New Zealand - Te Awamutu - Te Awamutu Intermediate - Form 1, Room 1 - 1977 Do you have more information about the school or the people in this photo? Please use the comment section below to share. To search for other photos from this school, please type the schools name in to our search engine. Te Awamutu - A town in the Waikato region - A service town for the farming communities - Located some 30 kilometres south of Hamilton - Often referred to as "The Rose Town of New Zealand" (due to its rose gardens) - The local paper, Te Awamutu Courier, uses a symbol of a rose on its front page. Reference: Wikipedia