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Paparakau Te Kōhanga Reo is a Kōhanga Reo, delivering early childhood education through total immersion in te reo Māori, as part of the wider Kōhanga Reo movement. It is affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust.
Service type
Paparakau Te Kōhanga Reo is a Te Kōhanga Reo — a whānau-based, full Māori-language immersion early learning service.
20 Hours ECE
Paparakau Te Kōhanga Reo participates in the 20 Hours ECE scheme, which funds up to 20 hours a week of early childhood education for children aged 3 to 5.
Authority
Paparakau Te Kōhanga Reo is community based — typically run by a trust, incorporated society, or other not-for-profit body, rather than operated for private profit.
Paparakau Te Kōhanga Reo is affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust, the national body supporting this network of services.
Equity Index
Paparakau Te Kōhanga Reo has an Equity Index rating of "EQI > 5" on the Ministry of Education's 1–4 scale for early childhood services. A lower number means the service draws more of its enrolled children from lower socio-economic communities, making it eligible for additional government funding. This is a different scale to the schools Equity Index (344–569) and the two should never be compared directly.
Children by age
As at July 2025, based on 15 children on the roll.
Children by ethnicity
Percentages may add up to more than 100%, since a child can be recorded under more than one ethnicity.
Location
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- Address58 Moonshine Road, Upper Hutt CBD, Upper Hutt
- Phone+64 4 939 8158
- Emailadmin@kokirimarae.org.nz
- ContactTina Olsen-Ratana
Nearby ECE services
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Rātā Educare Booth College of Mission Education & Care Services · 962 m
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Children First Early Childhood Centre Education & Care Services · 1.6 km
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Elizabeth Avenue Childcare Centre Education & Care Services · 2.6 km
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Premium Preschool Education & Care Services · 2.9 km
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Stokes Valley Kindergarten Kindergartens · 6.5 km
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What comes next
Primary schools closest to Paparakau Te Kōhanga Reo — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
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Fraser Crescent School 1.7 km
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Upper Hutt School 2 km
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Silverstream School 3.4 km
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Totara Park School 3.9 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026