:Feilding

{{short description|Settlement in Manawatū-Whanganui Region, New Zealand}}

{{For|other places with a similar name|Fielding (disambiguation){{!}}Fielding}}

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Feilding is a town in the Manawatū District of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 54, 20 kilometres north of Palmerston North. The town is the seat of the Manawatū District Council.

Feilding has won the annual New Zealand's Most Beautiful Town award 16 times.{{cite web |title=Feilding wins New Zealand's most beautiful town for the 16th time |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/97904436/feilding-wins-new-zealands-most-beautiful-town-for-the-16th-time#:~:text=Feilding%20has%20won%20the%20Most,representatives%20Adele%20and%20Russell%20Parker. |website=Stuff |access-date=11 January 2024}} It is an Edwardian-themed town, with the district plan encouraging buildings in the CBD to be built in that style. The town is currently extending its CBD beautification featuring paving and planter boxes on the footpaths on the main streets in the CBD, including the realignment and beautification of Fergusson Street to the South Street entrance of Manfeild Park.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}

The town is a service town for the surrounding farming district. The Feilding Saleyards has been a vital part of the wider Manawatū community for over 125 years. As transport systems improved and farming practices changed, the need for small, local saleyards all but disappeared, leaving few major selling complexes in New Zealand. Manawatū is a diverse and fertile farming area with high production, high stock-carrying capacity, and a stable climate. These factors make Feilding Saleyards a popular medium for many farmers. A unique aspect of Feilding Saleyards is their location in the centre of town."Feilding Saleyards 125 Years of Success 1880–2005" (June 2005) Adapted by Foreword authored by Ian McKelvie.

The Manawatū Plains, on which the town is sited, are very fertile land, and as such it is a prosperous agricultural area. Being located on the floodplain of a major river has its problems, however, and in February 2004 the town suffered extensive flooding. In 2009 the Horizons Regional Council commissioned a new flood protection scheme to prevent extensive flooding in the future.{{cite news | title=Flood protection scheme opens | url=http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=48660 | work=infonews.co.nz | location=New Zealand | date=25 March 2000 | access-date=9 January 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628195238/http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=48660 | archive-date=28 June 2011 | url-status=dead }}

History

=European settlement=

The town was named after Colonel William H. A. Feilding, a director of the Emigrants and Colonists Aid Corporation Ltd. who negotiated the purchase of a 100,000 acre (400 km²) block of land from the Wellington provincial government in 1871. The first European settlers arrived from Great Britain on 22 January 1874. {{cite web |url=https://feilding.co.nz/history |title=History |access-date=29 December 2021}}

The Feilding Edwardian Project Inc. was established in September 1993 by local businesses with the aim of revitalising the central business area of Feilding. Many of the commercial buildings were built in the 1900s (Edwardian era) and have been restored and preserved over time. Feilding is home to a number of historic collections, buildings, monuments, and museums, including The Coach House Museum, St Johns Church, Feilding Club, Feilding Hotel, and Feilding & Districts Steam Rail Society.{{cite web |url=http://www.steamrail.org.nz |title=Feilding & Districts Steam Rail Society |access-date=30 June 2016}}

=Marae=

Feilding has two marae, connected to the iwi of Ngāti Kauwhata: Aorangi Marae and its Maniaihu meeting house; and Kauwhata Marae or Kai Iwi Pā and its Kauwhata meeting house.{{cite web|title=Te Kāhui Māngai directory|url= http://www.tkm.govt.nz/ |website=tkm.govt.nz|publisher=Te Puni Kōkiri}}{{cite web |title=Māori Maps |url=https://maorimaps.com/map |website=maorimaps.com |publisher=Te Potiki National Trust}}

In October 2020, the Government committed $1,248,067 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade Kauwhata Marae and 5 others, creating 69 jobs.{{cite web |title=Marae Announcements |url=https://www.growregions.govt.nz/assets/funding-announcements/marae-announcements.xlsx |website=growregions.govt.nz |publisher=Provincial Growth Fund |format=Excel |date=9 October 2020}}

Demographics

Feilding is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a medium urban area and covers {{Convert|23.59|km2||abbr=on}}.{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787|access-date=26 April 2024|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}}

Feilding had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Feilding|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Feilding|y}}|R}}/23.59|1}} people per km².

