Whangara (Māori: Whāngārā [faː.ŋaː.ɾaː]) is a small community in the northeast of New Zealand's North Island,[1] located between Gisborne and Tolaga Bay, five kilometres southwest of Gable End Foreland and two kilometres east of State Highway 35.
Whangara
Whāngārā (Māori) | |
|---|---|
Town | |
.svg)  Whangara Location in New Zealand | |
| Coordinates: 38°34′14″S 178°13′45″E / 38.57056°S 178.22917°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Gisborne Region |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Area code | 06 |
The settlement features prominently in the early history of the Ngāti Porou iwi,[2] as the site where Tamatea, captain of the Tākitimu canoe settled on arriving in New Zealand. Canoe races were held at nearby Pikopiko-i-whiti, with the people watching from a hill called Puke-hapopo. The place name may be cognate with Fa'ara on Taha'a island in French Polynesia.[3]
Whangara was the location and setting for Witi Ihimaera's novel The Whale Rider and its film adaptation.[4]
Parks
editTe Tapuwae o Rongokako Marine Reserve is a marine reserve covering 2,450 hectares of coastline south of Whangara, which is managed by the Department of Conservation.[5] The name means "The footprints of Rongokako," referring to an ancestor of Ngati Kahungunu who is said to have left a footprint at the site.[6][7]
Marae
editThe local Whāngārā Marae is a meeting place for the Ngāti Porou hapū of Ngāti Konohi.[1][8] It includes a wharenui, known as Whitirēia or Waho Te Rangi.[9]
In October 2020, the Government committed $49,626 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the marae, creating an estimated 3.4 jobs.[10]
Education
editWhangara School is a Year 1–8 co-educational state primary school.[11] In 2019, it was a decile 2 school with a roll of 78.[12][13]
References
edit- ^ a b Soutar, Monty (30 March 2015). "Story: East Coast places". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ Chapter 1: Mohena Kohere's antecedents, in The Story of a Maori Chief, by Reweti T. Kohere. Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd, 1949. Part of the New Zealand Texts Collection, New Zealand Electronic Text Centre, Victoria University. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ^ Best, Elsdon (1917). "Some place names of islands of the Society Group". 26 (3): 112.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Sheila Johnston. Riding the crest of the whale, telegraph.co.uk, 5 July 2003. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ^ "DOC Places to Go - East Coast". doc.govt.nz. Department of Conservation.
- ^ Mitchell, J. H. (2014). Takitimu: A History of Ngati Kahungunu. Libro International. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-877514-72-2.
- ^ Royal, Te Ahukaramū Charles (2007). "Stories of people and land". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Official School Website". whangara.school.nz.
- ^ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
External links
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