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Orini
Orini is a rural village in the Waikato District in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located east of Taupiri Orini is centred around a community hall which was opened in 1913, and was rebuilt in 1937 following a fire. It also has a school, which had 81 pupils in 1939. A post office opened in 1907. A creamery was running in 1911. A cheese factory opened in 1915, and was still operating in 1932. The stream bridge between Orini and Whitikahu was built in 1938. By 1950 the Orini telephone exchange had 123 subscribers. The Mangawara area to the west was a Kauri gum digging area until 1983. It also had a creamery and a post office by 1910. Te Hoe, to the north, had a school between 1912 and 1995. It had a post office and store and still has a hall, which was built in 1957.
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Orini is a rural village in the Waikato District in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located east of Taupiri Orini is centred around a community hall which was opened in 1913, and was rebuilt in 1937 following a fire. It also has a school, which had 81 pupils in 1939. A post office opened in 1907. A creamery was running in 1911. A cheese factory opened in 1915, and was still operating in 1932. The stream bridge between Orini and Whitikahu was built in 1938. By 1950 the Orini telephone exchange had 123 subscribers. The Mangawara area to the west was a Kauri gum digging area until 1983. It also had a creamery and a post office by 1910. Te Hoe, to the north, had a school between 1912 and 1995. It had a post office and store and still has a hall, which was built in 1957.
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