Omakere
Omakere (Māori: Ōmakere) is a farming settlement in the Central Hawke's Bay District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island.[1] It is located east of Waipawa.[2]
Ōmakere translates as place (Ō) someone was lost or died (makere).[3]
The Omakere Church includes a stained glass memorial wall, depicting Jesus Christ's crucifixion, in memory of three local men who died in war.[4]
The Omakere and neighbouring Elsthorpe rugby union teams were featured in a New Zealand television advertisement for coverage of the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
Education
Omakere School is a Year 1-8 co-educational state primary school.[5] It is a decile 8 school with a roll of 61 as of March 2020.[6][7]
References
- Pollock, Kerryn (30 November 2015). "Hawke's Bay places – Southern coast". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
- Hariss, Gavin. "Omakere, Hawke's Bay". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
- "Omakere". nzhistory.govt.nz. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
- Phillips, Jock (1986). "Omakere church window war memorial". nzhistory.govt.nz. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
- "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
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