Morrinsville

Prior to European settlement of New Zealand, the hills around present-day Morrinsville were occupied by the Ngati Werewere Māori people of the Ngati Haua Iwi, and the site of the present-day town was on or near to an old Māori route between the upper Waihou-Piako basin and the Ngāruawāhia area.

Following the arrival of Europeans, some early European traders are believed to have traversed this route prior to 1834 when the Rev. J. Morgan travelled up the Piako River to near the future town site and crossed west to Horotiu, near Ngāruawāhia. First recorded contact with European settlers in the area occurred around 1850, with John Johnson trading with the Māori from 1852.

The 1860s saw an influx of European settlers to the area between Te Aroha and Matamata, and on 13 December 1873 a settler from Auckland, Thomas Morrin,{{Cite web|url=http://www.nzmuseums.co.nz/account/3016/object/520|title=Land Title; 1876; 7042 - Morrinsville Museum on NZMuseums|website=www.nzmuseums.co.nz|access-date=2016-03-02}} purchased the Kuranui No.1 Block from the local Māori and founded the Lockerbie Estate, which Morrin named after the Scottish town from which his father had emigrated. In May 1874, Morrin purchased two further blocks, Motumaoho No.1 and No.2, and his estate then totaled over {{convert|30,000|acre|hectare}}. The fledgling village was to be the service centre for Morrin's Lockerbie Estate and he built a blacksmith's shop, manager's house, the Jolly Cripple Hotel and general store and donated land for a school. Morrin hired Irish navvies from the gold fields to dig a network of ditches to drain the land, enabling it to be used for agriculture. In 1882 Morrin surveyed the land for the site of the town proper, and deposited plans for ten streets: Anderson, Hamilton, Studholme, Moorhouse, Lorne, Canada, Cureton, Somerville, Thames and Thorpe (the first and last three streets being named after family members).

File:Lockerbie Estate Blacksmiths Morrinsville.jpg

The Thames Valley and Rotorua Railway Company began construction of a railway line from Morrinsville to Rotorua in 1879, and on 1 October 1884, the line from Hamilton to Morrinsville was opened. With construction progressing towards Paeroa and the line to Te Aroha opening on 1 March 1886, the town's population was listed as 633 people.{{cite web|url=https://www.mpdc.govt.nz/history/morrinsville-history|title=Morrinsville|website=Matamata Piako District Council|access-date=5 May 2017}} There were some proposals for lines to Matamata, Tirau, and Rotorua, which would have turned Morrinsville into an area where several lines meet, instead a railway line was built to Lichfield. In 1880 Morrinsville was a hamlet with her own school, post office, and hotel.{{RP|244}} With further expansion of the railway towards Thames and Tauranga, alongside extensive drainage of swamp land to the south and west of the town making available large areas for dairy farming. Morrinsville was declared a town district in 1908 and in 1921 was constituted as a borough.

In 1895 the first church in Morrinsville, an Anglican church, was constructed. In 1907 a police station was constructed. The resident constable also serviced Wardville, Gordon, and Waharoa.{{RP|246}}

In 1957 Morrinsville annexed land from Piako County. The expansion included land at the south-east up to the Piako River and the Waitakaruru Stream, alongside land near the Tahuna-Waharoa highway, and land around Avenue Road.{{RP|250}}

In the early 1900s a Māori canoe (waka) was discovered on a property in Tahuna. The {{cvt|45|foot}} waka, named Maungateroto, had been laying on the property under a tree for 60 years. The waka was placed outside the Morrinsville War Memorial Hall after being gifted to Morrinsville by Ngati-Paoa in 1968.{{RP|273}}

In 1881 Morrinsville had a population of 115, 30 years later it was 300. When Morrinsville was constituted as a town district in 1911 it had a population of 565. In 1971 Morrinsville's population was 4,454.{{RP|247}}

Morrinsville covers {{Convert|10.28|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Urban Rural 2023 (generalised)|access-date=31 March 2025}} and had an estimated population of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Morrinsville|y}}|R}}|0}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Morrinsville|y}}|R}}/10.28|0}} people per km².

