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Samuel Serrano

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{{short description|Puerto Rican boxer}}
{{Infobox boxer
| image =
| caption=Serrano in 1984
| name= Samuel Serrano
| nickname= El Torbellino (The Whirlwind)
| height= 5 ft 8+1/2 in
| weight= {{plainlist|
*[[Featherweight]]
*[[Super featherweight]]
}}
| reach= 71 in
| nationality= Puerto Rican
| birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1952|11|17}}
| death_date=
| birth_place = [[Toa Alta]], Puerto Rico
| death_place =
| style = [[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]]
| total = 57
| wins = 50
| KO = 17
| losses = 6
| draws = 1
| no contests =
}}
'''Samuel Serrano''' (born November 17, 1952) is a Puerto Rican former [[professional boxer]] who competed from 1969 to 1984 and made a two-fight comeback from 1996 to 1997. He was a two-time [[super featherweight]] world champion, having held the [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] title twice between 1976 and 1983.

According to Serrano during a 2017 interview with [[El Nuevo Dia]] newspaper, he learned to box starting at age 5 when he lived at Palmarejos barrio in [[Corozal, Puerto Rico|Corozal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/boxeo/nota/samuelserranoesuntorbellinoqueahorareposa-2297410/|title = Samuel Serrano es un torbellino que ahora reposa|date = 4 March 2017}}</ref>

==Professional boxing career==
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Serrano, owner of long arms, began his career on October 29, 1969, with a third-round knockout win over Ramon Laureano. He built a fan base in Puerto Rico, campaigning there for his first 23 bouts, including winning and losing the Puerto Rican Featherweight title v.s [[Francisco Villegas]]. For his 24th bout, he traveled to [[Panama City]], where he met future world Featherweight champion [[Ernesto Marcel]], who beat him on points in 10 rounds. That would be his last defeat in a long time.

He then continued his winning ways, including a 10-round decision win over tough veteran [[Cocoa Perez]] and one win over future title challenger [[Diego Alcala]] of Panama, also by decision in 10. Serrano then travelled in 1976 to [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]], to meet reigning [[Lineal championship|Lineal]] and [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] world jr. Lightweight champion, the [[Philippines|Filipino]] [[Ben Villaflor]]. By most writer's accounts, Serrano beat Villaflor, but he had to return home only with a 15-round draw (tie).

The [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] ordered an immediate rematch, and so on October 16 of the same year, Villaflor went to [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]] to defend his title for the second time vs. Serrano. Serrano beat Villaflor by using his ring technique to win 12 of the 15 rounds on each judges' scorecards. As life had it, Samuel Serrano was destined to become a world champion in front of his fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/jrlight.htm|title=Samuel Serrano - Lineal Jr. Lightweight Champion|publisher=The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia}}</ref>

Serrano became a traveling champion, defending his title in places like [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[South Africa]], Japan (twice) and, of course, Puerto Rico. One of his defenses, against [[Julio Valdez (boxer)|Julio "Diablito" Valdez]], resulted in an after-fight brawl when Serrano was announced as winner by a unanimous decision and went to greet his rival but was received with a punch to the face.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLJyao1LX_8|title = Sammy Serrano vs Julio "Diablito" Valdez|website = [[YouTube]]| date=7 May 2018 }}</ref> Serrano retaliated, and police intervention was needed. Both fighters were escorted to their dressing rooms by the police. But disaster struck for Serrano in [[Detroit]] on August 2 of 1980, when, after leading on all scorecards, he was struck by a [[Yasutsune Uehara]] right hand to the chin in round six, and lost his title by knockout to the Japanese. After that loss, he set his eyes on recovering his world title from the Japanese world champion, and so on April 9, 1981, they met again, this time in [[Wakayama, Japan]]. Serrano was more cautious this time, and didn't try to go for the knockout after building a points lead. Even though Uehara was fighting in his homeland, all judges agreed and gave Serrano more rounds than they gave Uehara, and Serrano the world title back by a fifteen-round unanimous decision.

Serrano made two defenses and then went to [[Chile]] to give challenger [[Benedicto Villablanca]] a chance at the title on June 3, 1982. It proved to be a highly controversial fight. After 5 rounds, Serrano was ahead on the scorecards. However, a cut appeared over his eye during the 6th, and the referee ruled it to be from a punch. Serrano kept fighting, but during the 11th round, the cut was so deep, the fight had to be stopped by the doctor and Serrano had to be taken to a [[Santiago]] hospital. Since the referee ruled the cut came from a punch, initially the fight and the world title were given to Villablanca.

Serrano and his corner filed a complaint, however, claiming the cut had been caused by a headbutt instead, and upon review at the WBA's [[Panama City]] offices, WBA officials announced they had effectively seen the headbutt that Serrano claimed opened his cut happen. So the WBA decided the cut had come from a headbutt, and the judges' scorecards were reviewed. They had Serrano ahead on points after 10 rounds, so the fight, and the crown, were given back to Serrano by a [[technical decision]].

