Wharepapa South is a rural community in the Waipa District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located west of Putāruru and east of Te Awamutu.[1]

The local Aotearoa Marae and Hoturoa or Rangikawa meeting house is a meeting place for the Ngāti Raukawa hapū of Ngāti Takihiku, and the Waikato Tainui hapū of Ngāti Korokī and Ngāti Raukawa ki Panehākua.[2][3]

Education

Wharepapa South School is a co-educational state primary school,[4][5] with a roll of 31 as of April 2023.[6]

Arohena School is a Year 1–8 co-educational state primary school,[7] with a roll of 33 as of April 2023.[8][9]

References

  1. Hariss, Gavin. "Wharepapa South, Waikato". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
  2. "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  3. "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  4. "Official School Website". wharepapa.school.nz.
  5. "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  6. "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  7. "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  8. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  9. "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.

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