Kuratau
Kuratau is a small village north of Omori, on the western side of New Zealand's Lake Taupo.[1] The population in the 2013 census was 273 people in 117 households; 22.0 percent of the population was under 15 and 15.4 percent were over 65.[2] Approximately 76% of the population is of European origin and approximately 37% is of Maori origin. The most commonly spoken language is English.
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The Kuratau Power Station was built on the Kuratau River near the town and completed in 1962.
The local Poukura Marae and Parekawa meeting house is a meeting place of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa hapū of Ngāti Parekāwa.[3][4]
Kuratau is part of the Lake Taupo Bays statistical area.[5]
Education
Kuratau School is a co-educational state primary school,[6][7] with a roll of 107 as of March 2020.[8][9]
References
- "Place name detail: Kuratau". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- http://archive.stats.govt.nz/Census/2013-census/profile-and-summary-reports/quickstats-about-a-place.aspx?request_value=13815&parent_id=13813&tabname=#
- "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
- "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
- 2018 Census place summary: Lake Taupo Bays
- "Kuratau School Official School Website". kuratau.school.nz.
- "Kuratau School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- "Kuratau School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.