In his next defense he met the younger and physically stronger [[Roger Mayweather]]. Serrano and Mayweather gave it a good fight for most of 7 rounds, but Serrano was weakened by a barrage of punches towards the end of the 7th, and downed with a right hand in the 8th, this time, losing the title definitively.

==Retirement==
Serrano retired from the ring for one year and came back in 1984, winning by first round [[knockout]]. Then, he retired again.

In 1996, Serrano won the Puerto Rican Lightweight title vs Sammy Mejias on a 12-round decision, and he also won a 10-round decision vs Anthony Ivory in 1997. Serrano retired after the Ivory fight with a final record of 50 wins, 5 defeats and 17 knockouts.

He made a television commercial for [[Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)|Budweiser]] in Puerto Rico in 1982.

As of 2017, Serrano was living in a beach house at Islote, [[Arecibo, Puerto Rico|ciudad de Arecibo]]. He dedicated himself to fixing beachfront apartments and renting them, as well as to creating mosaic art, some of which he sold.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/boxeo/nota/samuelserranoesuntorbellinoqueahorareposa-2297410/|title = Samuel Serrano es un torbellino que ahora reposa|date = 4 March 2017}}</ref>

==Professional boxing record==
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|draws=1
|ko-wins=17
|ko-losses=2
|dec-wins=33
|dec-losses=4
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!{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Result
!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round
!Date
!Location
!Notes
|-
|57
|{{yes2}}Win
|50–6–1
|align=left|Anthony Ivory
|PTS
|10
|Nov 6, 1997
|align=left|{{small|[[Dorado, Puerto Rico|Dorado]], Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|56
|{{yes2}}Win
|49–6–1
|align=left|Sammy Mejias
|UD
|10
|Jul 14, 1996
|align=left|{{small|Bayamon, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|55
|{{yes2}}Win
|48–6–1
|align=left|Candido Santamaria
|KO
|1 (?)
|May 26, 1984
|align=left|{{small|Mets Pavilion, [[Guaynabo]], Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|54
|{{no2}}Loss
|47–6–1
|align=left|[[Roger Mayweather]]
|TKO
|8 (15)
|Jan 19, 1983
|align=left|{{small|Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|{{small|Lost WBA and ''The Ring'' super featherweight titles}}
|-
|53
|{{yes2}}Win
|47–5–1
|align=left|[[Benedicto Villablanca]]
|TD
|11 (15)
|Jul 5, 1982
|align=left|{{small|Teatro Caupolican, [[Santiago]], Chile}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBA and ''The Ring'' super featherweight titles}}
|-
|52
|{{yes2}}Win
|46–5–1
|align=left|Hikaru Tomonari
|TKO
|12 (15)
|Dec 10, 1981
|align=left|{{small|Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBA and ''The Ring'' super featherweight titles}}
|-
|51
|{{yes2}}Win
|45–5–1
|align=left|Leonel Hernandez
|UD
|15
|July 29, 1981
|align=left|{{small|El Poliedro, [[Caracas]], Venezuela}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBA and ''The Ring'' super featherweight titles}}
|-
|50
|{{yes2}}Win
|44–5–1
|align=left|[[Yasutsune Uehara]]
|UD
|15
|Apr 9, 1981
|align=left|{{small|Prefectural Gymnasium, [[Wakayama (city)|Wakayama]], Japan}}
|align=left|{{small|Won WBA and ''The Ring'' super featherweight titles}}
|-
|49
|{{yes2}}Win
|43–5–1
|align=left|Jesus Delgado
|KO
|2 (?)
|Sep 20, 1980
|align=left|{{small|San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|48
|{{no2}}Loss
|42–5–1
|align=left|[[Yasutsune Uehara]]
|KO
|6 (15)
|[[José Cuevas vs. Thomas Hearns|Aug 2, 1980]]
|align=left|{{small|Joe Louis Arena, [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], U.S.}}
|align=left|{{small|Lost WBA and ''The Ring'' super featherweight titles}}
|-
|47
|{{yes2}}Win
|42–4–1
|align=left|Battlehawk Kazama
|TKO
|13 (15)
|Apr 3, 1980
|align=left|{{small|Central Gymnasium, [[Nara, Nara|Nara]], Japan}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBA and ''The Ring'' super featherweight titles}}
|-
|46
|{{yes2}}Win
|41–4–1
|align=left|Nkosana Mgxaji
|TKO
|8 (15)
