′36″S 174°41′05″E / 37.21000°S 174.68472°E
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