Pakaraka

Pakaraka

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Pakaraka is a settlement in Northland, New Zealand. It is located at the junction of State Highway 1 and 10.

Parts of the Flagstaff War were fought around Pakaraka in 1845-6. [cite web|url=http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-BurHeke-t1-body-d1-d1.html#name-123762-1|title=Extracts from a Diary during Heke’s War in the North in 1845|author=Reverend Robert Burrows|date=1886]

Notable people

*Hone Heke, Ngā Puhi chief, was born in Pakaraka in about 1808. [cite web|url=http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=1H16|title=Heke Pokai, Hone Wiremu|work=Dictionary of New Zealand Biography]
*The missionary Henry Williams retired to Pakaraka and built a church in 1851. [cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/Places/Northland/NorthlandPlaces/10/en|title=Kaikohe and district|encyclopedia=Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand]

Education

Pakaraka School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 2 and a roll of 57. [cite web|url=http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=1073|title=Te Kete Ipurangi - Pakaraka School|publisher=Ministry of Education] 92% of the students are Māori. [cite web|url=http://www.pakaraka.school.nz/our-school.htm|title=About Our School]

Notes

External links

* [http://www.pakaraka.school.nz/ Pakaraka School website]


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