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Whirinaki, Northland

Coordinates: 35°28′26″S 173°27′45″E / 35.47389°S 173.46250°E / -35.47389; 173.46250
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Whirinaki
Whirinaki is located in Northland Region
Whirinaki
Whirinaki
Coordinates: 35°28′26″S 173°27′45″E / 35.47389°S 173.46250°E / -35.47389; 173.46250
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNorthland Region
DistrictFar North District
Population
 (c.2005)
 • Total200

Whirinaki is a locality on the Whirinaki River in the south Hokianga, in Northland, New Zealand. The name means "to lean against a support".[1] Highway 12 runs through it. Opononi lies to the south west, and Rawene lies to the north east.[2][3]

It is part of the Hokianga South statistical area, which covers the southern side of Hokianga Harbour between Rawene and Koutu. For demographics of this area, see Rawene.

History and culture

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Whirinaki was raided by Te Roroa in 1810 or 1811, during the Musket Wars. All the inhabitants of Opara village were killed.[4]

The area has three marae associated with Ngāpuhi hapū:[5]

Education

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Whirinaki Native School, sometime between 1900 and 1936

Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Tonga o Hokianga is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school[7] which has a roll of 147. It is a Kura Kaupapa Māori school which teaches fully in the Māori language.

There was a Whirinaki Native School during the early-mid 20th century.[8]

35°28′26″S 173°27′45″E / 35.47389°S 173.46250°E / -35.47389; 173.46250

Notes

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  1. ^ "Ngā Puhi - Ancestors". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
  2. ^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 6. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
  3. ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 22. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  4. ^ Smith, Stephenson Percy (1910). "Further Wars on the Border-Land". Maori Wars of the Nineteenth Century. p. 52.
  5. ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  6. ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  7. ^ Education Counts: Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Tonga o Hokianga
  8. ^ Lange, Raeburn (1999). May the People Live: a history of Maori health development, 1900-1920. Auckland University Press. p. 76. ISBN 1869402146.