|Dec 9, 1979
|align=left|{{small|Goodwood Showgrounds, [[Cape Town]], South Africa}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBA and ''The Ring'' super featherweight titles}}
|-
|45
|{{yes2}}Win
|40–4–1
|align=left|Julio Valdez
|UD
|15
|Feb 18, 1979
|align=left|{{small|San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBA and ''The Ring'' super featherweight titles}}
|-
|44
|{{yes2}}Win
|39–4–1
|align=left|Takao Maruki
|UD
|15
|Nov 29, 1978
|align=left|{{small|Aichi Prefectural Gym, [[Nagoya]], Japan}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBA and ''The Ring'' super featherweight titles}}
|-
|43
|{{yes2}}Win
|38–4–1
|align=left|Young Ho Oh
|RTD
|9 (15)
|Jul 8, 1978
|align=left|{{small|San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBA and ''The Ring'' super featherweight titles}}
|-
|42
|{{yes2}}Win
|37–4–1
|align=left|Mario Martínez
|UD
|15
|Feb 18, 1978
|align=left|{{small|San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBA and ''The Ring'' super featherweight titles}}
|-
|41
|{{yes2}}Win
|36–4–1
|align=left|Tae-Ho Kim
|TKO
|10 (15)
|Nov 19, 1977
|align=left|{{small|San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBA and ''The Ring'' super featherweight titles}}
|-
|40
|{{yes2}}Win
|35–4–1
|align=left|Apollo Yoshio
|UD
|15
|Aug 27, 1977
|align=left|{{small|San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBA and ''The Ring'' super featherweight titles}}
|-
|39
|{{yes2}}Win
|34–4–1
|align=left|Leonel Hernandez
|UD
|15
|Jul 26, 1977
|align=left|{{small|Gimnasio Luis Ramos, [[Puerto La Cruz]], Venezuela}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBA and ''The Ring'' super featherweight titles}}
|-
|38
|{{yes2}}Win
|33–4–1
|align=left|Alberto Herrera
|KO
|11 (15)
|Jan 15, 1977
|align=left|{{small|Plaza de Toros, [[Guayaquil]], Ecuador}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBA and ''The Ring'' super featherweight titles}}
|-
|37
|{{yes2}}Win
|32–4–1
|align=left|[[Ben Villaflor]]
|UD
|15
|Oct 16, 1976
|align=left|{{small|San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|{{small|Won WBA and ''The Ring'' super featherweight titles}}
|-
|36
|{{yes2}}Win
|31–4–1
|align=left|Adrian Villanueva
|KO
|2 (?)
|Sep 10, 1976
|align=left|{{small|Bayamon, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|35
|{{yes2}}Win
|30–4–1
|align=left|Mar Basa
|TKO
|9 (10)
|May 8, 1976
|align=left|{{small|[[Bayamon]], Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|34
|{{draw}}Draw
|29–4–1
|align=left|[[Ben Villaflor]]
|SD
|15
|Apr 13, 1976
|align=left|{{small|Blaisdell Center Arena, [[Honolulu, Hawaii]], U.S.}}
|align=left|{{small|For [[list of WBA world champions#Super featherweight|WBA]], and [[list of The Ring world champions#Junior lightweight|''The Ring'' super featherweight titles]]}}
|-
|33
|{{yes2}}Win
|29–4
|align=left|Maneul Rodriguez
|TKO
|6 (?)
|Dec 13, 1975
|align=left|{{small|San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|32
|{{yes2}}Win
|28–4
|align=left|Diego Alcala
|PTS
|10
|Oct 11, 1975
|align=left|{{small|San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|31
|{{yes2}}Win
|27–4
|align=left|Ahmet Tosci
|KO
|2 (10)
|Sep 1, 1975
|align=left|{{small|San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|30
|{{yes2}}Win
|26–4
|align=left|Victor Echegaray
|PTS
|10
|Jul 28, 1975
|align=left|{{small|San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|29
|{{yes2}}Win
|25–4
|align=left|Jose Pena
|PTS
|10
|Apr 12, 1975
|align=left|{{small|San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|28
|{{yes2}}Win
|24–4
|align=left|Memo Cruz
|PTS
|10
|Nov 15, 1974
|align=left|{{small|San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|27
|{{yes2}}Win
|23–4
|align=left|Ezequiel Cocoa Sanchez
|PTS
|10
|Jul 29, 1974
|align=left|{{small|San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|26
|{{yes2}}Win
|22–4
|align=left|Gustavo Briceno
|KO
|10 (12)
|Jul 15, 1974
|align=left|{{small|San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|{{small|Won Puerto Rican featherweight title}}
|-
|25
