Waipipi
Appearance
Waipipi | |
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Locality | |
Etymology: From Māori Waipipi | |
Country | New Zealand |
Waipipi is a rural locality in the North Island of New Zealand.[1]
Geography
[edit]Waipipi is located west of the Waiuku River.[1]
Etymology
[edit]Waipipi is a Māori word made up of Wai (stream) and pipi (cockle). The name is in reference to the bank of an estuary with a large amount of cockles.[1]
History
[edit]Waipipi was first settled by Europeans in the 1860s.[1]
Government
[edit]Waipipi was originally governed by the Waipipi Road District which amalgamated with Franklin County in 1913. Waipipi was one of eight ridings of Franklin County.[2]