Ranana Explained

Ranana is a settlement up the Whanganui River from Whanganui, New Zealand.

Originally known as Kauika, it grew after 1848 as local Māori moved out of fortified pā settlements in peacetime.^[1] It was renamed by the missionary Richard Taylor in 1856 for Rānana, a Māori transliteration of London.^[2] The town's Catholic church, built in the 1880s for the hapū Ngāti Ruakā of the iwi Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, is still in use.^[3] Nearby is Moutoa Island, site of a famous battle in 1864.^[4]

Ngāti Ruakā and Ngāti Hine Korako have two traditional meeting grounds in Ranana: the Rānana or Ruakā Marae and Te Morehu meeting house, and Te Pou o Rongo Marae and Tūmanako meeting house.^{[5] [6]}

Education

Te Wainui a Rua is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,^[7] with a roll of as of .^[8]

References

-39.583°N 175.107°W

Notes and References

1. Settlement Patterns in the Whanganui River Valley, 1839–1864. Walton. A.. 1994. New Zealand Journal of Archaeology. 16. 123–168.
2. Web site: Whanganui places: River Settlements. Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. 17 November 2015. en. Diana. Beaglehole. 20 March 2014.
3. Web site: Rānana (Ruakā). 5 December 2015. Māori Maps.
4. Web site: Moutoa Island - War in Whanganui. New Zealand History. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 18 November 2015. 25 June 2014.
5. Web site: Te Kāhui Māngai directory. tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
6. Web site: Māori Maps . maorimaps.com . Te Potiki National Trust.
7. Web site: Ministry of Education School Profile . educationcounts.govt.nz . Ministry of Education.
8. Web site: Education Review Office Report . ero.govt.nz . Education Review Office.