|{{yes2}}Win
|21–4
|align=left|Lorenzo Trujillo
|PTS
|10
|Apr 15, 1974
|align=left|{{small|San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|24
|{{No2}}Loss
|20–4
|align=left|[[Ernesto Marcel]]
|SD
|10
|Dec 5, 1973
|align=left|{{small|Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, [[Panama City]], Panama}}
|align=left|
|-
|23
|{{yes2}}Win
|20–3
|align=left|Jose Issac Martin
|PTS
|10
|Jul 21, 1973
|align=left|{{small|San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|22
|{{yes2}}Win
|19–3
|align=left|Freddie Major
|KO
|1 (10)
|Jun 10, 1973
|align=left|{{small|San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|21
|{{yes2}}Win
|18–3
|align=left|Terry Rondeau
|KO
|2 (?)
|Apr 14, 1973
|align=left|{{small|Carolina, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|20
|{{yes2}}Win
|17–3
|align=left|John Howard
|PTS
|10
|Mar 24, 1973
|align=left|{{small|[[Carolina, Puerto Rico|Carolina]], Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|19
|{{yes2}}Win
|16–3
|align=left|Nestor Rojas
|PTS
|10
|Feb 16, 1973
|align=left|{{small|San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|18
|{{yes2}}Win
|15–3
|align=left|Angel Rivera
|PTS
|12
|Dec 9, 1972
|align=left|{{small|Ponce, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|17
|{{No2}}Loss
|14–3
|align=left|Francisco Villegas
|PTS
|12
|Apr 8, 1972
|align=left|{{small|San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|{{small|Lost Puerto Rican featherweight title}}
|-
|16
|{{yes2}}Win
|14–2
|align=left|Angel Rivera
|PTS
|10
|Dec 4, 1971
|align=left|{{small|Ponce, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|15
|{{yes2}}Win
|13–2
|align=left|Francisco Villegas
|PTS
|12
|Oct 25, 1971
|align=left|{{small|San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|{{small|Won Puerto Rican [[featherweight]] title}}
|-
|14
|{{yes2}}Win
|12–2
|align=left|Braulio Rodriguez
|PTS
|10
|July 3, 1971
|align=left|{{small|[[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|13
|{{yes2}}Win
|11–2
|align=left|Gustavo Briceno
|PTS
|10
|May 15, 1971
|align=left|{{small|Ponce, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|12
|{{no2}}Loss
|10–2
|align=left|Fremio Jimenez
|PTS
|10
|Mar 24, 1971
|align=left|{{small|Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic}}
|align=left|
|-
|11
|{{yes2}}Win
|10–1
|align=left|Wilson Yambo
|PTS
|10
|Feb 4, 1971
|align=left|{{small|[[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]], Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|10
|{{yes2}}Win
|9–1
|align=left|Modesto Concepcion
|PTS
|8
|Oct 31, 1970
|align=left|{{small|San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|9
|{{yes2}}Win
|8–1
|align=left|Ramon Dominguez
|PTS
|6
|Jun 6, 1970
|align=left|{{small|San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|8
|{{yes2}}Win
|7–1
|align=left|Modesto Concepcion
|PTS
|6
|May 9, 1970
|align=left|{{small|San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|7
|{{yes2}}Win
|6–1
|align=left|Robert Guerrero
|PTS
|6
|Apr 11, 1970
|align=left|{{small|San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|6
|{{yes2}}Win
|5–1
|align=left|Ramon Montes
|PTS
|6
|Mar 14, 1970
|align=left|{{small|San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|5
|{{yes2}}Win
|4–1
|align=left|Modesto Escalera
|PTS
|6
|Feb 14, 1970
|align=left|{{small|San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|4
|{{yes2}}Win
|3–1
|align=left|Sammy Correa
|{{abbr|TKO|Technical Knockout}}
|3 (?)
|Jan 17, 1970
|align=left|{{small|San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|3
|{{no2}}Loss
|2–1
|align=left|Enrique Roque
|PTS
|4
|Dec 12, 1969
|align=left|{{small|San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|2
|{{yes2}}Win
|2–0
|align=left|Radames Pizzarro
|PTS
|4
|Nov 13, 1969
|align=left|{{small|San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|-
|1
|{{yes2}}Win
|1–0
|align=left|Ramon Laureano
|{{abbr|KO|Knockout}}
|3 (?)
|Nov 1, 1969
|align=left|{{small|[[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], Puerto Rico}}
|align=left|
|}

