Te Teko

Te Teko is a small inland town in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. According to the 2013 New Zealand census, Te Teko has a population of 489, a decrease of 138 people since the 2006 census.[1]

Te Teko
Te Teko
Coordinates: 38°02′10″S 176°47′46″E
Country New Zealand
RegionBay of Plenty
Territorial authorityWhakatāne District
WardRangitāiki
Population
 (2013)
 • Total489

The township includes a racecourse, golf course, police station,[2] and a primary school.[3] The primary school was established in 1881.[4]

Te Hoko is in the rohe (tribal area) of the Ngāti Awa iwi.[5]

History and culture

History
Rangitaiki River bridge at Te Teko, ca. 1920s

In the mid-1860s, Te Teko was the site of a significant siege on a Māori pā as part of the East Cape War.[6]

After peace came to the region, a hotel was established on the banks of the Rangitaiki River in 1879 and Te Teko rose in importance as a boat service was established to ferry hotel customers and travellers across the river. A bridge made the boat service redundant in 1915.[7]

Marae

Te Teko has several marae, which are meeting grounds for Ngāti Awa hapū:[5][8]

  • Kokohinau or Tuhimata] Marae and [O Ruataupare meeting house are affiliated with Te Pahipoto.
  • Te Māpou Marae and Rongotangiawa meeting house are affiliated with Ngāti Hāmua.
  • Ruaihona Marae and Ruaihona meeting house are affiliated with Ngāi Tamaoki.
  • Tuariki Marae and Tuariki meeting house are affiliated with Tuariki.
  • Tūteao Marae and Tūteao meeting house are affiliated with Ngā Maihi.
  • Uiraroa Marae and Uiraroa meeting house are affiliated with Ngāi Tamawera.

Geography

The Rangitaiki River passes through the town as it flows northwards to its mouth on the Pacific Ocean, and State Highways 30 and 34 meet in the town. SH 30 cuts through the town on its route from Whakatane to Rotorua, while SH 34 crosses it in the town's west and runs southwest to Kawerau. To the west of the town runs the East Coast Main Trunk Railway, and from it diverges the Murupara Branch line, which skirts the south of Te Teko.

Te Teko has the highest mean daily maximum temperature (20.26 °C) of any settlement in New Zealand, although it is not the warmest town in New Zealand as the mean daily minimum temperature of 8.56 °C is comparatively low. Rainfall is high, averaging 1474mm per year.[9]

Demographics

93.9% of the town's population identify as Māori, one of the highest percentages whereas Māori comprise 14.9% of the national population.[10] 52.7% of the population speak the Māori language, compared to 8.5% for the entire Bay of Plenty region. The town's unemployment rate of 31.9% is dramatically higher than the regional average of 9.0% and the national average of 7.1%, and the 2013 median income was $NZ16,200, below the regional median of $26,200 [1]

Education

Te Kura o Te Teko is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[11] with a roll of 188 as of March 2020.[12]

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References
  1. 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Te Teko
  2. Zoomin.co.nz map
  3. Te Kete Ipurangi schools database
  4. Te Ara Encyclopedia of NZ
  5. "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  6. The New Zealand Wars: A History of the Maori Campaigns and the Pioneering Period: Volume II: The Hauhau Wars, 1864–72 by James Cowan, F.R.G.S.
  7. Te Ara encyclopedia of NZ Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  8. "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  9. Climate charts for Te Teko
  10. People may select more than one ethnicity, so percentages add to more than 100%. 22.4% identify as European
  11. "Te Kura o Te Teko Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  12. "Te Kura o Te Teko Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.

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