This is a list of schools which once operated in Northland, New Zealand, but no longer exist. The list is not comprehensive for schools closed before 1999.
Name | Area | Founded | Closed | Comments |
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Awarua School [1] | Awarua | Extant 1998 | ||
Kerikeri Christian Community School [2] | Kerikeri | 2005 | ||
Makora School [3] | Whangape Harbour | 1894 | 1896 | |
Orauta School [2] | Orauta | 2005 | ||
Otiria School [2] | Otiria | 2005 | ||
Puketi School [3] | Whangape Harbour | 1894 | 1896 | |
Rotokakahi Native/Maori School [4] | Whangape Harbour | 1918 | c. 1969 | |
Takahue School [5] | Takahue | 1888 | 1973 | |
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Rangiawhia [6] | Whatuwhiwhi | 2016 | ||
Te Kura o Awarua [2] | Awarua | 2005 | ||
Te Kura o Hata Maria o Pawarenga [7] | Whangape Harbour | 1927 | 2020 | Replaced by Te Kura ā Iwi o Pawarenga |
Te Kura o Matawaia [2] | Matawaia | 2005 | ||
Towai School [2] | Towai | 2005 | ||
Waikare School [8] | Waikare | 2004 | ||
Waimate North Christian School [2] | Waimate North | 2005 | ||
Whangape Native School [3] | Whangape | 1881 | 1976 | Merged with Herekino School |
Name | Area | Founded | Closed | Comments |
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Breakthrough Education Centre [2] | Kamo | 2005 | ||
Bream Tail School [9] | Bream Tail | before 1930 | ||
Helena Bay School [2] | Helena Bay | 2005 | ||
Hukerenui District High School [10] [11] | Hūkerenui | 1957 | 1972 | |
Jordan School [12] | Jordan | 1892 | 1938 | |
Marsden Christian School [2] | Marsden Bay | 2005 | ||
Marsden Point School [13] | Marsden Bay | 1914 | c.1928 | |
Ngaiotonga Valley School [2] | Ngaiotonga | 2005 | ||
North River School [9] | Waipu | 1940 | ||
Otakairanga School [14] | Otakairanga | 1949 | ||
Parakao School [15] [16] | Parakao | 1912 | 2000 | |
Puhipuhi School [17] | Puhipuhi | 1919 | 1964 | |
Punaruku School [2] | Punaruku | 2005 | ||
Raumanga Primary School [16] | Raumanga | 2002 | ||
Richard Fleet's School [18] | Ruakākā | 1860s | early 1880s | |
Riponui Pah School [19] | Riponui Pah | 1895 | 1945 | |
Riponui Valley School [19] | Riponui Valley | 1920 | 1948 | |
Ruatangata West School [14] | Rautangata West | 1973 | ||
Takahiwai Maori Primary School [20] | Takahiwai | 1899 | 1973 | |
Tapuha School [21] | Tapuha | 1893 | 1947 | |
The Braigh School [9] | Waipu | 1940 | ||
Waipu Caves School [9] | Waipu | 1940 | ||
Waipu Centre School [9] | Waipu | 1940 | became site for Waipu District High School. | |
Waipu Cove School [9] | Waipu Cove | 1940 | ||
Waipu District High School [22] | Waipu | 1940 | 1972 | split to Waipu School and Bream Bay College. |
Whakapara School [23] | Whakapara | 1899 | 1955 | The school moved in 1922, with the Whakapara Maori School continuing in the old premises. |
Whakapara Maori School [24] | Whakapara | 1964 |
Name | Area | Founded | Closed | Comments |
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Albertland North School [25] | 1873 | |||
Aoroa Primary School [26] | Aoroa | 1938 | ||
Aratapu District High School [27] [28] [29] | Aratapu | 1902 | 1928 | |
Aratapu School [25] | Aratapu | 1874 | ||
Avoca School [25] | Avoca | 1898 | ||
Awaroa School [26] | Awaroa | 1929 | ||
Batley School [26] | Batley | 1939 | ||
Brynderwyn School [26] | Brynderwyn | 1937 | ||
Grahams Fern School [26] | Grahams Fern | 1952–53 | ||
Hoanga School [25] | Hoanga | 1901 | ||
Mamaranui Primary [30] | Mamaranui | fl. 1960s | ||
Marehemo School [26] | Marehemo | 1937 | ||
Maropiu District High School [31] [32] | Maropiu | 1973 | ||
Naumai School [26] [25] | Naumai | 1893 | 1929 | |
North Wairoa School [25] | fl 1875. | |||
Okahu School [26] | Okahu | 1948 | ||
Omaru School [25] | Omaru | fl 1879 | ||
Oruawharo School [33] [16] | Oruawharo | 1928 | 2001 | |
Parore School [26] | Parore | 1952–53 | ||
Redhill School [34] [35] | Redhill | 1886 | 1937 | |
Rehia School [25] | Rehia | 1891 | ||
Raupo School [26] [25] | Raupo | 1900 | 1929 | Seemingly amalgamated into Raupo Consolidated District High School, [36] with several other schools. [37] |
Rehutai School [26] | Rehutai | 1947 | ||
Taingaehe School [25] | Taingaehe | 1894 | ||
Taipuha School [8] | Taipuha | 2004 | ||
Tatarariki School [34] | Tatarariki | 1937 | ||
Te Pahi School [25] | Te Pahi | fl 1879 | ||
Tikinui School [34] | Tikinui | 1937 | ||
Tokatoka School [26] [25] [38] | Tokatoka | 1885 | 1932 | |
Turiwiri School [26] | Turiwiri | 1947 | ||
Whakahara School [25] | Whakahara | early 1870s | ||
Whenuanui School [26] | Whenuanui | 1929 |
Dargaville is a town located in the North Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the bank of the Northern Wairoa River in the Kaipara District of the Northland region. The town is located 55 kilometres southwest of Whangārei.
