Te Puna Reo o Ngāti Toa, Takapuwahia (Porirua)

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Te Puna Reo o Ngāti Toa is a Puna Reo, a community-based service delivering early childhood education in te reo Māori. It is affiliated with Ngā Puna Reo o Aotearoa Incorporated.

Service type

Te Puna Reo o Ngāti Toa is a puna reo — a Māori-medium, community-based early learning service.

20 Hours ECE

Te Puna Reo o Ngāti Toa 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 Puna Reo o Ngāti Toa is community based — typically run by a trust, incorporated society, or other not-for-profit body, rather than operated for private profit.

Te Puna Reo o Ngāti Toa is affiliated with Ngā Puna Reo o Aotearoa Incorporated, the national body supporting this network of services.

Equity Index

Te Puna Reo o Ngāti Toa 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.

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Children by age

As at July 2025, based on 44 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

• Address8 Ngāti Toa Street, Takapuwahia, Porirua
• Phone+64 4 237 9501
• Emailpunareo@ngatitoa.iwi.nz
• ContactSimone Leaupepe Sua

Nearby ECE services

• Educare Porirua LTD Education & Care Services · 454 m
• Little Adventurers' Early Learning Centre Education & Care Services · 836 m
• Titahi Bay Playcentre Playcentre · 1.6 km
• Li'l Champs Early Learning Centre Kenepuru Landings Education & Care Services · 2 km
• Kindercare Learning Centres (Aotea) Education & Care Services · 2.5 km