Matakana

Māori inhabitants of the area were from Ngāti Raupo, a hapū of Te Kawerau, Ngāti Manuhiri) and Ngāti Rongo.{{Cite web|url=http://www.matakanainfo.org.nz/about/history|title=Matakana Information Centre – History|website=www.matakanainfo.org.nz|language=en-NZ|access-date=27 September 2018}} Crown purchases started in 1841 with the Mahurangi Purchase, described by the Waitangi Tribunal as, "a crazy quilt of multiple and overlapping transactions".{{Cite web|url=https://repository.digitalnz.org/system/uploads/record/attachment/483/_the_crown__maori__and_mahurangi__1840_1881_.pdf|title=THE CROWN, MAORI, AND MAHURANGI 1840–1881|last=Rigby|first=Barry|date=August 1998|website=Waitangi Tribunal}} Loggers then moved in to fell the kauri and other timber. George Darroch had a large shipyard building timber ships by 1852, which continued for over 50 years.{{Cite web|url=http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?BU=http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/HeritageImages/index.htm&AC=QBE_QUERY&TN=heritageimages&QF0=ID&NP=2&MR=5&RF=HIORecordSearch&QI0==%22AWNS-19010510-10-1%22|title=Darroch's Shipbuilding Yard, Omaha, North Auckland Showing the new three-masted scow Southern Isle|date=10 May 1901|website=www.aucklandcity.govt.nz|access-date=28 September 2018}} By 1853 John Heyd'n's sawmill was at the falls on the Matakana river. Flax was also harvested. Matakana's first public building, the Presbyterian School and church, opened in 1864. By 1881, Matakana had about 150 people and most of the bush had been cut. Agriculture replaced it, especially fruit. Matakana Dairy Factory opened in December 1902;{{Cite web|url=http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?BU=http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/HeritageImages/index.htm&AC=QBE_QUERY&TN=heritageimages&QF0=ID&NP=2&MR=5&RF=HIORecordSearch&QI0==%22AWNS-19021218-12-2%22|title=opening of the new butter factory at Matakana|date=18 December 1902|website=www.aucklandcity.govt.nz|access-date=28 September 2018}} the building is now a shop. A shark oil factory opened in 1905{{Cite web|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19060131.2.16|title=SHARKING. (Auckland Star, 1906-01-31)|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|language=en|access-date=28 September 2018}} and continued till at least 1921{{Cite web|url=http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?BU=http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/HeritageImages/index.htm&AC=QBE_QUERY&TN=heritageimages&QF0=ID&NP=2&MR=5&RF=HIORecordSearch&QI0==%22AWNS-19211103-36-6%22|title=THE OLD SHARK FACTORY AT MATAKANA|date=3 November 1921|website=www.aucklandcity.govt.nz|access-date=28 September 2018}} and the industry longer.{{Cite web|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19260226.2.155|title=SHARKS AT MATAKANA. (New Zealand Herald, 1926-02-26)|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|language=en|access-date=28 September 2018}} Electricity came to Matakana in 1936.

File:Matakana War Memorial.jpg

Matakana's First World War Memorial is a listed landmark{{Cite web|title=First World War Memorial, Matakana|url=https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/9816|website=Heritage New Zealand }} dedicated to thirteen men from the district who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was unveiled on 24 April 1920 by Joseph Gordon Coates, making it the first statue memorial unveiled in New Zealand following the 1918 armistice.{{Cite news|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19200424.2.91?query=matakana&items_per_page=100&start_date=24-04-1920&end_date=24-04-1920&snippet=true&title=NZH|title=Ministers' Movements|date=20 April 1920|work=Auckland Star }} Following restoration of the memorial, on 24 April 2000 another plaque dedicated the memorial to seven men from the district who died in the Second World War.{{Cite news|title=Matakana remembers fallen in World Wars|date=27 April 2000|work=Rodney Times}}

