Maramarua

For the electorate, see Maramarua (New Zealand electorate).

Maramarua is a locality in the Waikato. New Zealand State Highway 2 goes through the settlement. Two prominent New Zealanders have died while driving near Maramarua. Stephen Shepherd Allen, a lawyer and local body politician, died of a heart attack in 1964 and in the resulting crash, his housekeeper was also killed.[1] Popular historian Michael King and his wife died when their car crashed into a tree in 2004.[2]

References

  1. McGibbon, Ian. "Stephen Shepherd Allen". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  2. Boyes, Nicola (25 February 2005). "Historian's death puzzles coroner". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 8 June 2008.

Coordinates: 37°15′S 175°14′E / 37.250°S 175.233°E

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