{{Historical populations|2006|6,603|2013|7,047|2018|7,893|2023|9,003|percentages=pagr|align=left|source={{NZ census 2018|Morrinsville East (173900) and Morrinsville West (174000)}}|footnote=The 2006 population is for a smaller area of 7.78 km².}}

Morrinsville had a population of 9,003 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,110 people (14.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 1,956 people (27.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 4,293 males, 4,695 females and 18 people of other genders in 3,390 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%2Bdo1.1173%2B173901%2B173902%2B174001.2023&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}} 2.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 38.5 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 1,860 people (20.7%) aged under 15 years, 1,617 (18.0%) aged 15 to 29, 3,627 (40.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,896 (21.1%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 83.1% European (Pākehā); 19.5% Māori; 2.3% Pasifika; 7.6% Asian; 0.9% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.0% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.0%, Māori language by 4.2%, Samoan by 0.2%, and other languages by 8.0%. No language could be spoken by 2.7% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 14.5, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 30.2% Christian, 0.8% Hindu, 0.4% Islam, 1.0% Māori religious beliefs, 1.5% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, and 2.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 56.1%, and 7.6% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,158 (16.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 3,978 (55.7%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 2,010 (28.1%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $41,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 645 people (9.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,648 (51.1%) people were employed full-time, 870 (12.2%) were part-time, and 171 (2.4%) 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%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.1173.2013%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=Morrinsville (1173)}}

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Apart from Morrinsville, the largest number of commuters go to Waihou from Morrinsville East and Tahuroa from West.{{Cite web|url=http://archive.stats.govt.nz/datavisualisation/commuterview/index.html?url=/datavisualisation/commuterview/index.html#|title=SNZ Commuter View|website=archive.stats.govt.nz|access-date=2018-05-30}} In 2018 13.8% of the population of Morrinsville East and 25.1% of West were Māori.

Morrinsville College is the town's state secondary school,{{cite web |title=Morrinsville College Official School Website |url=http://www.morrcoll.school.nz |website=morrcoll.school.nz}}{{cite web |title=Morrinsville College Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=126 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|126|y}}.{{cite web |title=Morrinsville College Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=126 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}} It opened in 1923 on a trial basis as Matamata District High School{{cite web|url=https://www.morrcoll.school.nz/schoo-history|title=School History|publisher=Morrinsville College|access-date=31 March 2025}} and moved to a new site in 1939. It became Morrinsville College in 1950.

Morrinsville Intermediate is the state intermediate school,{{cite web |title=Morrinsville Intermediate Official School Website |url=https://www.mi.school.nz/ |website=mi.school.nz }}{{cite web |title=Morrinsville Intermediate Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=1833 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1833|y}}.{{cite web |title=Morrinsville Intermediate Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=1833 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}} It opened in 1970.{{cite web|url=https://www.morrinsvillemuseum.org.nz/timeline/|title=Timeline|publisher=Morrinsville Museum|accessdate=31 March 2025}}

The town has two state primary schools for Year 1 to 6 students: Morrinsville School,{{cite web |title=Morrinsville School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=1834 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1834|y}};{{cite web |title=Morrinsville School Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=1834 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}} and David Street School,{{cite web |title=David Street School Official School Website |url=http://www.davidst.school.nz |website=davidst.school.nz}}{{cite web |title=David Street School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=1709 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1709|y}};{{cite web |title=David Street School Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=1709 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}} Morrinsville School opened in 1877 at Studholme St, and moved in stages to Lincoln Street between 1920 and 1935 as the high school expanded on the original site. David Street School opened in 1955.

