Tuai

Tuai is a village and rural community located around Lake Whakamarino, in the Wairoa District of the Hawke's Bay Region, on New Zealand's North Island.[1]

The local Tuai Power Station was opened in 1929 on the shores of Lake Whakamarino, as part of the Waikaremoana power scheme. Genesis Energy has controlled the power station remotely from Tokaanu power station since the early 2000s.[2]

Artist Doris Lusk depicted the power station in a 1948 painting.[3] She described the power station as a “gothic building in the middle of the wild hills”.[4]

Lake Whakamarino, also known as Tuai Lake, is popular with anglers.[5] It can be used by fly-fishers, and accessed with small unanchored boats.[6]

Marae

Te Kūhā Tārewa Marae and Te Poho o Hinekura or Ruapani meeting house is a meeting place of the Tūhoe hapū of Ngāti Hinekura, and the Ngāti Ruapani hapū of Ngati Hinekura and Tuwai.[7][8]

In October 2020, the Government committed $1,949,075 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the marae and 23 other Ngāti Kahungunu marae. The funding was expected to create 164 jobs.[9]

Education

Te Kura o Waikaremoana is a Year 1–8 co-educational state primary school.[10] It is a decile 2 school with a roll of 28 as of March 2020.[11][12]

References
  1. Hariss, Gavin. "Tuai, Hawke's Bay". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
  2. Pollock, Kerryn (30 November 2015). "Tuai power station 2007". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
  3. Derby, Mark. "'Powerhouse, Tuai', 1948". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
  4. "Power House, Tuai". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Christchurch Art Gallery.
  5. "Tuai and Lake Whakamarino New Zealand". tourism.net.nz. New Zealand Tourism Guide.
  6. "Trout numbers boosted at hydro lakes". Gisborne Herald. 7 December 2017.
  7. "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  8. "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  9. "Marae Announcements" (Excel). growregions.govt.nz. Provincial Growth Fund. 9 October 2020.
  10. "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  11. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  12. "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.


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