{{Historical populations|2006|13,572|2013|14,388|2018|15,912|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=}}

File: Feilding Clocktower.jpg

File:Feilding drone north.jpg

Before the 2023 census, the town had a larger boundary, covering {{Convert|23.65|km2||abbr=on}}. Using that boundary, Feilding had a population of 15,912 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,524 people (10.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 2,340 people (17.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 6,003 households, comprising 7,665 males and 8,247 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female, with 3,234 people (20.3%) aged under 15 years, 2,805 (17.6%) aged 15 to 29, 6,531 (41.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 3,345 (21.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 87.0% European/Pākehā, 19.4% Māori, 2.5% Pacific peoples, 3.2% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 11.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.9% had no religion, 36.4% were Christian, 1.5% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 1.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,626 (12.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 3,294 (26.0%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,509 people (11.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 5,970 (47.1%) people were employed full-time, 1,653 (13.0%) were part-time, and 429 (3.4%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|Feilding Central (228400), Kimbolton North (228100), Kimbolton South (228500), Kimbolton West (228300), Makino (227900), Mount Taylor (227700), Sandon (228000) and Warwick (228200)}}

Name	Area (km²)	Population	Density (per km²) \|\| Households	Median age	Median income
class="wikitable" \|+Individual statistical areas in Feilding (2018 Census)
Feilding Central	style="text-align:right;"\|4.92	style="text-align:right;"\|939	style="text-align:right;"\|191	style="text-align:right;"\|354	41.2 years	$23,900{{NZ census place summary 2018\|feilding-central\|Feilding Central}}
Kimbolton North	style="text-align:right;"\|4.23	style="text-align:right;"\|3,024	style="text-align:right;"\|715	style="text-align:right;"\|1,098	44.4 years	$28,200{{NZ census place summary 2018\|kimbolton-north\|Kimbolton North}}
Kimbolton South	style="text-align:right;"\|1.35	style="text-align:right;"\|2,121	style="text-align:right;"\|1,571	style="text-align:right;"\|786	38.5 years	$31,400{{NZ census place summary 2018\|kimbolton-south\|Kimbolton South}}
Kimbolton West	style="text-align:right;"\|1.16	style="text-align:right;"\|2,559	style="text-align:right;"\|2,206	style="text-align:right;"\|969	40.7 years	$24,900{{NZ census place summary 2018\|kimbolton-west\|Kimbolton West}}
Makino	style="text-align:right;"\|1.71	style="text-align:right;"\|3,045	style="text-align:right;"\|1,781	style="text-align:right;"\|1,062	32.9 years	$29,900{{NZ census place summary 2018\|makino\|Makino}}
Mount Taylor	style="text-align:right;"\|3.19	style="text-align:right;"\|564	style="text-align:right;"\|177	style="text-align:right;"\|177	36.5 years	$45,200{{NZ census place summary 2018\|mount-taylor\|Mount Taylor}}
Sandon	style="text-align:right;"\|4.48	style="text-align:right;"\|2,169	style="text-align:right;"\|484	style="text-align:right;"\|873	45.7 years	$33,500{{NZ census place summary 2018\|sandon\|Sandon}}
Warwick	style="text-align:right;"\|0.82	style="text-align:right;"\|1,491	style="text-align:right;"\|1,818	style="text-align:right;"\|684	50.4 years	$26,500{{NZ census place summary 2018\|warwick\|Warwick}}
New Zealand					37.4 years	style="text-align:left;"\| $31,800

Economy

Employing about 30 people with a payroll of $1.5m in 2015, Proliant, an Iowa based firm privately held by the father and son team of Wally and Nix Lauridsen, constructed a $24m factory on the outskirts of Feilding for the production of a byproduct from cattle blood plasma, bovine serum albumin (BSA), which is used in pharmaceuticals, vaccines and medical research. Proliant produces about half of the world's BSA.{{cite web | last = Galuszka | first= Jono | url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/8655262/US-biofirm-to-build-factory-near-Feilding/ | title = US biofirm to build factory near Feilding | website = stuff.co.nz | date= 10 May 2013 | access-date= 1 February 2015}}[http://www.proliantinc.com/ Proliant Inc. website][http://www.proliantbiologicals.com/about/ Proliant Biologicals website]{{cite web | url = http://www.proliantbiologicals.com/biological-products/standard-grade-bsa/ | title = Proliant Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) New Zealand Source | access-date = 1 February 2015}}

In the Manawatū District of the people aged 15 years or over:

