Ruawai

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Ruawai (North Island)
Ruawai
Ruawai

Ruawai is a small township located 30km south of Dargaville in Northland, New Zealand. The population was 426 in the 2006 Census, a decrease of 30 from 2001.[1]

The name literally translated from Maori means 'two waters' referring to the nearby Northern Wairoa River and Kaipara Harbour. The township primarily serves the outlying farming area which consists mainly of cattle farming and kumara growing.

[edit] Education

Ruawai College is a secondary (years 7-13) school with a roll of 171.[2] Ruawai District High School was established in 1929.[3]

Ruawai School is a contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a roll of 128.[4]

Both schools are coeducational and have a decile rating of 5.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Final counts – census night and census usually resident populations, and occupied dwellings - Kaipara District. Statistics New Zealand.
  2. ^ Te Kete Ipurangi - Ruawai College. Ministry of Education.
  3. ^ Ryburn, Wayne (1999). Tall Spars, Steamers & Gum, p 167. ISBN 0-473-06176-7. 
  4. ^ Te Kete Ipurangi - Ruawai School. Ministry of Education.

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 36°8′11″S, 174°1′26″E

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