Flemington, Hawke's Bay

Flemington is a lightly populated locality in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's North Island.[1] It is located inland, south of Waipukurau and east of Ormondville. Nearby settlements include Whetukura to the west, Te Uri to the south-southwest, and Wanstead to the east.[2]

Flemington
Flemington is located in North Island
Flemington
Flemington
Coordinates: 40.1500°S 176.4452°E / -40.1500; 176.4452
CountryNew Zealand
RegionHawke's Bay
Territorial authorityCentral Hawke's Bay District

Flemington began a small European farming community called Boar Hills in 1845. Several stations were established in the following three decades. Flemington District was officially established in 1886.[3]

For the purposes of the New Zealand census, Flemington falls within the area of Elsthorpe-Flemington. This covers a large amount of southern Hawke's Bay south and east of Waipukurau, and it had a population of 2,949 at the 2001 census. This is not reflective of the population of the locality of Flemington itself, as it constitutes only a small part of the statistical region.[4]

Flemington hosts an annual Mud Run every year. It hundreds of participants, many in fancy dress.[5]

Education

Flemington School is a Year 1–8 co-educational state primary school.[6] It is a decile 8 school with a roll of 89 as of April 2023.[7][8]

The school was founded in 1908 before moving its current location in 1918.[9]

Major improvements were made to the school for its centenary in 2008.[10]

References
  1. "Place name detail: Flemington". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
  2. Hariss, Gavin. "Flemington, Hawke's Bay". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
  3. "Flemington 1845-1986". Kete Central Hawkes Bay. Flemington Jubilee Committee.
  4. Statistics New Zealand, "Elsthorpe-Flemington Community Profile" Archived 12 October 2004 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 23 January 2008.
  5. "Flemington Mud Run lures 400 who are quickly browned off". New Zealand Herald. Hawke's Bay Today. 23 November 2017.
  6. "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  7. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  8. "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  9. "Flemington School Profile". flemington.school.nz. Flemington School.
  10. "Flemington School Centenary". East and Central Community Trust. 23 January 2008.

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