Language medium
Te Kōhanga Reo o Kimihia Te Mātauranga o Ngā Tūpuna 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
Te Kōhanga Reo o Kimihia Te Mātauranga o Ngā Tūpuna is a Te Kōhanga Reo — a whānau-based, full Māori-language immersion early learning service.
20 Hours ECE
Te Kōhanga Reo o Kimihia Te Mātauranga o Ngā Tūpuna 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
Te Kōhanga Reo o Kimihia Te Mātauranga o Ngā Tūpuna is community based — typically run by a trust, incorporated society, or other not-for-profit body, rather than operated for private profit.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Kimihia Te Mātauranga o Ngā Tūpuna is affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust, the national body supporting this network of services.
Equity Index
Te Kōhanga Reo o Kimihia Te Mātauranga o Ngā Tūpuna has an Equity Index rating of "EQI 4" 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 33 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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- Address93 Mary Street, Invercargill
- Phone+64 22 011 4756
- EmailWHANAU@K10D010.kohanga.ac.nz
- ContactCatherine Stuart
Nearby ECE services
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Wee Nippers Early Childhood Centre Education & Care Services · 979 m
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BestStart Kelvin Street Education & Care Services · 1.3 km
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Paradise Early Learning Centre Education & Care Services · 1.9 km
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Rockdale Park Kindergarten Kindergartens · 2.5 km
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Te Kōhanga Reo o Murihiku Te Kōhanga Reo · 2.9 km
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What comes next
Primary schools closest to Te Kōhanga Reo o Kimihia Te Mātauranga o Ngā Tūpuna — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
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Windsor North School 1.9 km
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Waverley Park School 2.1 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026