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Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Whānau Pani ki Wharekāhika

Te Kōhanga Reo, Hicks Bay

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Whānau Pani ki Wharekāhika is a community-based early childhood service in Hicks Bay, 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
LocationHicks Bay
RegionGisborne Region
Service number55214
4
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Community based
Authority
EQI 1
Equity Index

Language medium

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Whānau Pani ki Wharekāhika 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 Whānau Pani ki Wharekāhika is a Te Kōhanga Reo — a whānau-based, full Māori-language immersion early learning service.

20 Hours ECE

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Whānau Pani ki Wharekāhika 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 Whānau Pani ki Wharekāhika 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 Whānau Pani ki Wharekāhika is affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust, the national body supporting this network of services.

Equity Index

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Whānau Pani ki Wharekāhika 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 4 children on the roll.

Under 2 2 (50%)
2 years 1 (25%)
3 years 1 (25%)

Children by ethnicity

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

Māori 4 (100%)

Location

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Contact details

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What comes next

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

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