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Coordinates: 40°34′42″S 175°20′18″E / 40.578307°S 175.338206°E / -40.578307; 175.338206
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Koputaroa or Kōputaroa is a rural community in the Horowhenua District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.

It is located south of Shannon and north of Levin on State Highway 57.

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "long snare for catching parakeets" for Kōputaroa.[1]

The local Kererū Marae and Mahinārangi meeting house are a meeting place of the Ngāti Raukawa hapū of Ngāti Takihiku and Ngāti Ngārongo.[2][3]

Education

Koputaroa School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[4] established in 1891.[5] The school roll is 182 as of August 2024.[6]

References

  1. ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  3. ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  4. ^ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  5. ^ "Official School Website". koputaroa.school.nz.
  6. ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.

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