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Te Kao

Coordinates: 34°39′05″S 172°58′13″E / 34.65139°S 172.97028°E / -34.65139; 172.97028
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Te Kao
Te Kao is located in Northland Region
Te Kao
Te Kao
Coordinates: 34°39′05″S 172°58′13″E / 34.65139°S 172.97028°E / -34.65139; 172.97028
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNorthland Region
DistrictFar North District

Te Kao is a district on the Aupouri Peninsula of Northland, New Zealand. State Highway 1 passes through the district. Cape Reinga is 46 km to the north, and Houhora is 24 km to the south. The Aupouri Forest and Ninety Mile Beach are to the west.[1][2]

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "the dried kūmara" for Te Kao.[3]

History and culture

The Te Aupōuri athlete Te Houtaewa started his legendary run along Ninety Mile Beach at Te Kao.[4]

The local Pōtahi Marae is a traditional meeting ground for Te Aupōuri,[5] and includes the Waimirirangi or Haere-ki-te Rā meeting house.[6]

Education

Te Kura o Te Kao is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a roll of 70 students as of August 2024.[7][8]

The school started as Te Kao Native School in 1881.[9] It became Te Kao Area School, providing education up to seventh form, but with few secondary students it changed to became a primary school in 1999.[10]

The school celebrated its 125th anniversary during Labour Weekend in 2006.[11] It became a designated character school at the start of 2019,[12] and extended to include years 9 and 10 in 2020.[13]

34°39′05″S 172°58′13″E / 34.65139°S 172.97028°E / -34.65139; 172.97028

Ratana Church at Te Kao. The Ratana Church is characterised by bell towers at each of the front corners, which bear the words "Arepa" and "Omeka" (Maori transliterations of the Greek words Alpha and Omega - the beginning and the end)[14]

Notes

  1. ^ Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 2. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 15. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  3. ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Muriwhenua Tribes - Ancestors". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
  5. ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  6. ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  7. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  8. ^ Education Counts: Te Kura o Te Kao
  9. ^ "Te Aupouri and the Crown: Deed of Settlement of Historical Claims" (PDF). 28 January 2012. p. 27.
  10. ^ Creech, Wyatt (8 October 1998). "Te Kao Area School to Become Primary School". New Zealand Parliament.
  11. ^ "School Reunion". maori.org.nz. [dead link]
  12. ^ Casey, Katrina (5 February 2018). "Designation of Te Kao School (1) as a Designated Character School". New Zealand Government.
  13. ^ "Te Kura o Te Kao - 09/07/2019". Education Review Office. 9 July 2019.
  14. ^ Parkes, W. F. (c. 1965). The Visitors' Guide to the Far North - Mangonui County (3rd ed.). p. 44.


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