==See also==
*[[List of world super-featherweight boxing champions]]
*[[List of Puerto Rican boxing world champions#List of male world champions|List of Puerto Rican boxing world champions]]
*[[Sports in Puerto Rico#Boxing|Sports in Puerto Rico]]
*[[Afro–Puerto Ricans]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Boxrec|id=2552}}
*[http://www.short-biographies.com/biographies/SamuelSerrano.html Samuel Serrano biography]
*[http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/serrano.htm Samuel Serrano - CBZ Profile]

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[[File:Gordon Street, Dannevirke, New Zealand 20.JPG|thumb|Gordon Street]]
'''Dannevirke''' ({{lit.}} "[[Earthworks (archaeology)|work]] of the [[Danes]]", a reference to [[Danevirke]]; {{langx|mi|Taniwaka|lit=}} or ''Tāmaki-nui-a-Rua'', the area where the town is) is a rural service town in the [[Manawatū-Whanganui]] region of the North Island, New Zealand. It is the main centre of the [[Tararua District]].

The surrounding area, a catchment and source of the [[Manawatū River]] (approximately 20 Min drive north of town) has developed into [[dairy]], beef cattle and [[sheep]] farming, which now provides the major income for the town's population of {{NZ population data 2018||y}}.

==History==

Before European settlers arrived in the 1870s, the line of descent for Māori in the area was from the [[Kurahaupō]] waka. The tribe of the area is [[Rangitāne]], with geographic distinction to Te Rangiwhakaewa in the immediate Dannevirke region. The first known 'Aotea' meeting house was established approximately 15 generations ago (from 2010) followed by the building of a [[marae]] at Makirikiri near Dannevirke at about the same time as the first Nordic settlers arrived from [[Napier, New Zealand|Napier]] and Hawkes Bay.{{cn|date=April 2022}}

The town was founded on 15 October 1872 by [[Denmark|Danish]], [[Norway|Norwegian]] and [[Sweden|Swedish]] settlers, adherents of [[Scandinavism]], who arrived at the port of Napier and moved inland. The settlers, who arrived under the [[Public Works Act]], built their initial settlement in a clearing of the [[Seventy Mile Bush]].<ref name=mofa>{{cite web |url=http://www.mfat.govt.nz/Countries/Europe/Denmark.php |title=Kingdom of Denmark Bilateral Relations |access-date=2009-12-07|publisher=[[Minister of Foreign Affairs (New Zealand)|New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070706172536/http://www.mfat.govt.nz/Countries/Europe/Denmark.php |archive-date=6 July 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

The [[Danevirke|Dannevirke]] after which the town was named is an extensive [[Viking Age]] fortification line in Denmark which had a strong emotive symbolic role for 19th-century Danes, especially after the site had [[Evacuation of Danevirke|fallen into German hands]] in the [[German-Danish War]] of 1864 – a recent and very painful event for these settlers. The settlement quickly earned the nickname of "[[Railroad tie|sleeper]] town", as the town's purpose was to provide [[tōtara]] sleepers for the [[Palmerston North - Gisborne Line|Napier–Wellington railway line]], which had a [[Dannevirke railway station|station]] in the town from 1884. At one stage the area had 50 operating sawmills. After the native bush was cleared, the land was turned into pasture for grazing [[animal]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dannevirke Borough Sixtieth Anniversary 1892-1952|url=https://knowledgebank.org.nz/text/dannevirke-borough-sixtieth-anniversary-1892-1952/|access-date=2021-09-22|website=knowledgebank.org.nz|language=en-NZ}}</ref>

On 27 October 1917, much of the town's business district was destroyed by fire. The fire had started in the Andrew's Hotel on the corner of High and Station Streets at about 2pm. Flames blew across the road engulfing the Dannevirke Co-operative Association's store. As the fire spread through adjoining shops another hotel, the Masonic was engulfed. By about 5pm the Dannevirke and Woodville Fire Brigades, along with assistance from the local community had brought the fires under control. In total 27 business premises and 2 hotels were destroyed with damage estimated at £200,000.<ref>[https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19171023.2.44? Disastrous fire at Dannevirke], Dominion| volume=11| issue=24, 23 October 1917, page 6.</ref>

==Demographics==
Dannevirke covers {{Convert|6.82|km2||abbr=on}}<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=12 May 2023|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Dannevirke|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Dannevirke|y}}|R}}/6.82|0}} people per km2.

{{Historical populations|2006|5,559|2013|5,079|2018|5,508|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2018"/>}}
Dannevirke had a population of 5,508 at the [[2018 New Zealand census]], an increase of 429 people (8.4%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]], and a decrease of 51 people (−0.9%) since the [[2006 New Zealand census|2006 census]]. There were 2,178 households, comprising 2,613 males and 2,892 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.9 males per female, with 1,137 people (20.6%) aged under 15 years, 978 (17.8%) aged 15 to 29, 2,166 (39.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,233 (22.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 75.2% European/[[Pākehā]], 33.1% [[Māori people|Māori]], 2.3% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pasifika]], 3.9% [[Asian New Zealanders|Asian]], and 1.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 8.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 46.8% had no religion, 37.1% were [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]], 5.9% had [[Religion of Māori people|Māori religious beliefs]], 0.4% were [[Hinduism in New Zealand|Hindu]], 0.6% were [[Islam in New Zealand|Muslim]], 0.4% were [[Buddhism in New Zealand|Buddhist]] and 1.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 330 (7.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,380 (31.6%) people had no formal qualifications. 255 people (5.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,743 (39.9%) people were employed full-time, 666 (15.2%) were part-time, and 204 (4.7%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|Dannevirke West (233200) and Dannevirke East (233300)}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+Individual statistical areas
|-
!Name !! Area (km2) !! Population !! Density (per km2) || Households !! Median age !! Median income
|-
| Dannevirke West || style="text-align:right;"|2.07 || style="text-align:right;"|2,148 || style="text-align:right;"|1,038 || style="text-align:right;"|885 || 45.2 years || $24,900<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|dannevirke-west|Dannevirke West}}</ref>
|-
| Dannevirke East || style="text-align:right;"|4.74 || style="text-align:right;"|3,360 || style="text-align:right;"|709 || style="text-align:right;"|1,293 || 40.6 years || $22,700<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|dannevirke-east|Dannevirke East}}</ref>
|-
! New Zealand !! !! !! !! !! 37.4 years !! style="text-align:left;"| $31,800
|}

===Papatawa statistical area===
Papatawa statistical area covers {{Convert|230.05|km2||abbr=on}}<ref name="Area"/> to the west of Dannevirke, but does not include [[Papatawa]] settlement. It had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Papatawa|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Papatawa|y}}|R}}/230.05|1}} people per km2.

