Holy Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery in Pakaraka, Northland

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Get directions 6887 State Highway 1
Pakaraka, Far North District, Northland 0472 New Zealand

Coordinates: -35.36085, 173.94678
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The church is located beside State Highway 1 at Pakaraka 13km northwest of Kawakawa. It is administered by the Waimate North Parish and governed by the Anglican Dioceses of Auckland. It was listed as a category 1 historic place in November 1984.

The missionary Henry Williams retired to Pakaraka and built a church in 1850-51. The church that now stands on the site was opened on 27 November 1873. It was constructed by Williams' wife and family as a memorial to his life. The church is named Holy Trinity Church as Trinity Sunday was the day on which Henry was ordained by the Bishop of London. Also, Trinity Sunday was the last day that Henry and Marianne Williams spent at Paihia before moving to Pakaraka. They lived by the church in a house known as The Retreat, that still stands and also has historic listing status. The prominent Maori Ngapuhi chief, Hone Heke, was born at Pakaraka around 1807 or 1808.

The earliest death date recorded on a headstone is the 11th May 1861 (James Alexander, aged 6).