Te Kao
Te Kao | |
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Northland Regional Council |
Te Kao is a village on the
The New Zealand
The athlete Te Houtaewa, of Te Aupōuri, started his legendary run along Ninety Mile Beach at Te Kao.[5]
Demographics
Te Kao is in an SA1 statistical area which covers 69.50 km2 (26.83 sq mi)
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 216 | — |
| 2013 | 171 | −3.28% |
| 2018 | 225 | +5.64% |
| Source: [8] | ||
The SA1 statistical area had a population of 225 at the
Ethnicities were 22.7% European/Pākehā, 92.0% Māori, 9.3% Pacific peoples, and 1.3% Asian. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Of those people who chose to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 20.0% had no religion, 45.3% were Christian and 29.3% had Māori religious beliefs.
Of those at least 15 years old, 9 (5.4%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 36 (21.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $20,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 6 people (3.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 66 (39.3%) people were employed full-time, 18 (10.7%) were part-time, and 9 (5.4%) were unemployed.[8]
Marae
Pōtahi Marae, near the centre of Te Kao, is the traditional meeting place for Te Aupōuri,[9] and includes the wharehui (meeting house) Waimirirangi and wharekai (dining hall) Te Rongopātūtaonga.[10]
In October 2020, the Government committed $220,442 from the
Education
Te Kura o Te Kao is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of 64 students as of February 2024.[12][13]
The school started as Te Kao Native School in 1881.[14] It became Te Kao Area School, providing education up to seventh form, but with few secondary students it changed to become a primary school in 1999.[15]
The school celebrated its 125th anniversary during Labour Weekend in 2006.[16] It became a designated character school at the start of 2019,[17] and extended to include years 9 and 10 in 2020.[18]
Notes
- ^ Parkes, W. F. (c. 1965). The Visitors' Guide to the Far North - Mangonui County (3rd ed.). p. 44.
- ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
- ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
- ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Muriwhenua Tribes - Ancestors". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: North Cape
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7000003.
- ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
- ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
- Provincial Growth Fund. 9 October 2020.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Education Counts: Te Kura o Te Kao
- ^ "Te Aupouri and the Crown: Deed of Settlement of Historical Claims" (PDF). 28 January 2012. p. 27.
- ^ Creech, Wyatt (8 October 1998). "Te Kao Area School to Become Primary School". New Zealand Parliament.
- ^ "School Reunion". maori.org.nz. [dead link]
- ^ Casey, Katrina (5 February 2018). "Designation of Te Kao School (1) as a Designated Character School". New Zealand Government.
- ^ "Te Kura o Te Kao - 09/07/2019". Education Review Office. 9 July 2019.