Te Whaiti

Te Whaiti or Te Whāiti is a forested area in the Whakatāne District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located in the Whirinaki River Valley, near Minginui.[1]

Chief Matekuare and his daughter Tuki outside a meeting house in Te Whaiti
Carved pataka (storehouse) at Te Whaiti photographed in 1930
Fencing at the house of Te Kooti at Te Whaiti in 1930
Dedication ceremony at Waireporepo Pa

The area's full Māori name, Te Whāiti-nui-a-Toi, translates as "the great canyon of Toi".[2]

Albert Percy Godber took photographs of Māori art and architecture in the area.[3]

Marae

Te Whaiti is in the rohe (tribal area) of both Tūhoe and Ngāti Whare.

It has three marae:[4][5]

  • Waikotikoti Marae and Hinenuitepo meeting house is affiliated with the Tūhoe hapū of Te Karaha, Ngāti Hāmua, Warahoe, and with Ngāti Whare.
  • Murumurunga Marae and Wharepakau meeting house is affiliated with both iwi.
  • Waireporepo Marae is a meeting ground of Ngāti Whare; it has no meeting house.

In October 2020, the Government committed $793,189 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the Waikotikoti and Murumurunga Marae, creating 20 jobs.[6]

Education

A school opened in Te Whaiti in 1896.[7]

The school is now Te Kura Maori-a-Rohe o Waiohau, a co-educational state Māori language immersion area school.[8] It has a roll of 60 as of March 2020.[9]

See also

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