Rangitukia
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Rangitukia is a small settlement 10 kilometres south of East Cape in the northeast of New Zealand's North Island. It is near the mouth of the Waiapu River.[1]
The settlement is an important place in Ngāti Porou and the founding place for Christian missions in the Gisborne District.[2]
The Rangitukia cemetery includes the burial ground of Canon Hone Kaa and former Māori All Black George Nēpia.[3]
Labour Party MP Cushla Tangaere-Manuel is from Rangitukia.[4]
Marae
Rangitukia has two marae, belonging to the Ngāti Porou hapū of Ngāi Tāne, Ngāti Hokopū, Ngāti Nua, Te Whānau a Hunaara, Te Whānau a Rerewa and Te Whānau a Takimoana:[5] Hinepare Marae and Te Tairawhiti meeting house, and Ōhinewaiapu Marae and meeting house.[6] In October 2020, the government committed $1,686,254 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade Hinepaare, Ōhinewaiapu and four other Rongowhakaata marae, creating an estimated 41 jobs.[7]
Karuwai Marae and Te Rehu ā Karuwai meeting house, north of Rangitukia at the end of a gravel road,[6][1] is a meeting place for the Ngāti Porou hapū of Te Whānau a Karuwai and Te Whānau a Karuai.[5] In October 2020, the government committed $5,756,639 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the marae and 28 other Ngāti Porou marae, creating an estimated 205 jobs.[7]
Education
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Tapere-Nui-A-Whatonga is a Year 1–8 co-educational Māori immersion school.[8] In 2019, it was a decile 1 school with an enrolment of 19.[9][10]
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