Marokopa River runs through the area. The river is not safe to swim in due to high rates of E. coli,[2] but farmers have put in plans to reduce water pollution.[3]
The area transitioned from sheep farming to more intensive dairy farming at the turn of the century.[3]
^Barrett, Peter J (1962). The Te Kuiti group in the Waitomo-Te Anga area : a study of structures, sedimentation and paleogeography of calcareous sediments. Auckland: University of Auckland.
