Te Aute College
| Te Aute College | |
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| Address | |
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100 State Highway 2, Pukehou, New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 39°49′38″S 176°38′04″E / 39.8273°S 176.6345°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State Integrated, Single Sex Male, Secondary (Year 9-13) with boarding facilities |
| Motto | Whakatangata Kia Kaha Quit ye, like men be strong |
| Established | 1854; 170 years ago |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 232 |
| Principal | Shane Hiha |
| School roll | 82[1] (February 2024) |
| Socio-economic decile | 3G[2] |
| Website | www |
Te Aute College (Māori: Te Kura o Te Aute) is a school in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. It opened in 1854 with twelve pupils under Samuel Williams, an Anglican missionary, and nephew and son-in-law of Bishop William Williams. It has a strong Māori character.
It was built on land provided by Te Whatuiapiti, a hapū of the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi. In 1857, a Deed of Gift transferred the land from Te Whatuiapiti to the Crown, with a request that it be granted to the Bishop of New Zealand and his successors.
Early history
In 1859 Samuel Williams closed the school when fire destroyed school buildings. Samuel Williams worked on establishing the financial resources to operate the school.[3] His aunt Catherine Heathcote assisted with financial support and in 1870 he had accumulated £700; building began in 1871 and was completed in 1872.[4] The school re-opened in 1872 under John Reynolds as headmaster.[5][6] The school gradually expanded. In 1874 there were 24 Māori and 3 English boarders and some day pupils.[4]
In October 1877, Douglas Maclean set up the Te Makarini Trust in memory of his father, Donald McLean, who was one of the most influential figures in Māori-Pākehā relations in the mid-1800s. From the initial endowment of £3,000, Te Aute College is providing annual scholarships to gifted Māori students.[7] Te Aute Chapel was built in 1900 to a design by Charles Natusch.[8]
Mr. John Thornton was headmaster of Te Aute from 1878 until June 1912. He had as assistants for varying periods Messrs. Winkleman, Jardine, Webb, Cato and others. The Rev. J. A. McNickle was appointed headmaster on 21 October 1912, with Mr. Cato continuing as second master until June 1915. Masters during World War I included Messrs. F. W. Christian, Brandon and Bannatyne.[9] In 1919 Mr Ernie Loten was appointed headmaster.
In 1918-19 school buildings were damaged by fire; there was a major rebuilding program in 1922-23. On 3 February 1931 the buildings were damaged in the Hawke's Bay earthquake.
Connection with the Young Māori Party
The Young Māori Party established in 1902, which was dedicated to improving the position of Māori, grew out of the Te Aute Students Association, started by former students of the college in 1897.[10] Old boys of Te Aute who were associated with the Young Māori Party include Āpirana Ngata, Te Rangi Hīroa, Paraire Tomoana and Māui Pōmare.
Recent history
In 1973, the college was again hit by financial difficulties, but a direct appeal for assistance to the Prime Minister, Norman Kirk, secured Te Aute's future.
In 1977 an agreement between Te Aute Trust Board and the Government resulted in Te Aute becoming a State Integrated School.
On 27 November 1986, the house of Allen Williams was registered by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust as a Category I heritage building. Williams was a nephew of Samuel Williams and his house, known as The Cottage, is the last remaining residential building from the founding period.[11]
Traditionally a single sex male boarding school, female students from its sister school Hukarere Girls' College were enrolled at the school in 1992, and in 1993, when Hukarere went into recess.[12] Te Aute officially became co-educational—but reverted to male-only when Hukarere was re-established.
Governance
Te Aute has been led by:
- The Revd. Samuel Williams founder of the school (1854-1859);[3]
- John Reynolds - appointed headmaster in 1872;
- John Thornton - appointed headmaster in 1878;[9]
- The Revd. J. A. McNickle - appointed headmaster in 1912;[9]
- Ernie Loten - appointed headmaster in 1919;
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- Richard Webb - appointed headmaster in 1951;[10]
- Noel Vickridge - appointed headmaster in 1966;[10]
- The Revd. Phillip Cherrington - appointed headmaster in 1974;[10]
- Awi Riddell - appointed headmaster in 1977;
- Ngāhiwi Tangaere - appointed headmaster in 1989;
- Brian Morris - appointed principal in 1994;
- Darrell Waiti - appointed principal in 1996;
- Lennie Johns - appointed principal in 2002;
- Wikitoria Osborne - acting principal 2003-4;
- Tom Ratima - appointed executive manager in 2004;
- Tauira Takurua - appointed principal in 2005;
- Darrell Waiti - acting principal 2008;
- Pripi McRoberts Blake - appointed principal in 2009;[10]
- Shane Hiha - appointed principal in 2013.
Notable alumni
- Golan Maaka (1904–1978), general practitioner[13]
- Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu - soldier, posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Thomas Rangiwahia Ellison - former All Black
- Te Rangi Hīroa - anthropologist, politician, doctor
- Taituha Peina Kingi - former All Black[14]
- Howard Morrison - singer and entertainer
- Sir Sidney Moko Mead - anthropologist, historian, artist, teacher, writer
- Sir Āpirana Ngata - historian, scholar, politician. Āpirana Ngata became first Māori to graduate from University (MA Canterbury (1894))
- George Nepia - former All Black
- Sir Māui Pōmare - medical pioneer, foreign minister
- Pita Sharples - Minister of Maori Affairs and Māori Party co-leader
- Karl Te Nana - former NZ All Blacks 7s Captain
- Paraire Tomoana - leader, journalist and composer
- The Most Reverend Willim Brown Turei - Anglican Bishop and Archbishop
- Piri Weepu - former All Black
- Norm Hewitt - former All Black
- Manu Bennett - Actor- Crixus in Spartacus
- Joe Royal - Rugby Player - Bay of Plenty Steamers, Māori All Blacks
- Pakaariki Harrison - Tohunga whakairo
Others associated with the school
- Jamie Dixon, currently men's basketball head coach at the University of Pittsburgh, coached the school's basketball team in 1989—his first coaching job at any level.
References
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ a b Editor (2013). "Raising the Bar – Samuel Williams and Maori Education" (PDF). New Zealand Church Missionary Society. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ a b Williams, William (1974). The Turanga journals, 1840–1850. F. Porter (Ed) Wellington,. p. 604.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|chapterurl=(help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ Harvey-Williams, Nevil (March 2011). "The Williams Family in the 18th and 19th Centuries - Part 3". Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ^ Woods, Sybil M. (1981). Samuel Williams of Te Aute. Pegasus Press.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|chapterurl=(help) - ^ A. H. McLintock, ed. (1966). McLEAN, Sir Donald. An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand (Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga). Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ Natusch, Guy Kingdon. "Natusch, Charles Tilleard". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ a b c Williams, Frederic Wanklyn. "Through Ninety Years, 1826-1916: Life and Work Among the Maoris in New Zealand: Notes of the Lives of William and William Leonard Williams, First and Third Bishops of Waiapu: Te Aute Trust Estate and College and Hukarere School (pp. 348-349)". Early New Zealand Books (NZETC).
- ^ a b c d e "Te Aute College – significant dates in the history of the school" (PDF). Te Aute College. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ "The Cottage". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Hukarere Girls School". Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ Haami, Bradford. "Golan Haberfield Maaka". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Peina Taituha - New Zealand". Retrieved 22 November 2014.