Kaipara Harbour is a large enclosed harbour estuary complex on the north western side of the North Island of New Zealand. The northern part of the harbour is administered by the Kaipara District and the southern part is administered by the Auckland Council. The local Māori tribe is Ngāti Whātua.
Kaikohe is the seat of the Far North District of New Zealand, situated on State Highway 12 about 260 km from Auckland. It is the largest inland town and highest community above sea level in the Northland Region. With a population of over 4000 people it is a shopping and service centre for an extensive farming district and is sometimes referred to as "the hub of the north".
Tangiteroria is a small rural community in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located halfway between Whangārei and Dargaville on State Highway 14 on the banks of the Northern Wairoa river.
Kamo is a small township north of Whangarei, approximately five minutes drive from the Whangarei CBD. The name comes from a Māori word meaning "eyelash", but has also been said to mean "to bubble up", referring to hot springs in the area. Mount Parakiore is a volcanic dome rising 391 m to the northwest of the town. It is about one million years old, and part of the Harbour Fault which also includes Mount Hikurangi near Hikurangi, and Parihaka in Whangarei.
Kaukapakapa is a town in the North Island of New Zealand. It is situated in the Rodney district and is around 50 kilometres northwest of Auckland. State Highway 16 passes through the town, connecting it to Helensville about 12 km to the south-west, and Araparera about 14 km to the north. The North Auckland Line also passes through Kaukapakapa. The Kaukapakapa River flows from the town to the Kaipara Harbour to the west.
Whangape Harbour is a harbour on the west coast of Northland, New Zealand. There is a settlement called Whangape on the northern side of the harbour. Another, called Pawarenga, is located on the southern side. Kaitaia is 42 km north east.
Waikare is a locality in Northland, New Zealand. The Waikare River flows from the Russell Forest past Waikare and into the Waikare Inlet, which leads into the Bay of Islands.
Aranga is a locality in Northland, New Zealand. State Highway 12 passes through it. Ōmāpere is 47 km north west, and Dargaville is 42 km south east. The Waipoua Forest is to the north. Maunganui Bluff and the Tasman Sea are to the west, with the small settlement of Aranga Beach lying at the northern end of Ripiro Beach.
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Matakohe is a settlement in Northland, New Zealand. The Matakohe River is a short river which runs from the north into the Arapaoa River, which is part of the Kaipara Harbour. State Highway 12 passes through Matakohe. Ruawai is 16 km to the west, and Paparoa is 6 km north east. The Hukatere Peninsula extends south into the Kaipara Harbour.
The Pouto Peninsula is a landform on the northern Kaipara Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. The Peninsula runs in the north west to south east direction and is approximately 55 km long. The width varies from about 5.4 km to about 14 km, with the widest part of the peninsula near its southern end. The Tasman Sea is to the west, and the Kaipara Harbour is to the south. The Wairoa River and Kaipara Harbour are to the east. Dargaville and State Highway 12 lie directly to the north east of the peninsula. The mouth of the Kaipara Harbour separates the peninsula from the smaller Te Korowai-o-Te-Tonga Peninsula to the south.
Tangowahine is a community on the northern Kaipara Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. The Tangowahine Stream flows from the Tutumoe Range east and then south to join the Wairoa River at Tangowahine. State Highway 14 passes through Tangowahine. Dargaville is 12 km to the south west, and Tangiteroria is 15 km north east.
Te Kōpuru is the largest community on the Pouto Peninsula in Northland, New Zealand. The Wairoa River separates the peninsula at this point from the main North Auckland Peninsula to the east. Dargaville is 14 km (8.7 mi) to the north.
Hūkerenui is a settlement in Northland, New Zealand. State Highway 1 passes through the area. Kawakawa is northwest, and Hikurangi is southeast.
Whangaruru is a rural community and harbour on the east coast of Northland, New Zealand. Mokau, Helena Bay, Whakapara, Hikurangi and Whangarei are to the south and the Bay of Islands is to the northwest.
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Tauhoa is a rural community in the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island.