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Waihou homekill business

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Waihou homekill business

Workmans Homekill keeps the flag flying in Waihou, 16 km north-east of Morrinsville. Businesses like this exemplify the township’s farming ties. Originally a railway construction settlement, Waihou later developed as a dairy service centre.

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by Nancy Swarbrick

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Nancy Swarbrick, Waikato places – Morrinsville, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/27334/waihou-homekill-business (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 26 May 2010, updated 11 June 2015.