Pakaraka
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Pakaraka
Pakaraka is a settlement in Northland, New Zealand. It is located at the junction of State Highway 1 and 10.
Parts of the Flagstaff War were fought around Pakaraka in 1845-6.[1]
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[edit] Notable people
- Hone Heke, Ngā Puhi chief, was born in Pakaraka in about 1808.[2]
- The missionary Henry Williams retired to Pakaraka and built a church in 1851.[3]
[edit] Education
Pakaraka School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 2 and a roll of 57.[4] 92% of the students are Māori.[5]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Reverend Robert Burrows (1886). Extracts from a Diary during Heke’s War in the North in 1845.
- ^ Heke Pokai, Hone Wiremu. Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
- ^ "Kaikohe and district". Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- ^ Te Kete Ipurangi - Pakaraka School. Ministry of Education.
- ^ About Our School.