{{Historical populations|2006|1,293|2013|1,326|2018|1,302|percentages=pagr|align=left|title=Historical population for Papatawa statistical area|source=<ref name="Census 2018 P"/>}}
The statistical area had a population of 1,302 at the [[2018 New Zealand census]], a decrease of 24 people (−1.8%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]], and an increase of 9 people (0.7%) since the [[2006 New Zealand census|2006 census]]. There were 486 households, comprising 669 males and 633 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.06 males per female. The median age was 43.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 279 people (21.4%) aged under 15 years, 183 (14.1%) aged 15 to 29, 624 (47.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 222 (17.1%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 85.9% European/[[Pākehā]], 22.6% [[Māori people|Māori]], 0.9% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pasifika]], 2.1% [[Asian New Zealanders|Asian]], and 0.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 8.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 45.6% had no religion, 44.0% were [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]], 2.8% had [[Religion of Māori people|Māori religious beliefs]], 0.2% were [[Hinduism in New Zealand|Hindu]], 0.2% were [[Buddhism in New Zealand|Buddhist]] and 1.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 117 (11.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 255 (24.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $36,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 162 people (15.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 573 (56.0%) people were employed full-time, 168 (16.4%) were part-time, and 18 (1.8%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2018 P">{{NZ census 2018|Papatawa (232900)|papatawa|Papatawa}}</ref>

==Culture==

Dannevirke has three [[marae]] (tribal meeting grounds) of the [[Rangitāne]] tribe and its [[hapū]] (sub-tribes); each marae has a [[wharenui]] (meeting house). Kaitoki marae is affiliated with the Ngāti Pakapaka and Ngāti Te Rangiwhakaewa hapū, and includes the Kaitoki Memorial Hall. Mākirikiri marae is affiliated with Ngāti Mutuahi and Ngāti Te Rangiwhakaewa hapū, and includes the Aotea Tuatoru wharenui. Whiti te Rā marae, also known as Poherau marae, is affiliated with Ngāti Mutuahi hapū, and includes Whiti te Rā wharenui.<ref name="tkmentry">{{cite web|title=Te Kāhui Māngai directory|url= http://www.tkm.govt.nz/ |website=tkm.govt.nz|publisher=[[Te Puni Kōkiri]]}}</ref><ref name="maorimaps">{{cite web |title=Māori Maps |url=https://maorimaps.com/map |website=maorimaps.com |publisher=Te Potiki National Trust}}</ref>

Totara College hosts the Dannevirke Garden and Craft Expo, an annual event that has grown to a considerable size.

==Sport==
Dannevirke has produced a number of sports men and women in a number of different disciplines, among them [[rugby football|rugby]] player [[John Timu (rugby)|John Timu]], who made New Zealand teams in both [[rugby union|union]] and [[rugby league|league]]. [[Ewen Chatfield]], who was an important member of the successful New Zealand cricket team of the 1980s Hadlee-Coney-Crowe era, is from Dannevirke, as is former All Black Duncan Hales, who now resides in the United States.

Other Dannevirke All Blacks were Colin Loader (1950s), Blair Furlong (1970 to South Africa), Lui Paewai who is widely acknowledged as the youngest All Black in history at just 17 years old (1924 Invincibles) and whose brother, nephews and grand-nephews (Doc, Hepa, Nathan and Murdoch respectively) went on to have good careers for Hawkes Bay and the New Zealand Maori side, and [[Roy White (rugby union)|Roy White]] (post-war All Black in 1946 and 1947). Other All Blacks who spent time in Dannevirke included 1981 All Black tourist to Romania and France [[Wayne Neville]], who attended Dannevirke High School, and [[John Ashworth (rugby union)|John Ashworth]], who moved from Canterbury to a farm near Dannevirke late in his career.

The Dannevirke Sports Club and Aotea Sports Club are the major outlets for sport in the town with netball, cricket and soccer teams as well as a rugby team that compete in the Premier Manawatu Senior Competition and the Hawke's Bay 1st Division.

==Climate==
Dannevirke has an [[Oceanic climate]], ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]:''Cfb'').<ref>[http://en.climate-data.org/Oceania/New Zealand/Dannevirke, New Zealand]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Due its high altitude the summer temperatures are often cooler compared to other Eastern North Island towns, such as [[Masterton]], [[Napier, New Zealand|Napier]] and [[Gisborne, New Zealand|Gisborne]], while in winter Dannevirke can regularly experience frosts as in other parts of New Zealand. Snow is rare, the latest snow to hit Dannevirke was July 13, 2017<ref>{{cite web |title=Snow hits Southern Hawke's Bay and Rangitikei, Pahiatua Track blocked |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/94678655/snow-hits-dannevirke-while-palmerston-north-settles-in-for-nonstop-rain |website=stuff.co.nz |access-date=July 13, 2017}}</ref>

