[5] The natural vegetation would have been mostly a mixed bush of totara, mataī, rimu, kahikatea, titoki, tawa, and rewarewa.

[9] A creamery opened in 1885, then cheese factories and, in 1917, they amalgamated to form the New Zealand Dairy Association Group.

[11] It was an early customer of the Central Waikato Electric Power Board in 1921, when 12 local households were also connected.

[10] Since the mid 2000s the factory has become the centre of a history precinct, with historic buildings moved in to form a square beside it.

In 1902, the first Matangi post office opened and in 1906, a telegram service was added, the school in 1910, bulk stores, marshalling yards and a community hall followed.