Te Kohanga

Te Kohanga
Te Kohanga is located in North Island
Te Kohanga
Te Kohanga
Coordinates: 37°18′50″S 174°50′44″E / 37.313906°S 174.845679°E / -37.313906; 174.845679
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWaikato
DistrictWaikato
Population
 (2013)
 • Total
102

Te Kohanga (Māori: Te Kōhanga) is a village and rural community in the Waikato District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is part of the Onewhero statistical area, which is much larger than this community. The meshblock covering Te Kohanga had a population of 102 in the 2013 New Zealand census.[1]

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "the nest" for Te Kōhanga.[2]

Marae

The community has two marae with Waikato Tainui hapū. Tikirahi Marae is affiliated with the hapū of Ngāti Tiipa. Te Kotahitanga Marae is associated with the hapū of Ngāti Āmaru, Ngāti Apakura and Ngāti Tiipa.[3][4]

Education

Te Kohanga School is a coeducational primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of 28 students as of November 2024.[5][6] The school celebrated its centenary in 2013.[7]

References

  1. ^ "2013 Census meshblock dataset – Excel files - Waikato Region (37.2MB) - 2013-mb-dataset-Waikato-Region-individual-part-1.xlsx - Table 1 - Meshblock 0845600". 2013.
  2. ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  4. ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  5. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  6. ^ Education Counts: Te Kohanga School
  7. ^ "About our school". Te Kohanga School. Retrieved 29 December 2019.