Hāwai
Locality in Ōpōtiki District, Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hāwai is a coastal settlement in the Ōpōtiki District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.
Hāwai is in the rohe (traditional tribal area) of Te Whānau-ā-Apanui.[1]
Te Whānau ā Apanui placed a rāhui on over 130 kilometres of coastline, west from Hāwai, following the 2019 Whakaari / White Island eruption.[2]
During the 2020 coronavirus lockdown, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui set up road checkpoints to monitor and restrict travel into and through Hāwai.[3] The restrictions were supported by Ōpōtiki District Council and New Zealand Police.[4] According to The Guardian, the checkpoints operated 24 hours a day, unlike checkpoints set up by other iwi in other settlements.[5]
The restrictions lasted 47 days, from 12pm on 25 March until the delivery of a karakia at 12pm on 11 May.[6][7]
Te Whānau-ā-Apanui also set up initiatives during the lockdown to ensure elderly residents of Hāwai had access to essentials.[8]
The settlement has two marae of Te Whānau-ā-Apanui.
- Maraenui Marae is a meeting place for the hapū of Te Whānau a Hikarukutai; its meeting house is called Te Iwarau.
- Tunapahore Marae is a meeting place for the hapū of Te Whānau a Haraawaka; its meeting house is called Haraawaka.[1][9]
Te Kura Mana Maori Maraenui is a co-educational Māori language immersion state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[10] with a roll of 53 as of August 2024.[11]
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