Nuhaka

Nuhaka (Māori: Nūhaka) is a small settlement in the northern Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's eastern North Island, lying on State Highway 2 between Wairoa and Gisborne.[1]

Nuhaka
Nuhaka
Coordinates: 39°03′S 177°45′E
CountryNew Zealand
RegionHawke's Bay
Territorial authorityWairoa District

Nuhaka has one general store, a fish and chip shop, a local garage and a paua factory. It also has a substantial and well supported meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[2]

Marae

Nuhaka is the tribal centre of the Ngāti Rakaipaaka people, a Māori subtribe of Ngāti Kahungunu. It severalmarae (meeting grounds) and wharenui (meeting houses) for Ngāti Rakaipaaka and other iwi (tribe) and hapū:

  • The master-carved Kahungunu Marae is a war memorial carved under the tutelage of Pine Taiapa. It features in the 1950s film Broken Barrier directed by John O'Shea. Since 2005, it has hosted events as part of the Wairoa Maori Film Festival.[1] It includes Te Maara A Ngata wharenui, and is affiliated with Ngāti Pāhauwera and Ngāti Pāhauwera hapū, and Ngāti Pāhauwera iwi.
  • Māhanga or Rongomaiwahine marae and Te Poho o Rongomaiwahine wharenui (also affiliated with Ngāi Tū hapū)
  • Tamakahu marae and wharenui
  • Tāne-nui-a-Rangi marae and wharenui
  • Te Kotahitanga and Nūhaka Unity Hall
  • Te Manutai marae and wharenui
  • Te Poho o Te Rehu or Te Rehu marae and wharenui[3][4]

Education

Nuhaka School is a Year 1–8 co-educational state primary school.[5][6] It is a decile 2 school with a roll of 97 as of March 2020.[7][8]

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References
  1. "Nuhaka". Cyclopedia of New Zealand.
  2. Hura, Nadine Anne (25 March 2018). "The ever shining star of Nuhaka". The Spinoff.
  3. "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  4. "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  5. [nuhakaschool.yolasite.com "Nuhaka Official School Website"] Check |url= value (help). Nuhaka School.
  6. "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  7. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  8. "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.


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