Kakaramea

Infobox Settlement
name = Kakaramea
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = New Zealand
subdivision_type1= Region
subdivision_name1= Taranaki
subdivision_type2= District
subdivision_name2= South Taranaki District
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longd = 174
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Kakaramea is a town in South Taranaki, New Zealand. State Highway 3 passes through it. Patea is about 6 km to the south-east, and Hawera is about 20 km to the north-west. [cite book|title=Reed New Zealand Atlas|year=2004|id=ISBN 0-7900-0952-8|author=Peter Dowling (editor)|publisher=Reed Books|pages=map 44] [cite book|title=The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand|year=2005|id=ISBN 1-877333-20-4|author=Roger Smith, GeographX|publisher=Robbie Burton|pages=map 97]

Education

Kakaramea School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a decile rating of 5 and a roll of 52. [cite web|url=http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=2374|title=Te Kete Ipurangi - Kakaramea School|publisher=Ministry of Education] The school and district celebrated their 125th jubilee in 2001. [cite journal|url=http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/notices.php/notices.php?action=view&id=56973|title=Jubilees & reunions: Kakaramea School and District|journal=Education Gazette New Zealand|volume=79|issue=19|date=23 October 2000]

Notes

Further reading

General historical works

:*citation |first = Michael P. |last = Condon |title = Kakaramea School and district 125 years |place = Patea, [N.Z.] |publisher = Kakaramea School and District 125th Jubilee Committee |year = 2001 |isbn = 0-473-07623-3

Marae

:*citation |title = New Zealand Historic Places Trust: historic marae, Patea ; building survey report |place = Wanganui, [N.Z.] |publisher = Ministry of Works and Development |year = 1986

:* This report concerns "Pariroa", "Te Takere", and "Whenuakura" marae.

People

:*citation |first = Janet |last = Dwyer |title = The boys from Shrone: Dwyer |place = Patea, [N.Z.] |publisher = Keiran and Marie Dwyer |year = 1996

:*citation |first = Gail |last = Lesuma |title = Battersea to Kakaramea: the Gilshnan family, remarkable New Zealand pioneers |place = Auckland, [N.Z.] |publisher = |year = c.1999 |isbn = 0-473-06486-3

chool

:*citation |title = School register index : Manutahi 1880 - 1985 : Mokoia 1904 - 1984 : Hurleyville 1892 - 1985 : Alton 1881 - 1984 : Kakaramea 1880 - 1985 |place = n.p. |publisher = n.p. |year = n.d.

:*citation |title = Kakaramea School jubilee 1876-1951: jubilee celebrations April 14th, 15th and 16th 1951, and history of the school |place = Kakaramea, [N.Z.] ; Hawera, [N.Z.] |publisher = Kakaramea School Jubilee Committee [1951] ; Hawera Star Print |year = 1951

:*citation |first = Michael P. |last = Condon |title = Kakaramea School and district 125 years |place = Patea, [N.Z.] |publisher = Kakaramea School and District 125th Jubilee Committee |year = 2001 |isbn = 0-473-07623-3