Te Hāpua

Te Hāpua is a community on the shores of the Parengarenga Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. The road to Te Hāpua leaves State Highway 1 at Waitiki Landing.[1]

Te Hāpua
Te Hapua Wharf
Te Hāpua
Coordinates: 34°31′2″S 172°54′45″E
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNorthland Region
DistrictFar North District

Te Hāpua is the most northerly settlement in the North Island of New Zealand.

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "the lagoon" for Te Hāpua.[2]

Matiu Rata, Cabinet Minister in the Third Labour Government in the 1970s and founder of the Mana Motuhake party, was born in Te Hāpua in 1934.[3]

The 1975 Māori land march left Te Hāpua for Wellington on 14 September 1975 (Maori Language Day).[4]

Te Hāpua's Te Reo Mihi Marae is a traditional meeting ground for Ngāti Kurī,[5] and includes Te Reo Mihi meeting house.[6]

Education

Te Hāpua School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a decile rating of 1 and a roll of 34.[7] It is New Zealand's northernmost school.

Climate
Climate data for Te Hāpua, Northland, 4 m
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 24.4
(75.9)		 24.9
(76.8)		 23.4
(74.1)		 21.4
(70.5)		 19.1
(66.4)		 17.1
(62.8)		 16.4
(61.5)		 16.5
(61.7)		 17.5
(63.5)		 18.7
(65.7)		 20.3
(68.5)		 22.5
(72.5)		 20.2
(68.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 20.3
(68.5)		 20.7
(69.3)		 19.4
(66.9)		 17.6
(63.7)		 15.4
(59.7)		 13.6
(56.5)		 12.9
(55.2)		 12.9
(55.2)		 13.9
(57.0)		 15.1
(59.2)		 16.7
(62.1)		 18.5
(65.3)		 16.4
(61.5)
Average low °C (°F) 16.2
(61.2)		 16.5
(61.7)		 15.4
(59.7)		 13.9
(57.0)		 11.8
(53.2)		 10.1
(50.2)		 9.4
(48.9)		 9.3
(48.7)		 10.3
(50.5)		 11.6
(52.9)		 13.1
(55.6)		 14.6
(58.3)		 12.7
(54.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 61.0
(2.40)		 65.0
(2.56)		 75.0
(2.95)		 95.0
(3.74)		 85.0
(3.35)		 115.0
(4.53)		 116.0
(4.57)		 107.0
(4.21)		 88.0
(3.46)		 66.0
(2.60)		 63.0
(2.48)		 62.0
(2.44)		 998.0
(39.29)
Source: Climate-data.org[8]
Ratana church at Te Hāpua

Notes
  1. Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 2. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  3. David Barber (28 July 1997). "Obituary: Matiu Rata". The Independent.
  4. Metge, Joan (2004). Rautahi: The Maoris of New Zealand. p. 112. ISBN 0415330572.
  5. "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  6. "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  7. Education Counts: Te Hapua School
  8. "Climate Data for Cities Worldwide". openstreetmap.org. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
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