Ahititi is a locality in Taranaki, New Zealand. State Highway 3 runs through it. Mokau is 23 km to the north, Mimi is 26 km to the south-west, and Kotare is 16 km to the east. The Tongaporutu River flows through the area and into the North Taranaki Bight at Tongaporutu to the northwest.[1][2] The name means "fire for cooking" (ahi) "muttonbirds" (titi).[3]
Ahititi | |
|---|---|
  Ahititi | |
| Coordinates: 38°51′41″S 174°36′18″E / 38.86139°S 174.60500°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Taranaki |
| District | New Plymouth District |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 84 |
Ahititi and its surrounds in Meshblock 1552600 had a population of 84 people in 33 households in the 2013 New Zealand census.[4]
Education
editAhititi School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school[5] with a roll of 13 as of August 2024.[6] The school celebrated its 100th jubilee in 1997.[7]
Notes
edit- ^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 26. ISBN 978-0-7900-0952-0.
- ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 75. ISBN 978-1-877333-20-0.
- ^ Brathwaite, Errol (1970). The Companion Guide to the North Island of New Zealand. p. 158.
- ^ "2013 Census map – QuickStats about a place". archive.stats.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ Education Counts: Ahititi School
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Jubilees & reunions: Ahititi, Tongaporutu, Okau Schools and District Reunion". Education Gazette New Zealand. 75 (22). 16 December 1996.[permanent dead link]
Further reading
edit- Tongaporutu Ahititi Okau centennial booklet, 1897-1997. Ahititi, [N.Z.] : New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Centennial Committee : Aries Print. 1997.
- Gray, Brian E. (2000). The Tongaporutu River Valley : a history of the combined districts of Tongaporutu, Ahititi, Okau, Kotare, Rerekapa. Inglewood, [N.Z.]: Tongaporutu Historical Committee. ISBN 978-0-473-07216-2.
- Parochial District of Saint Peter-by-the-Sea, Mokau : "come unto me". Mokau, [N.Z.]: Parochial District of Saint Peter-by-the-Sea. c. 1956.
- Tongaporutu Ahititi Okau centennial booklet, 1897–1997. Ahititi, [N.Z.] : New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Centennial Committee : Aries Print. 1997.