Whangaruru

Whangaruru
Whangaruru
Coordinates:
Country New Zealand
Region Northland Region
District Whangarei District

Whangaruru is a locality and harbour on the east coast of Northland, New Zealand. Whangarei is to the south and the Bay of Islands to the northwest.[1][2]

The area was reputedly named by Puhimoanariki , the captain of the legendary waka Mataatua, after searching for a long time he found shelter from bad weather there[3]. Whangaruru means "sheltered harbour" in the Māori language.[4]

Contents

History

Ngāti Wai is the tribe of the area.

Education

Whangaruru School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 1 and a roll of 55 in 2009.[5] The school was founded in 2005 to replace Punaruku, Ngaiotonga Valley and Helena Bay Schools. It is on the site of the old Punaruku School.[6]

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Notes

  1. ^ Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 5. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8. 
  2. ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 21. ISBN 1-877333-20-4. 
  3. ^ "Whangaruru Travel Guide". Jasons Travel Media. http://www.jasons.co.nz/whangaruru. 
  4. ^ "Whāngārei tribes - Ancestors". Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand. http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/MaoriNewZealanders/WhangareiTribes/1/en. 
  5. ^ "Te Kete Ipurangi - Whangaruru School". Ministry of Education. http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=1667. 
  6. ^ "Mergers, Closures and New Schools, January 2005 - December 2005" (XLS). Education Counts. http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/statistics/schooling/directories/?a=7772.