Pakipaki
Pakipaki is a village and rural community in the Hastings District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island.
It is located at the intersection of State Highway 2 and State Highway 50A, south-west of Hastings and Havelock North.
Marae
Houngarea meeting house near Pakipaki in the 1930s
Mihiroa meeting house at Ngati Mihiroa Marae
The community has three Ngāti Kahungunu marae:
- Houngarea Marae and meeting house is a meeting place of Ngāti Ngarengare, Ngāti Papatuamāro, Ngāti Tamaterā and Ngāti Te Rehunga.
- Mihiroa Marae and meeting house is a meeting place of Ngāti Mihiroa.
- Taraia Marae and meeting house is a meeting place of Ngāti Hōtoa and Ngāti Taraia.[1][2]
In October 2020, the Government committed $6,020,910 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade a group of 18 marae, including both Mihiroa and Taraia. The funding was expected to create 39 jobs.[3]
Education
Te Kura o Pakipaki is a co-educational state primary school,[4] with a roll of 33 as of March 2020.[5][6]
References
- "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
- "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
- "Marae Announcements" (Excel). growregions.govt.nz. Provincial Growth Fund. 9 October 2020.
- "Te Kura o Pakipaki Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- "Te Kura o Pakipaki Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
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