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Mangamutu
Mangamutu
Settlement
Pahiatua railway station
Pahiatua railway station
Mangamutu is located in New Zealand
Mangamutu
Mangamutu
Coordinates: 40°26′53″S 175°49′01″E / 40.448°S 175.817°E / -40.448; 175.817
CountryNew Zealand
RegionManawatū-Whanganui
DistrictTararua
Government
 • Tararua MayorScott Gilmore[1]
 • Wairarapa MPMike Butterick[2]
 • Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MPCushla Tangaere-Manuel[3]
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postal code
4983
Area code06

Mangamutu is a small settlement, on the western outskirts of Pahiatua, in the North Island of New Zealand. The Wairarapa Line runs through the area, with the Pahiatua railway station in the settlement.[4] The settlement was the birthplace of former New Zealand Prime Minister and Governor General Sir Keith Holyoake.[5]

Etymology

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Mangamutu takes its name from the nearby Mangamutu stream. It is a Māori phrase meaning finished stream from the words manga meaning stream and mutu meaning finished.[6] The original European settlement was named Scarborough, after the town in Yorkshire, England. When a post office was established, the name was changed because there was already a Scarborough near Timaru.[7]

Economy

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Mangamutu is home to a significant Fonterra dairy factory. The factory was originally commissioned by the Tui Dairy Company in 1976; Tui merged with Hāwera-based Kiwi Dairies in 1996, who in turn merged with the New Zealand Dairy Group in 2001 to form Fonterra.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "2025 Triennial Elections Declaration of Result" (PDF). Electionz. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Wairarapa - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Ikaroa-Rāwhiti – Official Result". New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  4. ^ Harriss, Gavin (November 2021). "NZ Topo Map" (Map). Mangamutu, Manawatu-Wanganui.
  5. ^ Schrader, Ben (11 June 2015). "Mangamutu". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
  6. ^ "Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori – Māori Language Week: Page 5 – 1000 Māori place names", New Zealand History, retrieved 14 February 2022
  7. ^ Reed, A. W. (2010). Peter Dowling (ed.). Place Names of New Zealand. Rosedale, North Shore: Raupo. ISBN 9780143204107.
  8. ^ McKay, Christine (25 June 2015). "Dairy plant shapes up as world leader". The New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 14 June 2020.


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