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Te Puna Reo o Ritimana 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 Ritimana is a puna reo — a Māori-medium, community-based early learning service.
20 Hours ECE
Te Puna Reo o Ritimana 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 Ritimana 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 Ritimana is affiliated with Ngā Puna Reo o Aotearoa Incorporated, the national body supporting this network of services.
Equity Index
Te Puna Reo o Ritimana has an Equity Index rating of "EQI > 5" 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.
Children by age
As at July 2025, based on 24 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
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- AddressRichmond Road School 113 Richmond Road, Ponsonby, Auckland
- Phone+64 9 376 3076
- Emailpouwhakahaere@ritimanapunareo.co.nz
- ContactStacey McDonald
Nearby ECE services
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Oma Rāpeti Early Learning Centre Education & Care Services · 1 km
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Bear Park Herne Bay Early Childhood Education Centre Education & Care Services · 1.5 km
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Sugartree Lane Preschool Education & Care Services · 1.7 km
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Second Home Early Learning Education & Care Services · 1.7 km
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BestStart Newton Education & Care Services · 1.8 km
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What comes next
Primary schools closest to Te Puna Reo o Ritimana — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
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Kohia Terrace School 4.2 km
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Totara Point School 4.7 km
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King's School (Remuera) 5.3 km
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Saint Kentigern Boys' School 5.6 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026