Pakipaki

Pakipaki is a village and rural community in the Hastings District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island.

It is located at the intersection of State Highway 2 and State Highway 50A, south-west of Hastings and Havelock North.

Marae

Houngarea meeting house near Pakipaki in the 1930s
Mihiroa meeting house at Ngati Mihiroa Marae

The community has three Ngāti Kahungunu marae:

In October 2020, the Government committed $6,020,910 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade a group of 18 marae, including both Mihiroa and Taraia. The funding was expected to create 39 jobs.[3]

Education

Te Kura o Pakipaki is a co-educational state primary school,[4] with a roll of 33 as of March 2020.[5][6]

References

  1. "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  2. "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  3. "Marae Announcements" (Excel). growregions.govt.nz. Provincial Growth Fund. 9 October 2020.
  4. "Te Kura o Pakipaki Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  5. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  6. "Te Kura o Pakipaki Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.


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