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Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Whetu o Tawera

Te Kōhanga Reo, Whakatane

Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Whetu o Tawera is a community-based early childhood service in Whakatane, registered under the "Te Kōhanga Reo" category. KuraData brings together its 20 Hours ECE status, children on the roll, age and ethnicity breakdown, Equity Index and official contact details in one place.

Last checked 6 September 2026

At a glance

TypeTe Kōhanga Reo
LocationWhakatane
RegionBay of Plenty Region
Service number40160
16
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Community based
Authority
EQI 1
Equity Index

Language medium

Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Whetu o Tawera 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 Ngā Whetu o Tawera is a Te Kōhanga Reo — a whānau-based, full Māori-language immersion early learning service.

20 Hours ECE

Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Whetu o Tawera 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 Ngā Whetu o Tawera 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 Ngā Whetu o Tawera is affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust, the national body supporting this network of services.

Equity Index

Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Whetu o Tawera has an Equity Index rating of "EQI 1" 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.

Learn how the ECE Equity Index works →

Children by age

As at July 2025, based on 16 children on the roll.

Under 2 3 (18.8%)
2 years 4 (25%)
3 years 7 (43.8%)
4 years 2 (12.5%)

Children by ethnicity

Percentages may add up to more than 100%, since a child can be recorded under more than one ethnicity.

Māori 16 (100%)

Contact details

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What comes next

Primary schools closest to Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Whetu o Tawera — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.

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