Rangitukia

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Rangitukia
Settlement
Rangitukia
Interactive map of Rangitukia
Coordinates: 37°46′19″S178°27′31″E / 37.7720°S 178.4586°E / -37.7720; 178.4586
CountryNew Zealand
Region Gisborne District
WardTairāwhiti General Ward
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial authority Gisborne District Council
 •  Mayor of Gisborne Rehette Stoltz [1]
 •  East Coast MP Dana Kirkpatrick [2]
 •  Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP Cushla Tangaere-Manuel [3]
Area
[4]
 • Total
14.28 km2 (5.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 Census) [5]
 • Total
114
 • Density7.98/km2 (20.7/sq mi)
Postcode(s)
4087

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. [6]

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The settlement is an important place in Ngāti Porou and the founding place for Christian missions in the Gisborne District. [7]

The Rangitukia cemetery includes the burial ground of Canon Hone Kaa and former Māori All Black George Nēpia. [8]

Labour Party MP Cushla Tangaere-Manuel is from Rangitukia. [9]

Demographics

Rangitukia locality covers 14.28 km2 (5.51 sq mi). [4] It is part of the East Cape statistical area. [10]

The population of the Rangitukia locality was 114 people in the 2023 census. [5] up from 69 in the 2018 census. [11]

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: [12] Hinepare Marae and Te Tairawhiti meeting house, and Ōhinewaiapu Marae and meeting house. [13] 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. [14]

Karuwai Marae and Te Rehu ā Karuwai meeting house, north of Rangitukia at the end of a gravel road, [13] [6] is a meeting place for the Ngāti Porou hapū of Te Whānau a Karuwai and Te Whānau a Karuai. [12] 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. [14]

Education

Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Tapere-Nui-A-Whatonga is a Year 1–8 co-educational Māori immersion school [15] with a roll of 23 students as of July 2025. [16] [17] [18] The school opened in 1996. [19]

References

  1. ↑ "Election results". Gisborne District Council. 17 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "East Coast - Official Result". Electoral Commission . Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Ikaroa-Rāwhiti – Official Result". New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Meshblock 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". 2023 Census electoral population at meshblock level (2025 Meshblock) meshblocks 1344600, 1345200 and 1344500. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  6. 1 2 Hariss, Gavin. "Rangitukia, Gisborne". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
  7. ↑ Reedy, Sir Tamati Muturangi (24 March 2019). "The story of Ngati Porou". ngatiporoukiponeke.org.nz. Ngāti Porou.
  8. ↑ "Hone Kaa's body taken back to birthplace". Radio New Zealand. RNZ News. 1 April 2012.
  9. ↑ Hamilton-Irvine, Gary (15 October 2023). "Ikaroa-Rāwhiti election 2023 results: Cushla Tangaere-Manuel's special moment before election win, Meka Whaitiri ousted". Hawke's Bay Today . Retrieved 17 October 2023– via The New Zealand Herald.
  10. ↑ "Geographic Boundary Viewer". Stats NZ. Meshblock – 2023 and Statistical Area 2 – 2023.
  11. ↑ "Meshblock Electoral Populations 2020 for proposed boundaries data". Statistics New Zealand. April 2020. 1344600, 1345200 and 1344500.
  12. 1 2 "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  13. 1 2 "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  14. 1 2 "Marae Announcements" (Excel). growregions.govt.nz. Provincial Growth Fund. 9 October 2020.
  15. ↑ "Official School Website". whatonga.school.nz.
  16. ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  17. ↑ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  18. ↑ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  19. ↑ "Nga Kura Kaupapa Maori" . Retrieved 17 August 2025.
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