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| Feb record high C = 33.1
| Mar record high C = 31.2
| Apr record high C = 27.0
| May record high C = 24.1
| Jun record high C = 21.2
| Jul record high C = 21.0
| Aug record high C = 20.7
| Sep record high C = 24.1
| Oct record high C = 25.1
| Nov record high C = 29.5
| Dec record high C = 29.9
| year record high C =
|Jan record low C = 0.8
|Feb record low C = 1.1
|Mar record low C = -1.8
|Apr record low C = -2.7
|May record low C = -7.0
|Jun record low C = -5.7
|Jul record low C = -5.6
|Aug record low C = -5.8
|Sep record low C = -4.4
|Oct record low C = -4.4
|Nov record low C = -4.5
|Dec record low C = -1.0
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|Jan high C = 22.4
|Feb high C = 22.6
|Mar high C = 20.5
|Apr high C = 17.4
|May high C = 14.6
|Jun high C = 12.0
|Jul high C = 11.3
|Aug high C = 12.3
|Sep high C = 14.1
|Oct high C = 15.9
|Nov high C = 18.1
|Dec high C = 20.5
| year high C =
|Jan mean C = 17.1
|Feb mean C = 17.3
|Mar mean C = 15.4
|Apr mean C = 12.7
|May mean C = 10.3
|Jun mean C = 8.1
|Jul mean C = 7.5
|Aug mean C = 8.3
|Sep mean C = 10.0
|Oct mean C = 11.6
|Nov mean C = 13.4
|Dec mean C = 15.7
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|Feb low C = 12.0
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|Apr low C = 8.0
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|Jul low C = 3.6
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|Sep low C = 5.8
|Oct low C = 7.4
|Nov low C = 8.7
|Dec low C = 10.9
| year low C =
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|Jan rain mm = 80.8
|Feb rain mm = 69.9
|Mar rain mm = 73.0
|Apr rain mm = 87.1
|May rain mm = 77.6
|Jun rain mm = 98.0
|Jul rain mm = 99.9
|Aug rain mm = 78.0
|Sep rain mm = 90.7
|Oct rain mm = 101
|Nov rain mm = 91.3
|Dec rain mm = 78.8
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==Schools==
[[File:Totara College.jpg|thumb|Totara College]]
Dannevirke High School is the town's co-educational state secondary school,<ref name="official234">{{cite web |title=Dannevirke High School Official School Website |url=http://www.dannevirkehigh.school.nz |website=dannevirkehigh.school.nz}}</ref><ref name="moe234">{{cite web |title=Dannevirke High School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=234 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=[[Ministry of Education (New Zealand)|Ministry of Education]]}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|234|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|}}.<ref name="ero234">{{cite web |title=Dannevirke High School Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=234 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=[[Education Review Office]] |access-date=6 April 2020 |archive-date=26 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126083627/https://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=234 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Dannevirke has three co-educational state primary schools: Dannevirke South School,<ref name="official2553">{{cite web |title=Dannevirke South School Official School Website |url=http://www.dannevirkesouth.school.nz |website=dannevirkesouth.school.nz}}</ref><ref name="moe2553">{{cite web |title=Dannevirke South School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=2553 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=[[Ministry of Education (New Zealand)|Ministry of Education]]}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2553|y}},<ref name="ero2553">{{cite web |title=Dannevirke South School Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=2553 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=[[Education Review Office]] |access-date=6 April 2020 |archive-date=1 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201221859/https://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=2553 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Huia Range School,<ref name="official1662">{{cite web |title=Huia Range School Official School Website |url=http://www.huiarange.school.nz |website=huiarange.school.nz}}</ref><ref name="moe1662">{{cite web |title=Huia Range School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=1662 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=[[Ministry of Education (New Zealand)|Ministry of Education]]}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1662|y}},<ref name="ero1662">{{cite web |title=Huia Range School Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=1662 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=[[Education Review Office]] |access-date=6 April 2020 |archive-date=25 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225185322/https://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=1662 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and Ruahine School,<ref name="official">{{cite web |title=Ruahine School Official School Website |url=http://www.ruahine.school.nz |website=ruahine.school.nz}}</ref><ref name="moe">{{cite web |title=Ruahine School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school= |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=[[Ministry of Education (New Zealand)|Ministry of Education]]}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data||y}}.<ref name="ero">{{cite web |title=Ruahine School Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id= |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=[[Education Review Office]] |access-date=6 April 2020 |archive-date=24 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524025621/https://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id= |url-status=dead }}</ref>