A third primary school, Motumaoho School, is located south-west of the town on State Highway 26;{{cite web |title=Motumaoho School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=1835 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}} it has a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1835|y}}.{{cite web |title=Motumaoho School Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=1835 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}}

St Joseph's Catholic School is a state integrated Catholic primary school,{{cite web |title=St Joseph's Catholic School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=1949 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1949|y}}.{{cite web |title=St Joseph's Catholic School Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=1949 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}} It opened in 1930.{{cite web|url=https://stjoes.school.nz/our-charism/|title=Our Charism|publisher=St Joseph's Catholic School|access-date=31 March 2025}}

All these schools are co-educational. Rolls are as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}

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Morrinsville's economic growth is dependent on the surrounding countryside: the Piako country is one of the wealthiest farming areas in the world with the country being good for dairy cattle specifically.{{cite book |last1=Vennell |first1=C. W. |last2=More |first2=David |title=Land of the Three Rivers: A Centennial History of Piako County |date=1976 |publisher=Wilson & Horton}}{{RP|133–149, 243}}

Morrinsville was impacted by the Long Depression but weathered it better than other settlements due to its location on the railway line.{{RP|245}}

Morrinsville houses several factories involved in agricultural products such as a butter factory, which claims to be the first butter factory in the world to be fully automated,{{cite news |last1=Water |first1=Sarah |title=Butter plant celebrates centenary |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/farming/7807518/Butter-plant-celebrates-centenary |work=Stuff |date=11 October 2012}}{{RP|243}}, and a fertiliser factory.{{RP|243}}

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File:Chart_of_Morrinsville_railway_station_ticket_sales_1885-1950.jpg

Historically, Morrinsville was the railway junction of the Auckland–Thames and Auckland–Rotorua lines, which subsequently became the Thames Branch and the East Coast Main Trunk Railway (Tauranga) lines. Morrinsville Railway Station was opened on 1 October 1884, to the east off Studholme Street, at the junction of the two lines. A footbridge over the track was opened in 1913, connecting the station with the town from the end of Canada Street. The station was described as consisting of "two asphalt passenger platforms, and the station buildings contain a ladies' waiting room, a large general waiting room, a post office lobby with post and telegraph offices, a ticket office, and offices for the Inspector of Permanent Way. There are also large goods and engine sheds, and cattle loading yards. Five workmen's cottages adjoin the station, and the Bank of New Zealand Estates Company has a large building connected with the siding for seed-cleaning and storage purposes." The station was moved about {{Convert|1/4|mi||abbr=}} towards Hamilton in 1923.{{Cite web|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WAIKIN19230927.2.8|title=Local And General. Waikato Independent|date=27 Sep 1923|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|access-date=2019-01-01}} The original station building was demolished in 1984 and a smaller building was erected approximately 300 metres to the west off Marshall Street, which is still used by KiwiRail for freight services.

File:Morrinsville Railway Station, 1902.jpg

Passenger services are no longer provided to or from Morrinsville Railway Station. The Thames Branch closed on 28 June 1991 and the track subsequently lifted, although in 2004 a short shunt line – the Waitoa Industrial Line – reopened to facilitate freight trains for the Waitoa Dairy Factory. The East Coast Main Trunk Railway provided passenger services between Auckland and Rotorua – the Geyserland Express – and Auckland and Tauranga - the Kaimai Express; however, in 2001 it was announced that these services were too uneconomic to continue, and the last trains ran on 7 October 2001.

Passenger traffic reached a peak in 1944, as shown in this table and the graph{{Original research inline|date=January 2025}} -

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Roads in Morrinsville were not metalled until the late 19th century. Roads in the town were dusty and uneven in summer and in winter they were too muddy for horses to progress at a canter. The ride from Annandale to the church in Morrinsville, which is two and a half miles, took an hour.{{RP|245}}

Transport out of Morrinsville was initially difficult with the only proper road leading to Mangateparu; however, it was quite treacherous and prone to flooding.

