Te Whaiti
Forested area on North Island, New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Te Whaiti or Te Whāiti, formerly called Ahikereru, is a forested area in the Whakatāne District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is at the northern end of the Ahikereru valley – Minginui is at the southern end.[1] The Whirinaki River flows through the valley.
The area's full Māori name, Te Whāiti-nui-a-Toi, translates as "the great canyon of Toi",[2] referring to an ancestor of this area, Toi-kai-rākau / Toi-te-huatahi.
Albert Percy Godber took photographs of Māori art and architecture in the area.[3]
Marae
Te Whaiti is in the rohe (tribal area) of both Tūhoe and Ngāti Whare.
- Waikotikoti Marae and Hinenuitepo meeting house is affiliated with the Tūhoe hapū of Te Karaha, Ngāti Hāmua, Warahoe, and with Ngāti Whare.
- Murumurunga Marae and Wharepakau meeting house is affiliated with both iwi.
- Waireporepo Marae is a meeting ground of Ngāti Whare; it has no meeting house.
In October 2020, the Government committed $793,189 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the Waikotikoti and Murumurunga Marae, creating 20 jobs.[6]
Education
A school opened in Te Whaiti in 1896[7] and merged with Minginui Forest School in 2004. The school is now Te Kura Toitu o Te Whaiti-nui-a-Toi, a co-educational state, Restricted Composite Special Character School.
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