Mauriceville

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Mauriceville was named after Maurice O'Rorke, a contemporary New Zealand politician who was Minister of Immigration and Crown Lands when the village was first founded. The area was first settled in 1872, as the Scandinavian workers brought in to clear the Seventy-Mile Bush began to move north from Kōpuaranga, these workers were mostly mixed Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish families. The township is now split into Mauriceville East and Mauriceville West.

Mauriceville School is a small rural school with two classes for students from Year 1 to Year 8. As well as drawing students from the local area, a number of students travel from Masterton on a school van.

The school hall is available for hire, it can seat 200 guests and includes kitchen facilities.

The Clarke Memorial Domain is a large open space with toilet facilities, the Mauriceville Country Fair is held here annually and the space is available for the public to book.