Mangatoki

Mangatoki
Mangatoki
Coordinates:
Country New Zealand
Region Taranaki
District South Taranaki District

Mangatoki is a locality in southern Taranaki, in New Zealand's North Island. Eltham is to the east, Kaponga to the west and Matapu to the south. The Mangatoki Stream runs from Mount Taranaki/Egmont through the area and into the Waingongoro River.[1][2]

Contents

Education

Te Kura o Nga Ruahine Rangi is a coeducational composite (years 1-15) school with a decile rating of 3[3] and a roll of 71. It started as a private school in Awatuna about 1996. At the beginning of 2008 it moved to the grounds of the former Mangatoki School and became a fully funded state school with "special character" status.[4]

Mangatoki School was a primary school which opened in 1891[5] and closed in 2005.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 34. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8. 
  2. ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 85. ISBN 1-877333-20-4. 
  3. ^ "Te Kete Ipurangi - Te Kura o Nga Ruahine Rangi". Ministry of Education. http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=589. 
  4. ^ "New premises and initiatives for Kura". Stratford Press. 27 February 2008. http://www.stratfordpress.co.nz/localnews/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3764975. 
  5. ^ N.Z Mangatoki, School (1966). 75th Jubilee, 1891-1966; Souvenir Booklet. http://books.google.com/?id=t7WHHAAACAAJ&dq=Mangatoki. 
  6. ^ "Mergers, Closures and New Schools, January 2005 - December 2005" (XLS). Education Counts. http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/statistics/schooling/directories/?a=7772. 

Further reading

General historical works

  • Davies, Elizabeth; Duthie, Ruth; Willan, Margaret (1991). Mangatoki: a century of progress. Stratford, [N.Z.]: Stratford Press and Printing Co.. ISBN 0-908-90410-X. 

Business

  • The Mangatoki Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd. jubilee 1900-1950. Hawera, [N.Z.]: Hawera Star Print. 1950. 

School

  • Davies, Elizabeth; Duthie, Ruth; Willan, Margaret (1991). Mangatoki : a century of progress. Stratford, [N.Z.]: Stratford Press and Printing Co.. ISBN 0-908-90410-X. 
  • Stockwell, [Mrs.] (1966). Mangatoki School: 75th jubilee 1891-1966: souvenir booklet. Mangatoki, [N.Z.]: Jubilee Committee.