Tīnui

Tīnui
Locality
Tīnui Museum
Tīnui Museum
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Interactive map of Tīnui
Coordinates: 40°52′40″S176°04′20″E / 40.87778°S 176.07222°E / -40.87778; 176.07222
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWellington Region
Territorial authorityMasterton District

Tīnui, also spelled Tinui and formerly spelled Tenui, is a small village approximately 40 kilometres from Masterton, in the Wairarapa, New Zealand. The name comes from the Māori words tī, cabbage tree, and nui, many.[1]

History

Tīnui, along with many New Zealand towns, held its first ANZAC Day commemoration on 25 April 1916. Tinui falsely claims to have been the first locality to have an ANZAC ceremony. For example in Invercargill. Southland Times 26 April 1916. “The first anniversary of the historic landing of the Australasians on the Gallipoli Peninsula was celebrated in perfect weather and fully 5,000 people assembled in the afternoon at the rotunda to honour the occasion. The parade of returned soldiers, territorials and cadets was an imposing spectacle over 590 moving off the show ground for the march to the rotunda. The parade was headed by the 8th Regimental Rand, while the Southland Pipe Band, who are attached to the National Reserve, were also in attendance.”.[2] On 25 April 1916, the local vicar led an expedition to place a large cross to commemorate the dead on Tīnui Taipo, a 360 m (1200 ft) high promontory behind the village.[3] The original wooden cross was replaced by a metal one in 1965 and is a Category I Heritage New Zealand historic place.[3][4] In 2006, the 90th anniversary was commemorated with a 21-gun salute fired by soldiers from Waiouru Army Camp. In 2009, the Air Force began promoting Tīnui as an alternative to travelling to Gallipoli. Veterans' Affairs Minister Judith Collins said of the promotion: "I would be delighted to see Tīnui become a place where people come to pay their respects and remember those who have fallen."[5]

The Church of the Good Shepherd opened in 1902. The church has been moved from its original site, restored and ownership transferred from the Anglican Church to the Tīnui and Castlepoint Community Trust.[6]

Tīnui has been flooded often, as it is situated on the river flats next to the confluence of the Whareama River and the Tīnui River. The first recorded flood was in 1858, when water covered the river flats. In 1936, floods caused thousands of sheep to drown and floodwaters reached a depth of 450 mm inside the Tīnui Hotel. The 1991 floods devastated the village when 200 mm of rain fell over a 24-hour period, and the river flooded again in July 1992.[7]

The Tīnui Hotel was relocated to Greytown in 2008 where it became a private residence.[8][9]

  • Tīnui
  • Tīnui Taipo
    Tīnui Taipo
  • The cross on the hill
    The cross on the hill
  • ANZAC walkway
    ANZAC walkway
  • Church of the Good Shepherd
    Church of the Good Shepherd
  • Tīnui Hotel in 2008 before removal to Greytown
    Tīnui Hotel in 2008 before removal to Greytown

Demographics

Tīnui is part of the Whareama statistical area.[10]

Education

Tīnui School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students from the Mangapakeha, Tīnui, Annedale, Tīnui Valley, Whakataki, Castlepoint, and Mataikona areas.[11] It has a roll of 20 as of October 2025.[12]

References

  1. ^Reed, A.W. (2002) The Reed dictionary of New Zealand place names. Auckland: Reed Books. ISBN 0-790-00761-4.
  2. ^Schrader, Ben (2007). "Wairarapa places - Castlepoint". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  3. ^ ab"Tīnui memorial cross". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  4. ^"Tinui ANZAC Memorial Cross Site". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  5. ^Katterns, Tanya (18 April 2009). "Tiny Tinui proposed as our 'new Gallipoli'". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  6. ^Judson, Kate (25 April 2025). "Restored Tīnui church ready for its new owners". Wairarapa Times Age. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  7. ^Casey, C. (1996) After the rains came : The Tinui Flood of April 1991. Masterton District Library. ISBN 0-473-03793-9
  8. ^"Tinui Hotel cleared to go to Greytown as dwelling". Wairarapa Times Age. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  9. ^"Former Tinui Hotel sold". Wairarapa Times Age. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  10. ^2018 Census place summary: Whareama
  11. ^"Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  12. ^"Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
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