Ōtāne

Ōtāne is a town in the Central Hawke's Bay District and the Hawke's Bay region, on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island.[1] The small village, has a school, general store, cafe and pub, and is located just off State Highway 2.[2] The community had a population of 537 as of 2013.[3]

Ōtāne
Ōtāne
Coordinates: 39°53′S 176°38′E
CountryNew Zealand
RegionHawke's Bay
Territorial authorityCentral Hawke's Bay District

The town was founded in 1874, during a subdivision of Henry Tiffen's 5140-hectare Homewood farming estate. It overtook and replaced a neighbouring township, Kaikora, formed over the 1850s and 1860s, and became the centre of the Pātangata County from 1885 to 1977. The county took its name from a nearby Māori pā.[3]

In July 2020, the name of the locality was officially gazetted as Ōtāne by the New Zealand Geographic Board,[4] having previously often been written as Otane. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of a man" for Ōtāne.[5]

Education

Otane School is a Year 1–8 co-educational state primary school.[6] It is a decile 3 school with a roll of 75 as of March 2020.[7][8]

Argyll East School is a Year 1–8 co-educational state primary school.[9] It is a decile 4 school with a roll of 74 as of March 2020.[7][10]

References
  1. Hariss, Gavin. "Otane, Hawke's Bay". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
  2. "Otane official website". centralhawkesbay.co.nz. Central Hawke's Bay District Council.
  3. Pollock, Kerryn. "Otane". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
  4. "Notice of approved official geographic names" (PDF). New Zealand Gazette. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  5. "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  6. "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  7. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  8. "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  9. "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  10. "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.


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