Tāneatua

Tāneatua is a small town in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. The town is located southeast of Pekatahi, a similarly small settlement; Whakatāne is the nearest significantly sized town. Just to the southwest of Tāneatua, the Whakatane River and Waimana Rivers meet. The Whakatane River itself flows to the west of Tāneatua, while the Waimana River is south of the township.

Tāneatua
Main street in Tāneatua, ca. 1920
Tāneatua
Coordinates: 38°03′50″S 177°00′25″E
Country New Zealand
RegionBay of Plenty
Territorial authorityWhakatāne District
WardTāneatua-Waimana
Population
 (2013)
 • Total786

Tāneatua is officially defined as a "populated area less than a town".[1] The 2013 New Zealand census found its population to be 786.[2]

Tāneatua is home to the whare of Ngāi Tūhoe, Te Uru Taumatua, which includes a library, gallery, archive and large tribal meeting chamber.[3]

State Highway 2 passes through Tāneatua on its route between Ōpōtiki to Edgecumbe. The Tāneatua Branch railway terminates in Tāneatua. Formerly considered part of the East Coast Main Trunk Railway, it is now a branch line off the main line from Hawkens Junction, northwest of Edgecumbe. The line is currently disused and mothballed.

Education

Taneatua School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[4] with a roll of 124 as of March 2020.[5]

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References
  1. "Place name detail: Tāneatua". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. "2013 Census QuickStats about a place: Taneatua". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. Teepa, Ati (10 April 2014). "Te Uru Taumatua: Tūhoe's whare". The Wireless. Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  4. "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  5. "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.


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