New Zealand - Waitoa
- Matamata-Piako District
- 1958
- Whites Aviation Photo
Waitoa
- A settlement in the Matamata-Piako District
- A Fonterra dairy factory is a prominent blue building in the middle of the town.
- The Waitoa River runs through the village and is prone to flooding.
- A railway line runs to the dairy factory, and used to go to Te Aroha, however this section was closed and the line only runs to service the dairy factory.
- Two freezing works and a rendering plant also operate in the Waitoa area. Workers commute from nearby towns of Te Aroha, Morrinsville and Matamata.
(Reference: Wikipedia)
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Image source: Waitoa, Matamata-Piako District, Waikato Region. Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs. Ref: WA-46287. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/32054596
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