Rangitoto, Waikato

Rangitoto is a rural community in the Waitomo District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.[1]

Rangitoto
Rural community
Coordinates: 38.345956°S 175.256417°E / -38.345956; 175.256417
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWaikato
Territorial authorityWaitomo District
Population
 (2018)
 • Total168
Postcode(s)
3982

Demographics

Rangitoto is in meshblocks 1020500 and 1020600, which had a population of 168 in the 2018 census.[2] It is within the much larger Waipa Valley statistical area.

Marae

The area includes Te Ahoroa Marae, a Maniapoto tribal meeting ground of the Maniapoto hapū of Pare and Rereahu and the Rereahu hapū of Ngāti Paretapoko.[3] It includes the Tapairu meeting house.[4]

In October 2020, the Government committed $499,848 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the marae, creating an estimated 10 jobs.[5]

Education

Rangitoto School is a co-educational state primary school,[6] with a roll of 20 as of March 2020.[7][8] The school opened in 1920.[9]

References
  1. Hariss, Gavin. "Rangitoto, Waikato". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
  2. "Meshblock Electoral Populations 2020 for proposed boundaries data". Statistics New Zealand. April 2020. Meshblocks 1020500 and 1020600.
  3. "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  4. "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  5. "Marae Announcements" (Excel). growregions.govt.nz. Provincial Growth Fund. 9 October 2020.
  6. "Rangitoto School 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. "Rangitoto School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  9. "Welcome to Rangitoto School!". Rangitoto School. Retrieved 15 November 2020.


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