Ngapuke
Ngapuke or Ngāpuke is a village and rural community in the Ruapehu district and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on the south side of the valley of Pungapunga River, a tributary of the upper Whanganui River, east of Taumarunui and west of Tongariro and Kuratau on State Highway 41.[1]
In 1920, the settlement was a logging town for local forests. Since the 1950s it has been a farming community and outlying satellite town of Taumarunui.[1][2]
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "the hills" for Ngāpuke.[3]
The Kauriki Marae and Te Ōhākī meeting house is a tribal meeting place for the Ngāti Tūwharetoa hapū of Ngāti Hinemihi and Ngāti Turumakina.[4]
Maniaiti Marae, also known as Wallace Pā, is the meeting place of the Ngāti Tuwharetoa hapū of Ngāti Manunui.[5]
Education
Te Kura o Ngapuke is a co-educational Māori language immersion state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[6] with a roll of 34 as of February 2024.[7]
The school was established in 1916 and celebrated its centenary in 2016 with an inter-generational game of Kī-o-rahi.[2]
In recent years, the school has transitioned from English language mainstream schooling, to a Kuri a Iwi schooling model, in which children are taught in te reo Māori and connected to their ancestor.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Ngapuke". natlib.govt.nz. National Library of New Zealand.
- ^ a b c Ferguson, Frances (26 October 2016). "Ngapuke School celebrates proud history". Stuff.
- ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
- ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
- ^ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.