Whirinaki, Northland

Whirinaki, Northland

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Whirinaki is a locality in the south Hokianga, in Northland, New Zealand. The name means "to lean against a support". [cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/MaoriNewZealanders/NgaPuhi/3/en|title=Ngā Puhi - Ancestors|encyclopedia=Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand] Highway 12 runs through it. Opononi lies to the south west, and Rawene lies to the north east. [cite book|title=Reed New Zealand Atlas|year=2004|id=ISBN 0-7900-0952-8|author=Peter Dowling (editor)|publisher=Reed Books|pages=map 6] [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 22]

The population is approximately 200 people, 90% of which are Māori. A large proportion of the population lives on papakāinga land. [cite web|url=http://www.ocvs.govt.nz/documents/work-programme/whirinaki-water-project-summary.doc|title=Nga Mahi Hapai – Whirinaki Waterline|publisher=Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector|format=.DOC|year=2005?]

The area was raided by Te Roroa in 1810 or 1811, during the Musket Wars. All the inhabitants of Opara village were killed. [cite book|url=http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-SmiMaor-t1-body-d4.html|title=Maori Wars of the Nineteenth Century|last=Smith|first=Stephenson Percy|year=1910|chapter=Further Wars on the Border-Land|pages=p 52]

Education

Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Tonga o Hokianga 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=3117|title=Te Kete Ipurangi - Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Tonga o Hokia|publisher=Ministry of Education] It is a Kura Kaupapa Māori school which teaches fully in the Māori language.

There was a Whirinaki Native School during the early-mid 20th century. [cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=MgP3pu2yBmAC&pg=RA1-PA76&lpg=RA1-PA76&dq=%22whirinaki+native+school%22&source=web&ots=whOsfSat9-&sig=8LDj5rXUQo9-Vb9h1jIRIdlB8kI|title=May the People Live: a history of Maori health development, 1900-1920|pages=p 76|last=Lange|first=Raeburn|id=ISBN 1869402146|year=1999]

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