The memorial features an early statue of George V that was sculpted from Oamaru stone by a New Zealand sculptor, William Henry Feldon.[http://ourboys.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/5221 William Henry Feldon] Instead of ordering a sculpted figure from overseas, which soldier and politician Sir James Allen recommended at the time,{{Cite book|title=Caddigan, Elise. Historic Heritage Evaluation: Papakura-Karaka War Memorial. Auckland Council Heritage Unit. March 2017. p.53.}} local subscribers commissioned Feldon for the memorials in Matakana, Papakura,{{Cite web|url=https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/plans-projects-policies-reports-bylaws/our-plans-strategies/unitary-plan/auckland-unitary-plan-modifications/proposed-plan-changes/docspc7/02801-papakura-karaka-war-memorial.pdf|title=Papakura-Karaka War Memorial Historic Heritage Evaluation|date=March 2017|website=Auckland Council Heritage Unit}} Helensville,{{Cite web|url=https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/arts-culture-heritage/heritage/Documents/aucklands-first-world-war-heritage-trail-brochure.pdf|title=Auckland's First World War Heritage Trail|website=Auckland Council Heritage Unit|access-date=1 September 2019|archive-date=31 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131063853/https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/arts-culture-heritage/heritage/Documents/aucklands-first-world-war-heritage-trail-brochure.pdf|url-status=dead}} Mercer,{{Cite web|url=http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/mercer-first-world-war-memorial|title = Mercer First World War memorial}} Ōtāhuhu, and the Arawa Memorial in Rotorua.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/arawa-war-memorial-rotorua|title = Arawa war memorial, Rotorua}} For a small community of 313,{{Cite web|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ROTWKG19161108.2.7?query=census&start_date=08-11-1916&end_date=08-11-1916&snippet=true&title=ROTWKG|title=Rodney and Otamatea Times, 8 November 1916.}} Matakana suffered a fatality rate twice the national rate. The memorial was sited prominently on donated land at the town junction next to the wharf where the servicemen were fare welled.

Matakana's local militia unit became a troop of the Auckland Mounted Rifles.{{Cite news|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ROTWKG19140729.2.54?query=matakana&start_date=29-07-1914&end_date=29-07-1914&snippet=true&title=ROTWKG|title=Dates of Parades|date=29 July 1914|work=Rodney and Otamatea Times}} Feldon was the Brigade major of the Auckland Mounted Rifles.{{Cite web|url=http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE20195392|title=Letter to Brig General Bell. (page 8)|last=Feldon|first=William Henry|date=19 November 1940|website=Archives New Zealand}} The theme of the statue has George V in field marshal cavalry full dress uniform. In the statue's right hand is a scroll signifying the King's Proclamation of 7 November 1918 calling for two minute's silence, in the left hand is an Auckland Mounted Rifles sword prepared to be raised in victory.

The statue has been vandalised and restored several times. In 2006 the memorial was moved from its original location on the corner of Matakana Wharf Road and Matakana Road to a nearby site in the Matakana Wharf Reserve. The original site is now occupied by the 'usable art' Matakana Toilets.{{Cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/rodney-times/2338501/Wait-over-for-Matakana-toilets|title=Wait over for Matakana toilets|date=12 May 2009}}File:Matakana_Wharf.jpg's ss Kotiki (1898–1931){{Cite web|url=http://www.nzmaritimeindex.org.nz/nssco/nsspage.php?vessel=1102306|title=Northern Steam Ship Company of Auckland – Vessel details|website=www.nzmaritimeindex.org.nz|access-date=27 September 2018}} at Matakana Wharf in 1909. A passenger service from Auckland continued until 1938{{Cite web|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19381217.2.19.5|title=Page 10 Advertisements Column 5 (New Zealand Herald, 1938-12-17)|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|language=en|access-date=27 September 2018}} and cargo until 1945.{{Cite web|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19451228.2.62.7|title=Page 8 Advertisements Column 7 (New Zealand Herald, 1945-12-28)|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|language=en|access-date=27 September 2018}} A sightseeing cruise now operates from the wharf{{Cite web|url=http://matakanarivertours.co.nz/#About|title=Matakana River Tours|website=matakanarivertours.co.nz|language=en-US|access-date=27 September 2018}}]]

