- Te Hapua
Infobox Settlement
name = Te Hapua
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =New Zealand
subdivision_type1= Region
subdivision_name1=Northland Region
subdivision_type2= District
subdivision_name2=Far North District
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latd = 34
latm = 31
lats = 2
latNS = S
longd = 172
longm = 54
longs = 45
longEW = ETe Hapua is a community on the shores of the
Parengarenga Harbour in Northland,New Zealand . The road to Te Hapua leaves State Highway 1 atWaitiki Landing . [cite book|title=Reed New Zealand Atlas|year=2004|id=ISBN 0-7900-0952-8|author=Peter Dowling (editor)|publisher=Reed Books|pages=map 2]Matiu Rata , Cabinet Minister in the Third Labour Government in the 1970s and founder of theMana Motuhake party, was born in Te Hapua in 1934. [cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19970728/ai_n14130004|title=Obituary: Matiu Rata|publisher=The Independent |date=July 28 1997 |author=David Barber]The 1975
Māori land march left Te Hapua for Wellington on14 September 1975 (Maori Language Day). [cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=gMv7fFg8AJIC&pg=PA112&lpg=PA112&dq=%22maori+land+march%22+september&source=web&ots=mIlVYqQcfU&sig=Am3rTPmpznd1VpomE080957A3bg|title=Rautahi: The Maoris Of New Zealand|last=Metge|first=Joan|year=2004|id=ISBN 0415330572|pages=p 112]Education
Te Hapua School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 1 and a roll of 33. [cite web|url=http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=1109|title=Te Kete Ipurangi - Te Hapua School|publisher=Ministry of Education]Notes
External links
* [http://www.kiwischools.co.nz/welcome.php?schoolID=2218 Te Hapua School website]
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