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File:Morrinsville_waterfall.jpgA {{Convert|1.8|km||abbr=on}} walkway runs beside Waitakaruru Stream{{Cite web|url=http://www.mpdc.govt.nz/our-community/71-our-community/walking-and-cycling-tracks/481-morrinsville-river-walk|title=Morrinsville River Walk|website=www.mpdc.govt.nz|access-date=2018-12-29}} and one of {{Convert|1.3|km||abbr=on}} beside the Piako River.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mpdc.govt.nz/walking-a-cycling-tracks/morrinsville-tracks/71-our-community/walking-and-cycling-tracks/480-holmwood-park-walk|title=Holmwood Park Walk|website=www.mpdc.govt.nz|access-date=2018-12-29}} There was a plan in 2008 to combine these walkways into a route of {{Convert|5.24|km||abbr=on}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mpdc.govt.nz/pdf/CouncilDocuments/Strategies/Track/TrackStrategy.pdf|title=Matamata-Piako District Council Track Strategy|date=July 2008}} There are also shorter walkways on the north east edge of town.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mpdc.govt.nz/walking-a-cycling-tracks/morrinsville-tracks/71-our-community/walking-and-cycling-tracks/482-lockerbie-park-walkway|title=Lockerbie Park Walkway|website=www.mpdc.govt.nz|access-date=2018-12-29}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.mpdc.govt.nz/walking-a-cycling-tracks/morrinsville-tracks/71-our-community/walking-and-cycling-tracks/483-parklands-walkway|title=Parkwood Walking Track|website=www.mpdc.govt.nz|access-date=2018-12-29}}

• The Nottingham Castle Hotel was originally built in 1875 as the Jolly Cripple and established as the Nottingham Castle Hotel in 1880. It burnt down in 1913 and was replaced in 1914. It is one of the oldest buildings in Morrinsville and serves a centre for the town.{{RP|245}}{{cite encyclopaedia|encyclopaedia=Te Ara|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/27332/nottingham-castle-hotel|chapter=Waikato Places|title=Nottingham Castle Hotel|first1=Nancy|last1=Swarbrick|date=11 June 2015}}

In 1970 a {{cvt|60|acre}} farm that bordered the Kuranui Reserve was purchased by the Piako County Council. This was gazetted as a reserve and named Roy Scott Recreation Reserve, in honour of the county chairman. In 1972 a further {{cvt|27|acre}} was added onto the reserve.{{RP|308}}

• Kereone Rugby & Sports Club, established in 1919.{{cite web|url=https://www.kereonesport.co.nz/history/|title=Kereone Club History|publisher=Kereone Rugby and Sports Club|access-date=6 October 2022}}

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• Stephen Allen (1882–1964), mayor of Morrinsville{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
• Jacinda Ardern (born 1980), former Prime Minister of New Zealand and former leader of the Labour Party{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/19/jacinda-ardern-resigns-as-prime-minister-of-new-zealand | title= Jacinda Ardern resigns as prime minister of New Zealand | date=19 January 2023 | first=Tess | last=McClure | work=The Guardian | access-date=16 March 2023 }}
• Constable Edward Best (1899–1941), born in nearby Annandale{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
• Maria Dallas (born 1946), pop and country singer{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
• Ross Ferguson (born 1943), botanist specialising in kiwifruit horticulture{{cite book|title=Horticultural Reviews Volume 35 |editor-last1=Janick |editor-first1=Jules |isbn=978-0-470-38642-2 |date=January 2009 |publisher=Wiley-Blackwell |page=xi-xvi |first=Roderick L. |last=Bieleski}}
• John Money (1921–2006), psychologist and author known for his controversial research in gender identity{{Cite news |url= https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/iobituaryi-john-money/5JOHOAMJLYIMVEQUJRUWZZWAA4/ |title=Obituary: John Money|work=The New Zealand Herald }}
• Hemi Taylor (born 1963), former Wales rugby union player{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

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• [http://www.morrinsvillenz.co.nz Official Website of Morrinsville and i-SITE Visitor Information Centre]
• [http://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/ Waikato Regional Council]
• [http://www.mpdc.govt.nz/ Matamata-Piako District Council]
• [http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE39336790 1951 photo of railway station]

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