Te Pōhue Explained

Te Pōhue
Coordinates:-39.25°N 217°W
Pushpin Map:New Zealand North Island
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:New Zealand
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Hawke's Bay
Subdivision Type2:Territorial authority
Subdivision Name2:Hastings District

Te Pōhue is a small settlement in inland Hawke's Bay, in New Zealand's eastern North Island. It lies on State Highway 5, 31 kilometres inland from Whirinaki.[1]

The remote settlement was once on a Māori track cutting across the tribal boundaries of Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Tūwharetoa, two tribes who had made peace after a conflict. The modern settlement began as a hotel for travellers in the 1870s, when the original Napier to Taupo coach road was being cut through what was then a dense forest.[2]

Two wind farms were approved for the area in 2006, despite some opposition from local residents.[3]

Education

Te Pohue School is co-educational state primary school,[4] with a roll of as of [5]

References

-39.25°N 217°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hariss . Gavin . Te Pohue, Bay of Plenty . topomap.co.nz . NZ Topo Map.
  2. Web site: Pollock . Kerryn . Roadside Stories: Te Pōhue, travellers' stop . . Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
  3. News: Gullery . Lawrence . Environment Court says yes to Te Pohue turbines . . . 20 July 2006.
  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.