St Joseph's School is a co-educational state Catholic primary school,<ref name="moe2676">{{cite web |title=St Joseph's School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=2676 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=[[Ministry of Education (New Zealand)|Ministry of Education]]}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2676|y}}.<ref name="ero2676">{{cite web |title=St Joseph's School Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=2676 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=[[Education Review Office]] |access-date=6 April 2020 |archive-date=30 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130183721/https://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=2676 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Tamaki Nui A Rua is a co-educational Year 1–13 [[Kura Kaupapa|Māori language immersion school]],<ref name="moe4226">{{cite web |title=Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Tamaki Nui A Rua Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=4226 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=[[Ministry of Education (New Zealand)|Ministry of Education]]}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|4226|y}}.<ref name="ero4226">{{cite web |title=Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Tamaki Nui A Rua Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=4226 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=[[Education Review Office]] |access-date=6 April 2020 |archive-date=1 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201222127/https://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=4226 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Totara College of Accelerated Learning is a co-educational state-integrated Year 1–13 school,<ref name="moe439">{{cite web |title=Totara College of Accelerated LearningMinistry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=439 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=[[Ministry of Education (New Zealand)|Ministry of Education]]}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|439|y}}.<ref name="ero439">{{cite web |title=Totara College of Accelerated LearningEducation Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=439 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=[[Education Review Office]] |access-date=6 April 2020 |archive-date=1 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201173218/https://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=439 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Notable residents==
{{maincat|People from Dannevirke}}
*[[Lyndon Buckingham]], 22nd [[General of the Salvation Army]]
* Sir [[Ian Axford|William Ian Axford]] – Space Scientist<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/28979/space-scientist-sir-ian-axford-dies|title=Space scientist Sir Ian Axford dies|date=17 March 2010|publisher=Radio New Zealand|access-date=14 February 2017}}</ref>
* Sir [[Joh Bjelke-Petersen]] – Australian politician and Premier of [[Queensland]]
* [[Victor Bleasdale]] – Brigadier General, US Marine Corps, awarded [[Navy Cross (United States)|Navy Cross]] twice for heroism in World War 1<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scuttlebuttsmallchow.com/bleasdale.html|title=1st Lt Victor F. Bleasdale USMC|access-date=13 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222050332/http://www.scuttlebuttsmallchow.com/bleasdale.html|archive-date=22 February 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Rangi Chase]] – Rugby league player, capped for England
* [[Ewen Chatfield]] – Test cricketer
* [[Peter Connell (cricketer)|Peter Connell]] – Irish cricketer
* [[Peter Cullinane]] – Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Palmerston North
* [[Lauris Edmond]] – poet
* [[Blair Furlong]] – international rugby player
* [[Bryan Gould]] – [[Rhodes Scholar]], Deputy Leader of the [[Labour Party (UK)|British Labour Party]], [[Dux]] of Dannevirke High School.
* [[Duncan Hales]] – international rugby player
* [[Aaron Hape]] – Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
* [[Weller Hauraki]] – Rugby league player
* [[Jack Kerr (cricketer)|Jack Kerr]] – Test cricketer
* [[Charlotte Kight]] – Of [[Ākitio]] b. Dannevirke, [[Silver Fern]] Netballer.
* Dame [[Peggy Koopman-Boyden]], Gerontologist
* [[Phil Lamason]] – World War II pilot
* [[Megan Larsen]] – organic skincare entrepreneur<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mediaweek.com.au/lara-worthington-named-instyles-woman-of-style-for-2016/|title=Mediaweek - Instyles woman of style for 2016|date=13 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=InStyle Magazine June 2016|date=June 2016}}</ref>
* [[Colin Loader]] – international rugby player
* [[Sue McCauley]] – Playwright, author of 'Other Halves'<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/mccauleysue.html|title=McCauley, Sue|publisher=New Zealand Book Council|access-date=8 March 2013}}</ref>
* [[Robin Maconie]] – composer, pianist, and writer
* [[Clint Newland]] – Rugby union player
* [[W. H. Oliver]] – historian and poet
* [[Lui Paewai]] – international rugby player, youngest All Black ever
* [[Murray Parker (cricketer)|Murray Parker]] – test and one-day cricketer
* [[William Phillips (economist)|Bill Phillips]] – New Zealand and Australian economist, creator of the [[Phillips curve]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastonbh.ac.nz/?p=907|title=From Ordinary Beginnings to Extraordinary Achievements|first=Brian|last=Easton|date=7 July 2008|access-date=12 June 2012}}</ref>
* Sir [[Alfred Ransom]] (1868–1943), Mayor of Dannevirke (1910–1919) and Member of Parliament (1922–1943)<ref name=Gustafson>{{cite book |last = Gustafson |first = Barry |author-link = Barry Gustafson |title = The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party |year = 1986 |publisher = Reed Methuen |location = Auckland |isbn = 0-474-00177-6 |page = 339 }}</ref>
* [[Hans Madsen Ries]] (1860–1926), Mayor of Dannevirke (1903–1905, 1906–1910)<ref name="DNZB Ries">{{DNZB|last=McGibbon|first=Ian|id=3r20|title=Hans Madsen Ries - Biography|access-date=18 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[Luke Ronchi]] – Dual international (Australia and New Zealand) T20, one-day and test cricketer
* [[Katrina Shanks]] – Politician, Member of Parliament
* [[John Timu (rugby)|John Timu]] – Dual rugby and rugby league international
* [[Joe Ward (rugby union)|Joe Ward]] – Rugby union player
* [[Sonny Wool]] – Psychic sheep of the 2011 Rugby World Cup (b. Dannevirke)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Dannevirke}}
* [http://www.tararuadc.govt.nz/ Tararua District Council]
* [https://www.angelfire.com/az/nzgenweb/dannevirke.html Local page of GenWeb]
* [http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/bornlist.asp?bl_id=Dannevirke&ct - List of Dannevirke All Blacks]

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{{Tararua District}}

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[[Category:Populated places in Manawatū-Whanganui]]
[[Category:Tararua District]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Manawatū River]]