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Pokeno is a small town (615 households)〔(2013 census interactive map - select Area Unit, type Pokeno and click )〕 in the Waikato District of the Waikato Region in New Zealand, southeast of Auckland, from Tuakau and from Mercer. State Highway 1 originally ran through the town, but the upgrading of the highway in 1992 to expressway standards mean that the town has been bypassed.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.3dnewzealand.com/waikato/pokeno/index.html )〕 Pokeno was an important site during the New Zealand Wars of the 19th century, being the site of the Queen's Redoubt, a major colonial military headquarters. The redoubt was an important southern fortification on the Great South Road, built by Governor George Edward Grey to transport troops for the Invasion of the Waikato.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/pokeno-nz-wars-memorial )〕 The Pokeno Railway Station on the Waikato section of the North Island Main Trunk Line was opened in 1875, but was closed in 1973 to passengers and in 1980 to goods. Work on the proposed Paeroa–Pokeno Line commenced in the 1930s, but little was done and the proposal was abandoned. Construction of a large Yashili dairy factory started in 2013,〔(Sept 2013 Stuff news of start of construction of dairy plant )〕 but opening was delayed in 2015.〔(18 August 2015 Stuff news on Yashili dairy plant )〕 ==In popular culture== * In the New Zealand film Goodbye Pork Pie, the fugitives steal fuel from the Pokeno service (gas) station, still operating under G.A.S. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pokeno」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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