Matamata
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- For the village in Tunisia, please see Matamata, Tunisia.
Image:NZ-Matamata.png Matamata is a rural Waikato town in New Zealand with a total population of around 12,000 (6,000 in rural areas, 6,000 in the township). It is located near the base of the Kaimai Ranges, and is a thriving farming area known for bloodstock. It is part of the Matamata Piako district Matamata-Piako District Council, taking in the surrounding rural areas as well as Morrinsville and Te Aroha.
A nearby farm was the location for the Hobbiton set in Peter Jackson's film trilogy of The Lord of the Rings. A "Welcome to Hobbiton" sign has been placed on the main road. By a weird coincidence, the world's only other Matamata - Matamata, Tunisia - was a site used during filming of George Lucas's Star Wars trilogy.
Matamata is also the home of various media outlets, including studios for *Geyser TV *FTN Waikato, and *UGM 88.2fm Matamata // unusual for a town of such size.
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Clubs and Associations
- Kiwani's
- Legion of Frontiersmen
- Matamata Golf Club
- Matamata Harriers
- NZ Society of Genealogists Matamata
- Rotary Club of Matamata
- RNZAF Association
Media
Schools
Secondary Schools/Colleges
Intermediate Schools
Primary Schools
- Firth Primary School
- Matamata Primary School
Pre School & Kindergarten
- Mill Crescent Kindergarten
- Rawhiti Kindergarten
Religion Based Schools
External links
- Firth Tower Historical Museum
- Hobbiton Movie Set Tours
- Matamata Information Website
- Another Matamata Information Website
- Tourism Waikato
Local Businesses
- Baigent Motors
- Broadway Funeral Home
- Bayleys Real Estate
- Beaurepaires Tyres
- Broadway Motel
- Cars on Broadway Ltd
- Colchester Engineering
- Daltons Sand, Potting Mix & Bark
- Dick Smith Electronics
- Essentially Joinery
- Fairview Motors
- Forget Me Not Florist
- Hobbiton Backpackers
- Jaggers Menswear
- Jobe Valves
- Longlands Farm
- Maple Lodge Motel
- Marvin Farm Services
- Matamata Coutry Lodge
- Matamata Honda
- Matamata Motors Ltd
- Matamata Post & Rail (1999) Ltd
- Matamata Real Estate
- Matamata Sadlery
- Matamata Sportsworld Ltd
- Matamata Swifts Assoc Football Club
- Matamata Tractors & Machinery
- MilFos Matamata
- MSM Awards, Medal Mounting Service
- O'Reilly's Motel
- Paterson Kitchens Ltd
- Puff'n Billy Foods
- Rocktec Ltd
- Southern Belle Guest Suite
- Stanley Costruction
- Totara Springs Christian Camp
- Waikato Stub
See also
Other villages in Matamata area
- Hinuera
- Peria
- Turanga-moana
- Te Poi
- Waharoa
- Walton
- Wardvillede:Matamata (Neuseeland)