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Pōhuehue

Coordinates: 36°27′50″S 174°39′11″E / 36.464°S 174.653°E / -36.464; 174.653
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For the climbing shrub known as pōhuehue, see Muehlenbeckia complexa.
Pōhuehue
Picnic area at the start of the Moirs Hill Walkway in Pōhuehue
Picnic area at the start of the Moirs Hill Walkway in Pōhuehue
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Coordinates: 36°27′50″S 174°39′11″E / 36.464°S 174.653°E / -36.464; 174.653
CountryNew Zealand
RegionAuckland Region
WardRodney ward
Community boardRodney Local Board
SubdivisionWarkworth subdivision
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityAuckland Council

Pōhuehue is a rural locality in Rodney, in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 1 between Puhoi and Warkworth.

Geography

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Pōhuehue is found at the intersection between State Highway 1 and Cowan Bay Road in Rodney.[1] The Pōhuehue Viaduct is a bridge along State Highway 1 in the area.[2]

History

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Children of the Perry, Barker, Wach, and Russell families who attended Huhue School in the early 1910s

European settlers came to the area in the 1860s, calling the area Little Scotland, or Huhue.[3] The first families in the area were the Wilson, Shaw and Perry families.[3] Shaw family began farming in the area in 1864, and soon after constructed a historic farmhouse.[4] The Perry family developed an orchard and nursery in Pōhuehue.[3]

In 1899, the Huhue School was opened, only available for three days every week as the sole teacher split his time between the school and Mahurangi West.[3] The Pōhuehue post office was opened in 1912,[5] and in 1916 the school was renamed Pohuehue School.[3] In 1928, work began on the Pohuehue Viaduct, to bypass a steep gully and better align State Highway 1. The new road was built overtop of the old school playground.[3]

Attractions

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The Pōhuehue Waterfall

Moirs Hill Walkway is located in Pōhuehue, in the Pohuehue Scenic Reserve.[6] The Pohuehue Scenic Reserve is primarily forested with kohekohe and taraire, and native greenhood orchid species can often be found in spring. A small waterfall, the Pohuehue Falls, is located along the walkway.[7]

The Redwoods Treehouse, a 14-metre tall pod structure wrapped around a redwood tree designed by Peter Eising, was constructed in Pōhuehue in 2008.[8] Originally commissioned for a marketing campaign for the Yellow Pages,[9] the structure became a restaurant and an event venue.[10]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Pōhuehue". LINZ. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Pohuehue viaduct closure postponed to Monday 21 March". NZTA. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Waters, Judy. "History – Welcome to "Little Scotland"". Local Matters. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  4. ^ Auckland Council Heritage Unit (July 2019). Historic Heritage Evaluation: Riverina (PDF) (Report). Auckland Council. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Local and General". Rodney and Otamatea Times. 30 October 1912. p. 4 – via Papers Past.
  6. ^ "Moirs Hill Walkway". Department of Conservation. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  7. ^ Janssen, Peter (January 2021). Greater Auckland Walks. New Holland Publishers. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-86966-516-6. Wikidata Q118136068.
  8. ^ "Whimsical treehouse to be sold". The New Zealand Herald. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  9. ^ Meinhold, Bridgette (24 February 2011). "Incredible Yellow Treehouse Restaurant Rises Above New Zealand". Inhabitat. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  10. ^ Parr, Christopher (2012). "Redwoods Treehouse Restaurant in Auckland, New Zealand". Pursuitist. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
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