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English: This granary, privy and schoolhouse at Matanaka are New Zealand's oldest surviving farm buildings. These buildings are registered Category I historic places with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.
Français : Grenier, toilettes et ancienne école de l'île de Matakana (Nouvelle Zélande). Ces trois bâtiment sont les plus anciens bâtiment ruraux encore debout de toute la Nouvelle Zélande. Ils sont classés sur la liste principale des monuments historiques du pays.
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Author Karora
Camera location 45° 36′ 26.95″ S, 170° 42′ 16.83″ E Heading=180° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap. View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap info

Background

The three largest buildings were prefabricated in Sydney, and the granary and stable still have their original "Patented Galvanised Tinned Iron" roofs. The stable has a harness room, stalls for the horses and a gig room. Fodder was stored in the loft and there was a dovecote in the loft at the north end. The storeroom was probably the place where bulk supplies were kept, since there are orders scribbled on the original interior lining.

The granary stands, like the stable, on its original site. The privy, which was placed over a large pit, was once nearer the homestead. The school was originally a barn, here in the farmyard, but was shifted nearer to the house in the 19th century for use as a schoolroom. It was shifted back to the farmyard about the beginning of the 20th century. It is divided into a schoolroom and a room for the teacher.

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23 April 2008

45°36'26.946"S, 170°42'16.834"E

heading : 180 degree