The Matakana West Road District was formed 26 September 1867 and the Matakana East Road District was formed 19 March 1868. The two road districts merged into one from 1868 to 1872 when they separated. The Matakana East Road District was abolished {{circa}}1916–1921 and the Matakana West Road District was abolished {{circa}}1911–1916.{{cite book | last=Bloomfield | first=Gerald Taylor | title=The Evolution of Local Government Areas in Metropolitan Auckland, 1840-1971 | publisher=Auckland University Press | publication-place=Auckland | date=1973 | isbn=0-19-647714-X |page=125}}

Statistics New Zealand describes Matakana as a rural settlement, which covers {{Convert|1.60|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=28 December 2023|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Matakana|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Matakana|y}}|R}}/1.60|0}} people per km². Matakana is part of the larger Dome Valley-Matakana statistical area.

{{Historical populations|2006|267|2013|318|2018|492|2023|570|percentages=pagr|align=left|title=Historical population for Matakana|source={{NZ census 2018|7001231 and 7001233}}}}

Matakana had a population of 570 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 78 people (15.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 252 people (79.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 270 males and 300 females in 225 dwellings.{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.1072.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}} 2.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 48.3 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 117 people (20.5%) aged under 15 years, 48 (8.4%) aged 15 to 29, 255 (44.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 150 (26.3%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 92.1% European (Pākehā); 7.9% Māori; 2.6% Pasifika; 4.2% Asian; 0.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.9%, Māori language by 1.1%, Samoan by 1.1%, and other languages by 8.9%. No language could be spoken by 1.1% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 24.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 30.0% Christian, 1.6% Hindu, 0.5% Islam, 0.5% Buddhist, 1.1% New Age, 0.5% Jewish, and 1.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 59.5%, and 6.3% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 114 (25.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 234 (51.7%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 69 (15.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $48,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 81 people (17.9%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 201 (44.4%) people were employed full-time, 87 (19.2%) were part-time, and 9 (2.0%) were unemployed.{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.1072.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Matakana (1072)}}

Dome Valley-Matakana statistical area, which includes Dome Valley and Rainbows End, covers {{Convert|84.76|km2||abbr=on}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Dome Valley-Matakana|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Dome Valley-Matakana|y}}|R}}/84.76|0}} people per km².

{{Historical populations|2006|1,122|2013|1,284|2018|1,530|2023|1,641|percentages=pagr|align=left|title=Historical population for Dome Valley-Matakana|source={{NZ census 2018|Dome Valley-Matakana (110900)|dome-valley-matakana|Dome Valley-Matakana}}}}

Dome Valley-Matakana had a population of 1,641 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 111 people (7.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 357 people (27.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 819 males, 822 females and 3 people of other genders in 603 dwellings.{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.110900.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}} 2.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 47.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 300 people (18.3%) aged under 15 years, 204 (12.4%) aged 15 to 29, 765 (46.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 372 (22.7%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 92.5% European (Pākehā); 10.4% Māori; 2.4% Pasifika; 4.2% Asian; 0.9% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.0%, Māori language by 2.4%, Samoan by 0.4%, and other languages by 10.2%. No language could be spoken by 1.5% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 23.8, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 26.1% Christian, 0.5% Hindu, 0.4% Islam, 0.7% Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.7% New Age, 0.2% Jewish, and 0.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 63.8%, and 6.8% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 327 (24.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 663 (49.4%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 252 (18.8%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $42,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 228 people (17.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 609 (45.4%) people were employed full-time, 279 (20.8%) were part-time, and 33 (2.5%) were unemployed.{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.110900.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Dome Valley-Matakana (110900)}}

The Matakana Diamond Jubilee Park opened in 1897.{{cite book |last1=David |first1=Grant |title=We Gathered Here |date=2017}}

Matakana Annual Races and Sports. There was a horse racing track in the heart of Matakana township, laid out on Dr Cruickshank’s property, with meetings held on New Year’s Day and Easter Monday (approx. 1870 to 1897). The meetings incorporated an Athletics element as well as horse racing. The area is now The Diamond Jubilee Park, which opened subsequent to the abandonment of the racetrack and to celebrate Queen Victoria’s 60 years on the throne.

