- Te Aute College
Infobox NZ school
name = Te Aute College - Te Kura o Te Aute - Te Aute Kāreti
badge = [http://www.teaute.com/images/teaute_logo.gifTe Aute College Emblem]
motto = "Whakatangata Kia Kaha"
Be Men, Be Strong
type = State Integrated, Single Sex Male, Secondary (Year 9-13) with boarding facilities
established = 1854
address = 100 State Highway 2,
Pukehou,
New Zealand
principal = Tauira Takurua (Tumuaki)
roll = 126
decile = 3 [ [http://www.minedu.govt.nz/web/downloadable/dl7698_v1/decile-changes-2007-2008-web-state-s-integ.xls Decile change 2007 to 2008 for state & state integrated schools] ]
MOE = 232
homepage = [http://teaute.school.nz/ teaute.school.nz]Te Aute College (Māori: Te Kura o Te Aute) is a school in the Hawke's Bay region of
New Zealand . It opened with twelve pupils underSamuel Williams , an Anglicanmissionary , in1854 . It has a strongMāori character.It was built on land provided by Te Whatuiapiti, a
hapu of theNgati Kahungunu iwi . In 1857, a Deed of Gifts transferred the land from Te Whatuiapiti to the crown, with a request that it be granted to the Bishop of New Zealand and his successors.In
1859 , the school was forced to close its doors due to lack of resources, but was re-opened in1872 . The school gradually expanded.The
Young Māori Party , established in 1909, which was dedicated to improving the position of Māori, grew out of the Te Aute Students Association, started by former students of the college in1897 .In
1973 , the college was again hit by financial difficulties, but a direct appeal for assistance to the Prime Minister,Norman Kirk , secured Te Aute's future. In1993 , Te Aute officially becameco-education al, although female students from its sister schoolHukarere were enrolled at the school in 1992. The school went co-educational in 1993, but it reverted to being a single sex male boarding school in 2005.Notable alumni
* Sir
Apirana Ngata , historian, scholar, politician
* Te Rangi Hiroa Peter Buck, sociologist, doctor
* SirMaui Pomare , medical pioneer, foreign minister
*Pita Sharples ,Māori Party co-leader
*Piri Weepu , rugby footballer
*Karl Te Nana ,rugby footballerNotes
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