Te Kōhanga Reo o Waimarama

Language medium

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

20 Hours ECE

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

Equity Index

Te Kōhanga Reo o Waimarama 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 13 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

• AddressC/- Waimarama Store 6 Taupunga Road, Waimarama
• Phone+64 6 874 6623
• Emailwhanau@k08c058.kohanga.ac.nz
• ContactHeke Huata

Nearby ECE services

• Royals Early Learning Centre Education & Care Services · 15.9 km
• Āwhina Te Mata Education & Care Services · 16.3 km
• Rockmybaby Childcare Education & Care Services · 17.4 km
• Havelock North Village Kids Education & Care Services · 17.7 km
• Āwhina Pēpi Education & Care Services · 17.7 km