Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Hikuwai, Rotoiti

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

20 Hours ECE

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

Equity Index

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Hikuwai 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 17 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

• Address1620 State Highway 30, Rotoiti
• Phone+64 7 362 7280
• EmailWHANAU@K05A040.kohanga.ac.nz
• ContactDawn Whare

Nearby ECE services

• Te Kōhanga Reo o Matawera Te Kōhanga Reo · 15.1 km
• Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Purapura Hou Te Kōhanga Reo · 17.9 km
• Te Puna Reo o Puawai Puna Reo · 18 km
• Lake Okareka Preschool Education Group Education & Care Services · 18.1 km
• Central Kids Kindergartens - Pūtauaki Kindergartens · 18.3 km