Mangatoki

Mangatoki
Mangatoki
Coordinates: 39°25′29″S 174°13′6″E / 39.42472°S 174.21833°ECoordinates: 39°25′29″S 174°13′6″E / 39.42472°S 174.21833°E
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]

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.
  4. ↑ "New premises and initiatives for Kura". Stratford Press. 27 February 2008.
  5. ↑ N.Z Mangatoki, School (1966). 75th Jubilee, 1891-1966; Souvenir Booklet.
  6. ↑ "Mergers, Closures and New Schools, January 2005 - December 2005" (XLS). Education Counts.

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 0-908904-10-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 0-908904-10-X.
  • Stockwell, [Mrs.] (1966). "Mangatoki School: 75th jubilee 1891-1966: souvenir booklet". Mangatoki, [N.Z.]: Jubilee Committee.