Muriwai is a settlement and rural community at the southern end of Poverty Bay, in the Gisborne District of New Zealand's North Island. It is located south of Manutake State Highway 2. [1]
The main settlement is just west of Young Nick's Head. [1]
The settlement has two marae, belonging to the Ngāi Tāmanuhiri hapū of Ngāi Tawehi, Ngāti Kahutia, Ngāti Rangitauwhiwhia, Ngāti Rangiwaho and Ngāti Rangiwahomatua: [2] Muriwai Marae and Te Poho o Tamanuhiri meeting house, and Waiari Marae and meeting house. [3]
In October 2020, the Government committed $462,318 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the marae. [4]
Muriwai School is a Year 1–8 co-educational public primary school. [5] In 2019, it was a decile 2 school with a roll of 23. [6]
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Coordinates: 38°45′22″S177°55′17″E / 38.756006°S 177.921311°E
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