- Ruawai
Location map
North Island
label=Ruawai
lat_dir=S | lat_deg=36 | lat_min=8
lon_dir=E | lon_deg=174 | lon_min=1
position=right
width= 150
float=right
caption=Ruawai is a small township located 30km south of
Dargaville inNorthland ,New Zealand . The population was 426 in the 2006 Census, a decrease of 30 from 2001. [cite web|url=http://www.stats.govt.nz/census/2006-census-data/final-counts/northland-region.htm|title=Final counts – census night and census usually resident populations, and occupied dwellings - Kaipara District|publisher=Statistics New Zealand ]The name literally translated from Maori means 'two waters' referring to the nearby Northern Wairoa River and
Kaipara Harbour. The township primarily serves the outlying farming area which consists mainly of cattle farming and kumara growing.Education
Ruawai College is a secondary (years 7-13) school with a roll of 171. [cite web|url=http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=22|title=Te Kete Ipurangi - Ruawai College|publisher=Ministry of Education] Ruawai District High School was established in 1929. [cite book|title=Tall Spars, Steamers & Gum|last=Ryburn|first=Wayne|year=1999|isbn=0-473-06176-7|pages=p 167]Ruawai School is a contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a roll of 128. [cite web|url=http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=1095|title=Te Kete Ipurangi - Ruawai School|publisher=Ministry of Education]Both schools are coeducational and have a decile rating of 5.
Notes
External links
* [http://www.ruawaicollege.school.nz/ Ruawai College website]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
