Mangateparu

Mangateparu is a settlement nestled at the foot of the Hangawera Hills, north of Morrinsville.

[1] The name comes from the Māori words (manga stream), (te the) and (paru muddy or deep).

[2] In 1876, 2,000 acres (810 ha) of land at Mangateparu was owned by an Alsatian settler.

The Crown later purchased these sections in 1917 and used it to rehabilitate returned soldiers.

[1]: 266 In 1909 a school opened on private property in a workman's hut.