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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Waihoaka

Waihoaka is five miles by rail, and four by road, from Orepuki, and lies in the Orepuki riding of the county of Wallace, and in the Wallace electoral district. Not long ago the entire countryside was a dense forest in which considerable clearings have now (1904–5) been made by the settlers. Sawmilling is a prominent industry, and several mills are in full operation. The railway extension to Waihoaka was opened for traffic in October, 1903, and in February, 1904, a post office was established at the local school known as Koromiko school, which is within a short distance of the railway terminus. The school dates from 1893, and the average attendance in 1904 was twenty-seven. The main road from Orepuki to the fishing grounds at the mouth of the Waiau river, and also to the Waiau ferry, passes through the district. A good many farmers in the neighbourhood hold freeholds, up to 400 acres in extent, and the land is said to be good for agricultural and pastoral purposes. The settlement lies between the Longwood ranges and the Ocean Beach and Tewaewae Bay. Waihoaka lies in undulating country, and some of the grades of the main road are remarkable for steepness.