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. In 1902 a new school was built on what is the now Mamaku School grounds. A far cry from the small one room of 1899 the school has seven class rooms (heated with wood burning fires) a hall, ITC suite, Library, swimming pool, with new a class room being added this year along with a reading resource room. The school caters for children from the age of five to high school were they catch a bus into town and back each day. On the main street of Mamaku is the last of the saw mills, over the years 18 saw mills have operated in the Mamaku area. Built by the New Zealand Railway Store Board in 1947 and later sold in 1978, when carloads of conservationists arrived in the village protesting the milling of native bush this has been a source of employment for many Mamaku residents over the years.
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In the native bush surrounding Mamaku you can find tall Rimu, Miro and Mati trees with bird life including Tui, Kereru, Bellbird Kaka (native Parrots), fantail, Morepork and the Kokako. The Mokaihaha ecological area which is used for breeding the endangered Kokako is ten minutes out of Mamaku village
The numerous bush walks offer may hours of entertainment.
From finding equipment and treasures
from by gone days to
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enjoying
the tree canopied habitat of the wild life The
bush covered gullies and dales are also enjoyed by Horse trek riders,
hunters after wild pig and deer. 4 Wheel drive enthusiasts who spend many
weekends driving around the rough terrain