Ahititi

Ahititi
Ahititi is located in Taranaki Region
Ahititi
Ahititi
Coordinates: 38°51′41″S 174°36′18″E / 38.86139°S 174.60500°E / -38.86139; 174.60500
CountryNew Zealand
RegionTaranaki
DistrictNew Plymouth District
Population
 (2013)
 • Total
84

Ahititi is a locality in Taranaki, New Zealand. State Highway 3 runs through it. Mokau is 23 km to the north, Mimi is 26 km to the south-west, and Kotare is 16 km to the east. The Tongaporutu River flows through the area and into the North Taranaki Bight at Tongaporutu to the northwest.[1][2] The name means "fire for cooking" (ahi) "muttonbirds" (titi).[3]

Ahititi and its surrounds in Meshblock 1552600 had a population of 84 people in 33 households in the 2013 New Zealand census.[4]

Education

Ahititi School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school[5] with a roll of 15 as of November 2024.[6] The school celebrated its 100th jubilee in 1997.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 26. ISBN 978-0-7900-0952-0.
  2. ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 75. ISBN 978-1-877333-20-0.
  3. ^ Brathwaite, Errol (1970). The Companion Guide to the North Island of New Zealand. p. 158.
  4. ^ "2013 Census map – QuickStats about a place". archive.stats.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  5. ^ Education Counts: Ahititi School
  6. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Jubilees & reunions: Ahititi, Tongaporutu, Okau Schools and District Reunion". Education Gazette New Zealand. 75 (22). 16 December 1996.[permanent dead link‍]

Further reading

  • Tongaporutu Ahititi Okau centennial booklet, 1897-1997. Ahititi, [N.Z.] : New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Centennial Committee : Aries Print. 1997.
  • Gray, Brian E. (2000). The Tongaporutu River Valley : a history of the combined districts of Tongaporutu, Ahititi, Okau, Kotare, Rerekapa. Inglewood, [N.Z.]: Tongaporutu Historical Committee. ISBN 978-0-473-07216-2.
  • Parochial District of Saint Peter-by-the-Sea, Mokau : "come unto me". Mokau, [N.Z.]: Parochial District of Saint Peter-by-the-Sea. c. 1956.
  • Tongaporutu Ahititi Okau centennial booklet, 1897–1997. Ahititi, [N.Z.] : New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Centennial Committee : Aries Print. 1997.