Pukeatua Kōhanga Reo, Wainuiomata (Lower Hutt)

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Pukeatua Kōhanga Reo is a Puna Reo, a community-based service delivering early childhood education in te reo Māori. It is affiliated with Ngā Puna Reo o Aotearoa Incorporated.

Service type

Pukeatua Kōhanga Reo is a puna reo — a Māori-medium, community-based early learning service.

20 Hours ECE

Pukeatua 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

Pukeatua Kōhanga Reo is community based — typically run by a trust, incorporated society, or other not-for-profit body, rather than operated for private profit.

Pukeatua Kōhanga Reo is affiliated with Ngā Puna Reo o Aotearoa Incorporated, the national body supporting this network of services.

Equity Index

Pukeatua Kōhanga Reo has an Equity Index rating of "EQI 3" 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.

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Children by age

As at July 2025, based on 48 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

Contact details

• Address21 Pukeatua Place, Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt
• Phone+64 4 564 2215
• Emailteawa.p@pukeatuakohanga.co.nz
• ContactTe Awa Puketapu

Nearby ECE services

• Te Hono ki Kōkiri Te Kōhanga Reo Te Kōhanga Reo · 1.3 km
• Barnardos Early Learning Centre Wainuiomata Education & Care Services · 1.4 km
• Jack and Jill Early Learning Centre Education & Care Services · 1.9 km
• Parkway Kindergarten Kindergartens · 1.9 km
• Te Kōhanga Reo o Muturangi Te Kōhanga Reo · 5.4 km