Initially the Park was used for A&P Shows (1898), Rugby, cricket, hockey and tennis.

Matakana Cricket Club moved to the Park when it opened and was famous for its Boxing Day cricket matches

Tennis courts were established in the 1920s

The ex Kawau Island schoolroom from Matakana School was moved onto the Park behind the tennis courts, in the early 1960s. Scouts and Guides ran from there and held a lease until 2003. On the 4th of November 2008 the building now in disrepair was control burned by the Matakana Fire Brigade

Rugby and hockey were played until the 1960s

Soccer was played by school children during the winter season at the souther end. Records exist with council of this until 1996

The Matakana Pony Club met for the first time in 1977 with a September to April Season.

The Pony club and sports clubs shared the Park

By 2018 the area behind the tennis courts had fallen into disrepair and were effectively abandoned. This area was not level and often plagued by ponds that would form in the winter making it unusable most of the year.

Council funded the removal of the existing abandoned yards and also flattened the area making it more functional as a community space. The Pony club funded the rebuild of the yards nearer to their clubhouse to help free up space.

To further the development of the Matakana Open Space Study and gain community commentary on the future use of Matakana Jubilee Park, Auckland Council led a consultation process with the general public culminating in the report [http://infocouncil.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/Open/2018/11/RODPC_20181115_AGN_8288_AT_files/RODPC_20181115_AGN_8288_AT_Attachment_63680_2.PDF REGIONAL OPEN SPACE STUDY + ENHANCEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS]

The purpose of the consultation was to present to the community a series of options for Matakana Jubilee Park, and spark discussion and commentary about what future vision of the park is preferred across the community. Materials were presented to the wider-public for feedback. These included three options for Matakana Jubilee Park, each differing in programme and space allowances for different activities.http://infocouncil.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/Open/2018/11/RODPC_20181115_AGN_8288_AT_files/RODPC_20181115_AGN_8288_AT_Attachment_63680_2.PDF {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}

in 2020 A lease that formalises shared use of the Diamond Jubilee Park in Matakana between the village pony club and the wider community was granted by Rodney Local Board.{{cite web |url=https://www.localmatters.co.nz/mahurangi-news/shared-use-of-parkland-made-official-by-local-board/ |title=Shared use of parkland made official by Local Board |publisher=Local Matters |date=30 November 2020 |access-date=28 October 2021}}

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Matakana School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1364|y}} students as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}{{TKI|1364|Matakana School}} The school was established in 1862.{{cite web|url=http://www.matakana.school.nz/|title=Matakana School|accessdate=8 September 2008}}

Matakana hosts many varied events throughout the year.

The Matakana Farmers' Market is held every Saturday.{{Cite web |title=Matakana Village Farmers' Market {{!}} Local Flavors, Music & More |url=https://www.matakanavillage.co.nz/market |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=Matakana Village |language=en-US}}

Matakana War Memorial - ANZAC Day Service - 10am

{{reflist}}

• {{cite book|last=Jacobs|first=Lauraine|date=2021|title=It Takes a Village: a Guide to Matakana and Its Surrounding Districts|publisher=Massey University Press|isbn=978-0-9951431-0-4}}

• [http://www.matakanavillage.co.nz/ Matakana Village retail development website]
• [https://www.facebook.com/MatakanaWarMemorial/ Matakana War Memorial]
• [https://www.facebook.com/MatakanaCemetery/ Matakana Cemetery]
• [http://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz7072/Matakana/Auckland 1:50,000 map]
• [http://www.mapspast.org.nz/?zoom=13&x=1754504&y=5975402&layerid=NZMS1%201959 1942 one inch map]

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