40% earn $20,000 or less (NZ 38.8%)
14% earn more than $50,000 (NZ 16.2%)
the unemployment rate is 3.8% (NZ 7.3%)
73.4% of permanent private dwellings are owned with or without a mortgage by the occupant(s) (NZ 66.9%){{Cite web|title = Live – Feilding|url = http://www.feilding.co.nz/live.html|website = www.feilding.co.nz|access-date = 4 January 2016}}File:637.132 Cheltenham Co-Operative Dairy Factory, Feilding restored.jpg

Features

One of New Zealand's main motor racing circuits, Manfeild, is located at the southern edge of the town.
There is an active light aircraft airfield Feilding Aerodrome and is located at the eastern edge of the town.
The depot of the Feilding and District Steam Rail Society is located in the town and it runs railway excursions from this base.
Feilding's stock saleyards were once one of the largest in the southern hemisphere and are right in the central business area.{{cite web|title=Feilding Saleyards Guided Tours|url=http://www.manawatunz.co.nz/visit/places/feilding/|access-date=10 April 2014|archive-date=2 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602043442/http://www.manawatunz.co.nz/visit/places/feilding/|url-status=dead}}
Feilding railway station
The Coach House Museum
Focal Point Cinema Feilding
Te Ahuru Mowai (community hub/library)
There are no traffic lights and no parking meters

Education

=Secondary schools=

Feilding High School

=Primary and intermediate schools=

Feilding Intermediate School is a state, coeducational intermediate (years 7–8) school with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2356|y}}. It was established in 1964.{{TKI|2356|Feilding Intermediate}}
Lytton Street School is a state, coeducational contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2389|y}}.{{TKI|2389|Lytton Street school}} It was established in 1901.{{Cite web|title=ABOUT|url=https://www.lyttonstreet.school.nz/about|access-date=2020-11-23|website=Lytton Street School|language=en}} In 1937 Makino Road school closed and its 50 pupils were bussed to Lytton Street.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=4 Sep 1937|title=MAKINO ROAD SCHOOL. MANAWATU STANDARD|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19370904.2.45.5|url-status=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-14|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz}} Makino had been established in 1886{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Makino|url=http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc01Cycl-t1-body-d4-d146.html|url-status=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-14|website=nzetc.victoria.ac.nz}} and its building was moved to Bluff Road, Rangiwahia.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=19 Jul 1944|title=Primary Education MANAWATU TIMES|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MT19440719.2.49|url-status=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-14|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz}}
Manchester Street School is a state, coeducational contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2390|y}}.{{TKI|2390|Manchester Street school}} It was established in 1874.{{Cite web|title=History {{!}} Manchester Street School|url=https://www.manchesterstreet.school.nz/1/pages/2-history|access-date=2020-11-23|website=www.manchesterstreet.school.nz}}
North Street School is a state, coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2409|y}}.{{TKI|2409|North Street school}}
St Joseph's School is an integrated coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2451|y}}.{{TKI|2451|St Josephs (Feilding)}}
Taonui School, located south-east of the Feilding township, is a state, coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2462|y}}.{{TKI|2462|Taonui School}}

Sport and recreation

Sporting facilities include:

Manfeild: Circuit Chris Amon motor racing, which holds the New Zealand Grand Prix
Johnston Park rugby ground, home ground of the Feilding Rugby Football Club (the Feilding Yellows) and the Feilding Old Boys Oroua Rugby Football Club
Johnston Park lawn bowling club
Feilding Golf Club
Feilding Squash Club
Makino Aquatic Centre

The Feilding Marathon started in 1955 and has been held every year since, making it one of the longest continuously run events.{{cite web |url=https://feildingmoa.co.nz/feilding-marathon/past-results/ |title = Marathon Results {{!}} Feilding Moa}} It was organised for many years by the Feilding Marathon Club and more lately by the Feilding Moa Harriers Club. The event is held in November and now incorporates the Roy Lamberton Memorial half-marathon event.

