Pukepoto

Pukepoto
Pukepoto
Coordinates: 35°9′25″S 173°13′24″E / 35.15694°S 173.22333°E / -35.15694; 173.22333
Country New Zealand
Region Northland Region
District Far North District

Pukepoto is a town in Northland, New Zealand. It lies south west of Kaitaia and north east of Ahipara. The Herekino Forest lies to the south east.[1][2]

Education

Pukepoto School is a contributing primary (years 1-6) school. It has a decile rating of 2 and a roll of 50.[3]

Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Pukemiro is a full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 1 and a roll of 76.[4] It is a Kura Kaupapa Māori school which teaches fully in the Māori language.

Both schools are co-educational.

Marae

Te Uri o Hina Marae (Entrance)
Te Uri o Hina Marae

Pukepoto is home to two separate marae (Māori meeting grounds): Te Rarawa Marae and Te Uri o Hina Marae. Both marae are associated with the māori hapū (subtribe) Ngāti Te Ao, Tahāwai and Te Uri o Hina, which are part of Te Rarawa iwi (tribe). Ancestrally both marae connect to the maunga (mountain) Taumatamahoe and the repo/wai (wetland/water) Tāngonge.

Descendants of these marae identify with the ancestors Tumoana (captain of the Tinana waka), Tarutaru (who consolidated Te Rarawa iwi to revenge the death of Te Ripo), and Ngamotu (the daughter of Tarutaru).

Both marae include a wharenui (meeting house) and wharekai (dining hall). At Te Rarawa Marae, the wharenui is called Te Rarawa and the wharekai is called Mahi Tahi. [5][6] On Te Uri o Hina Marae the wharenui is called Hohou-te-rongo and the wharekai is called Ngamotu (named after the daughter of Tarutaru).[7][8][9]

Notes

  1. ↑ Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 3. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
  2. ↑ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 18. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  3. ↑ "Te Kete Ipurangi - Pukepoto School". Ministry of Education.
  4. ↑ "Te Kete Ipurangi - Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Pukemiro". Ministry of Education.
  5. ↑ "Te Rarawa Marae". Te Rarawa. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  6. ↑ "Te Rarawa | Maori Maps". www.maorimaps.com. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  7. ↑ "Te Uri o Hina Marae". Te Rarawa. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  8. ↑ "Te Uri o Hina | Maori Maps". www.maorimaps.com. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  9. ↑ "Te Rarawa Te Iwi". Te Rarawa. Retrieved 2018-04-15.


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