Aranga, New Zealand

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Trounson Kauri Park is a 586 ha forest reserve a few kilometres south of Aranga.[4]

Aranga was a centre of the kauri gum industry from 1887[5] until the late 1940s, one of the last gum extraction areas in New Zealand.[6] A flax mill operated at Aranga from 1890 to 1900.[7]

The local Waikarā Marae is a traditional meeting ground for the Te Roroa.[8] It features the meeting house, Te Uaua.[9]

Education

Aranga School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 4[10] and a roll of Template:NZ school roll data (Template:NZ school roll data). The school celebrated its centennial in 2005.[11]

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