Notable people

Notable people from Feilding include:

Murray Ball, kiwiana cartoonist who drew Footrot Flats
Jed Brophy, actor, Dwarf Nori in The Hobbit trilogy

Air Marshal Sir Charles Roderick Carr, KBE, CB, DFC, AFC, was born in Feilding and attended a primary school there
Eddie Durie was born in Feilding
Mason Durie, was born in Feilding
Keith Elliott, recipient of the Victoria Cross medal, attended high school in Feilding
Mihingarangi Forbes, journalist
Sarah Hirini, New Zealand women's national rugby union team and sevens team
Perry Harris, All Black and Manawatu rugby representative
Hinerangitoariari, artist
Michael Houstoun, concert pianist
Glen Jackson, rugby union player and referee born in Feilding
Sam McNicol, rugby union player, was born in Feilding
W. H. Oliver, historian and poet, was born in Feilding
Tom Scott, cartoonist
Jesse Sergent, Olympic Cyclist
Aaron Smith, All Black
Glenn Standring, film director, was born in Feilding
Barbara Stewart politician, New Zealand First member of Parliament
Codie Taylor, All Black attended FAHS
Simon van Velthooven, Olympic cyclist, America's Cup winner
Mat Waghorn, winner of the 27th Karapoti Classic mountain bike event
Adam Whitelock, New Zealand national rugby sevens team, attended FAHS
George Whitelock, All Black, attended FAHS
Luke Whitelock, All Black, attended FAHS
Sam Whitelock, All Black, attended FAHS
Peter Williams, attended FAHS

;Groups

Evermore popular musical group composed of Dann Hume, Jon Hume and Peter Hume

References

External links

[http://www.feilding.co.nz Official Feilding website]
{{cite web|url= https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc06Cycl-t1-body1-d3-d20-d1.html |title= Feilding |publisher= NZETC (1897 article in Cyclopedia of New Zealand) |date= 1897 }}
{{cite web|url= https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc06Cycl-t1-body1-d3-d20-d2.html |title= Borough of Feilding |publisher= NZETC (1897 article in Cyclopedia of New Zealand) |date= 1897 }}
{{cite web|url= https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc06Cycl-t1-body1-d3-d20-d4.html |title= Oroua County Council |publisher= NZETC (1897 article in Cyclopedia of New Zealand) |date= 1897 }}
{{cite web|url= https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc06Cycl-t1-body1-d3-d20-d6.html |title= Lytton Street School |publisher= NZETC (1897 article in Cyclopedia of New Zealand) |date= 1897 }}

Category:Manawatū District

Category:Populated places in Manawatū-Whanganui

Name	Area (km²)	Population	Density (per km²) \|\| Households	Median age	Median income
class="wikitable" \|+Individual statistical areas in Feilding (2018 Census)
Feilding Central	style="text-align:right;"\|4.92	style="text-align:right;"\|939	style="text-align:right;"\|191	style="text-align:right;"\|354	41.2 years	$23,900{{NZ census place summary 2018\|feilding-central\|Feilding Central}}
Kimbolton North	style="text-align:right;"\|4.23	style="text-align:right;"\|3,024	style="text-align:right;"\|715	style="text-align:right;"\|1,098	44.4 years	$28,200{{NZ census place summary 2018\|kimbolton-north\|Kimbolton North}}
Kimbolton South	style="text-align:right;"\|1.35	style="text-align:right;"\|2,121	style="text-align:right;"\|1,571	style="text-align:right;"\|786	38.5 years	$31,400{{NZ census place summary 2018\|kimbolton-south\|Kimbolton South}}
Kimbolton West	style="text-align:right;"\|1.16	style="text-align:right;"\|2,559	style="text-align:right;"\|2,206	style="text-align:right;"\|969	40.7 years	$24,900{{NZ census place summary 2018\|kimbolton-west\|Kimbolton West}}
Makino	style="text-align:right;"\|1.71	style="text-align:right;"\|3,045	style="text-align:right;"\|1,781	style="text-align:right;"\|1,062	32.9 years	$29,900{{NZ census place summary 2018\|makino\|Makino}}
Mount Taylor	style="text-align:right;"\|3.19	style="text-align:right;"\|564	style="text-align:right;"\|177	style="text-align:right;"\|177	36.5 years	$45,200{{NZ census place summary 2018\|mount-taylor\|Mount Taylor}}
Sandon	style="text-align:right;"\|4.48	style="text-align:right;"\|2,169	style="text-align:right;"\|484	style="text-align:right;"\|873	45.7 years	$33,500{{NZ census place summary 2018\|sandon\|Sandon}}
Warwick	style="text-align:right;"\|0.82	style="text-align:right;"\|1,491	style="text-align:right;"\|1,818	style="text-align:right;"\|684	50.4 years	$26,500{{NZ census place summary 2018\|warwick\|Warwick}}
New Zealand					37.4 years	style="text-align:left;"\| $31,800