Hauturu, Waikato Explained

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]

Marae

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

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 [5] It was founded in 1918,[6] though Awaroa School got an Education Ministry grant from 1910.[7] The school, which was also known as Awaroa School,[8] was described as being made of packing cases[9] before it was rebuilt in 1924.[10]

Te Koraha

A request to extend Hauturu Road up the Awaroa valley was made by the new settlers in 1905.[11] Te Koraha School was open from at least 1911[12] to 1935. It was about 12km12km (07miles) up the Awaroa valley.[13]

References

-38.1044°N 174.9305°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hariss . Gavin . Hauturu, Waikato . topomap.co.nz . NZ Topo Map.
  2. Web site: Māori Maps . maorimaps.com . Te Potiki National Trust.
  3. Web site: Te Kāhui Māngai directory. tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  4. Web site: Ministry of Education School Profile . educationcounts.govt.nz . Ministry of Education.
  5. Web site: Education Review Office Report . ero.govt.nz . Education Review Office.
  6. Web site: 2016. Hauturu School.
  7. Web site: 22 Apr 1910. Local and General. KAWHIA SETTLER AND RAGLAN ADVERTISER. 2021-10-26. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.
  8. Book: Parliament, New Zealand. Parliamentary Debates. 1923. en.
  9. Web site: 19 May 1923. WAIKATO M.P. ON TOUR. WAIPA POST. 2021-10-26. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.
  10. Web site: 10 Oct 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL. KAWHIA SETTLER AND RAGLAN ADVERTISER. 2021-10-26. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.
  11. Web site: 1905. 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.. 2021-10-26. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.
  12. Web site: 1911. APPENDIX E: PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS. 2021-10-26. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.
  13. Web site: 1935. 1:63360 map Kawhia. 2021-10-26. www.mapspast.org.nz.

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