Hauturu is a village near the eastern shores of the Kawhia Harbour, in the Otorohanga District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.[1]

The local Rākaunui Marae is a meeting ground for the Ngāti Maniapoto hapū of Kerapa, Takiari and Te Waha, and the Waikato Tainui hapū of Ngāti Ngutu and Ngāti Paretekawa.[2] It includes the Moanakahakore meeting house.[3]

Education edit

Hauturu School is a Year 1–8 co-educational state primary school.[4] It is a decile 3 school with a roll of as of February 2024.[5][6] It was founded in 1918,[7] though Awaroa School got an Education Ministry grant from 1910.[8] The school, which was also known as Awaroa School,[9] was described as being made of packing cases[10] before it was rebuilt in 1924.[11]

Te Koraha edit

A request to extend Hauturu Road up the Awaroa valley was made by the new settlers in 1905.[12] Te Koraha School was open from at least 1911[13] to 1935. It was about 12km12 km (7.5 mi) up the Awaroa valley.[14]

References edit

  1. ^ Hariss, Gavin. "Hauturu, Waikato". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
  2. ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  3. ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  4. ^ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  5. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  7. ^ "Hauturu School" (PDF). 2016.
  8. ^ "Local and General. KAWHIA SETTLER AND RAGLAN ADVERTISER". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 22 April 1910. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  9. ^ Parliament, New Zealand (1923). Parliamentary Debates.
  10. ^ "WAIKATO M.P. ON TOUR. WAIPA POST". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 19 May 1923. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  11. ^ "LOCAL AND GENERAL. KAWHIA SETTLER AND RAGLAN ADVERTISER". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 10 October 1924. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  12. ^ "CROWN LANDS: REPORT OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON LAND-TENURE, LAND-SETTLEMENT, AND OTHER MATTERS AFFECTING THE CROWN LANDS OF THE COLONY: TOGETHER WITH MINUTES OF EVIDENCE". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 1905. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  13. ^ "APPENDIX E: PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 1911. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  14. ^ "1:63360 map Kawhia". www.mapspast.org.nz. 1935. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

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