Onekawa

Onekawa is a suburb of the city of Napier, in the Hawke's Bay Region of the eastern North Island of New Zealand.

Aerial view of Onekawa

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "salty soil" for Onekawa.[1]

Onekawa Central had a population of 1,320 at the 2013 New Zealand census, an increase of 72 people since the 2006 census. There were 612 males and 705 females. Figures have been rounded and may not add up to totals.[2] 87.6% were European/Pākehā, 16.2% were Māori, 1.9% were Pacific peoples and 2.8% were Asian.[3]

Onekawa houses a high proportion of industry trade businesses.

Marae

The local Pukemokimoki marae is a marae (meeting ground) for the iwi (tribe) of Ngāti Kahungunu and its hapū (sub-tribe) of Ngā Hau E Whā, and includes the wharenui (meeting house) of Omio.[4][5]

Education

Onekawa School is co-educational state primary school,[6] with a roll of 314 as of March 2020.[7][8]

Henry Hill School is co-educational state primary school,[9][10] with a roll of as of March 2020.[7][11]

St Patrick's School is co-educational state primary school,[12][13] with a roll of 352 as of March 2020.[7][14]

William Colenso College is co-educational state primary school,[15][16] with a roll of 437 as of March 2020.[7][17] Hawke's Bay School for Teenage Parents is teenage parenting facility within the college.[15][18][19]

Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Ara Hou is co-educational Kura Kaupapa Māori immersion school,[20] with a roll of 222 as of March 2020.[7][21]

References
  1. "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  2. 2013 Census QuickStats about a place  : Onekawa Central
  3. 2013 Census QuickStats about a place (Cultural diversity) : Onekawa Central
  4. "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  5. "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  6. "Onekawa School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  7. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  8. "Onekawa School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  9. "Henry Hill School Official School Website". henryhill.school.nz.
  10. "Henry Hill School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  11. "Henry Hill School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  12. "St Patrick's School Official School Website". stpatsnapier.school.nz.
  13. "St Patrick's School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  14. "St Patrick's School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  15. "Official School Website". colenso.school.nz.
  16. "William Colenso College Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  17. "William Colenso College Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  18. "Hawke's Bay School for Teenage Parents Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  19. "Hawke's Bay School for Teenage Parents Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  20. "Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Ara Hou Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  21. "Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Ara Hou Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.


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