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History of Morrinsville: from swamp land to farm land...
Before the coming of the pakeha, the whole extent of the plains from Morrinsville and Te Aroha to the sea was swamp country.
This area was covered with tea-tree, flax and various swamp growths with scattered clumps of kahikatea bush with totaras growing on the drier land along river banks.
The height above sea level at the Morrinsville Railway Station is 60 feet.
In the late 1870’s, Thomas Morrin became the owner of an extensive area of land around Morrinsville including the site of the town itself which was named after him. |
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Morrin was the senior partner in the firm T & S Morrin ironmongers & hardware merchants of Auckland. He was born in Canada of Scottish ancestry.
Throughout this area, various blocks of land were named and acquired by various gentlemen. One of the blocks acquired by Morrin was the Hangawera Block consisting of 10,030 acres and was purchased directly from the Maoris on 6 August 1877 for 1096 pounds.
Railway lines to Hamilton and Auckland were constructed in 1884 & 1886 respectively. The first newspaper was published on 9 May 1908 – “The Morrinsville Herald”. The paper was not printed in the town but emanated from the press of the Te Aroha News. On 9 May 1911, the local newspaper ‘the Morrinsville Star” rolled of the press and has continued ever since. Motor cars made their first appearance in the town in 1907. A day trip to Auckland took a day.
Morrinsville is supported today by a strong and viable farming community. It has a base of population of 7,000.
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