Rangitoto
Rural community
Coordinates: 38°20′45″S 175°15′23″E / 38.345956°S 175.256417°E / -38.345956; 175.256417
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWaikato
Territorial authorityWaitomo District
Population
 (2018)
 • Total168
Postcode(s)
3982

Rangitoto is a rural community in the Waitomo District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.[1]

Demographics

Rangitoto is in meshblocks 1020500 and 1020600, which had a population of 168 in the 2018 census.[2] It is within the much larger Waipa Valley statistical area.

Marae

The area includes Te Ahoroa Marae, a Ngāti Maniapoto tribal meeting ground of the Maniapoto hapū of Pare and Rereahu and the Rereahu hapū of Ngāti Paretapoko.[3] It includes the Tapairu meeting house.[4]

In October 2020, the Government committed $499,848 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the marae, creating an estimated 10 jobs.[5]

Education

Rangitoto School is a co-educational state primary school,[6] with a roll of 28 as of April 2023.[7][8] The school opened in 1920.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Hariss, Gavin. "Rangitoto, Waikato". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
  2. ↑ "Meshblock Electoral Populations 2020 for proposed boundaries data". Statistics New Zealand. April 2020. Meshblocks 1020500 and 1020600.
  3. ↑ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  4. ↑ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  5. ↑ "Marae Announcements" (Excel). growregions.govt.nz. Provincial Growth Fund. 9 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Rangitoto School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  7. ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Rangitoto School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  9. ↑ "Welcome to Rangitoto School!". Rangitoto School. Retrieved 15 November 2020.


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