page_title: Te Pahu
section_title: European settlement
hierarchical_section_title: Te Pahu / History / European settlement
caption_attribution_description: English: The limeworks opened in 1917. The staithe in the foreground looks like it might have been part of the original quarry.
context_page_description: Te Pahu is a rural community in the Waipa District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island, located just north of Cambridge across State Highway 1.
  It is located north of Pirongia and south of Ngāhinapōuri just off State Highway 39.
  Karamu Walkway runs along the Kapamahunga Range to the north of the village. It is part of Te Araroa long-distance walkway.
context_section_description: During the war the area was settled by British militia, who were banned from leaving the area but often too poor to buy crops to continue living there. Many lots were abandoned; settlers who continued living there constantly feared attack from local Māori and often sought shelter in a blockhouse. A local industry of flax milling, and mixed cow and pig farming.
  Te Pahu remained extremely isolated for many years, with settlers relying on supplies delivered by the Waipa River. A pub and general store were established in the 1860s, followed by a post office in 1866 and a school house in 1877. The school house was used for monthly Presbyterian church services; it closed briefly and reopened before burning down in 1891; another school opened nearby in 1889 and took in the remaining students.
  A bridge was built over the river in 1881, reducing the community's isolation.
  The area was struck by major flooding in 1907 and February 1958, leaving the community again cut off from Te Awamutu and Hamilton.
  A limeworks was built on Limeworks Loop Rd in 1917.
caption: The limeworks opened in 1917. The staithe in the foreground looks like it might have been part of the original quarry.
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