Te Puna Reo o Puawai, Owhata (Rotorua)

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

20 Hours ECE

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

Equity Index

Te Puna Reo o Puawai 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 28 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

• Address77-79 Pohutukawa Drive, Owhata, Rotorua
• Phone+64 7 345 9109
• Emailpuawaielc@gmail.com
• ContactEpiphany Cassin

Nearby ECE services

• BestStart Lynmore Education & Care Services · 2.8 km
• Lynmore Playcentre Playcentre · 3.2 km
• Te Kōhanga Reo ki Pukeroa Ōruawhata Te Kōhanga Reo · 4.8 km
• Te Ara Ki Te Reo Ki Kuirau Puna Reo · 5.3 km
• Busy Bees Whakatau Street Education & Care Services · 5.3 km