Rahotu

Rahotu is a community in the west of Taranaki, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 45, 16 kilometres north of Opunake and 11 km south of Warea.[1][2]

Rahotu
Rahotu
Coordinates: 39°19′39″S 173°48′15″E
CountryNew Zealand
RegionTaranaki
DistrictSouth Taranaki District
Population
 (2013)
 • Total252

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "Long for the sun" for Rāhotu.[3]

History

In 1826, on the eastern side of Rahotu, a pā of the Ngāti Maru was the site of a battle with Waikato Māori.[4][5]

On 29 April 1834, a 240-ton barque called Harriet was wrecked off the coast near Rahuto, and some of the crew including the captain's wife and two young children were captured by local Māori.[6] They were rescued by HMS Alligator five months later.[7] The Harriet's anchor is displayed outside the Rahotu Hotel.[8]

A constabulary camp was formed at Rahotu in 1881[9] and a telegraph station established.[10]

The current town was settled in the 1880s and was well established by the early 20th century.[11]

Demographics

Rahotu had a population of 252 at the 2013 New Zealand census, unchanged since the 2006 census. There were 129 males and 123 females.[12] 77.5% were European/Pākehā, 35.0% were Māori, 2.5% were Pacific peoples and 2.5% were Asian.[13]

Education

Rahotu School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a roll of 140 students as of March 2020.[14][15] The school was founded in 1884,[16] with a second classroom added in 1908, and substantial expansion in 1953.[17]

Notes
  1. Peter Dowling (editor) (2004), Reed New Zealand Atlas, Reed Books, pp. map 34, ISBN 0-7900-0952-8CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. Roger Smith, GeographX (2005), The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand, Robbie Burton, pp. map 84, ISBN 1-877333-20-4
  3. "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  4. Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. p. 214.
  5. Smith, S. Percy (1910). "Kiki-Whenua and Maru. — 1826". History and traditions of the Maoris of the West Coast, North Island of New Zealand, prior to 1840. Polynesian Society. pp. 415–420.
  6. C.W.N Ingram, P.O. Wheatley (1961). New Zealand Shipwrecks 1795-1960 (3rd ed.). A.H. & A.W. Reed. p. 9.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  7. Colenso, William (4 April 2018). "The first European fighting at Taranaki - In Sherrin AA. The Early history of New Zealand: Part 1 of Brett's Historical Series: Early New Zealand, Auckland, pp. 435-458" (PDF). Colenso Society (Supplement). 9 (4): 1–20.
  8. "Rahotu". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  9. "News and Notes". Hawera & Normanby Star. I (85). 2 February 1881. p. 2.
  10. "Untitled". Taranaki Herald. XXVIX (3652). 9 February 1881. p. 2.
  11. "Rahotu". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts. 1908. pp. 207–208.
  12. 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Rahotu
  13. 2013 Census QuickStats about a place (Cultural diversity) : Rahotu
  14. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  15. Education Counts: Rahotu School
  16. Dwyer, N & Morgan, R.(eds.) (1984), Rahotu School and District Centenary 1884-1984CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  17. "History and Direction". Rahotu School. Retrieved 15 December 2019.


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