Ngapuke

Ngapuke or Ngāpuke is a village and rural community in the Ruapehu district and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on the south side of the valley of Pungapunga River, a tributary of the upper Whanganui River, east of Taumarunui and west of Tongariro and Kuratau on State Highway 41.[1]

In 1920, the settlement was a logging town for local forests. Since the 1950s it has been a farming community and outlying satellite town of Taumarunui.[1][2]

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "the hills" for Ngāpuke.[3]

Marae

The Kauriki Marae and Te Ōhākī meeting house is a tribal meeting place for the Ngāti Tūwharetoa hapū of Ngāti Hinemihi and Ngāti Turumakina.[4][5]

In October 2020, the Government committed $1,560,379 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the marae and 7 other nearby marae, creating 156 jobs.[6]

Maniaiti Marae is also located nearby.[5]

Education

Te Kura o Ngapuke is a co-educational Māori language immersion state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[7] with a roll of 49 as of March 2020.[8]

The school was established in 1916 and celebrated its centenary in 2016 with an inter-generational game of Kī-o-rahi.[2]

In recent years, the school has transitioned from English language mainstream schooling, to a Kuri a Iwi schooling model, in which children are taught in te reo Māori and connected to their ancestor.[2]

References
  1. "Ngapuke". natlib.govt.nz. National Library of New Zealand.
  2. Ferguson, Frances (26 October 2016). "Ngapuke School celebrates proud history". Stuff.
  3. "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  4. "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  5. "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  6. "Marae Announcements" (Excel). growregions.govt.nz. Provincial Growth Fund. 9 October 2020.
  7. "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  8. "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.

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