Te Pūtahitanga o te Rukenga o Ngā Wai

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Te Pūtahitanga o te Rukenga o Ngā Wai 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 Pūtahitanga o te Rukenga o Ngā Wai is a puna reo — a Māori-medium, community-based early learning service.

20 Hours ECE

Te Pūtahitanga o te Rukenga o Ngā Wai 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 Pūtahitanga o te Rukenga o Ngā Wai is community based — typically run by a trust, incorporated society, or other not-for-profit body, rather than operated for private profit.

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

Equity Index

Te Pūtahitanga o te Rukenga o Ngā Wai has an Equity Index rating of "EQI 3" 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 17 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

• Address22 Goldfields Road, Manaia, Coromandel
• Phone+64 7 866 8786
• ContactLorraine Tuhoe

Nearby ECE services

• Coromandel Community Preschool Education & Care Services · 10.3 km
• Turua Playcentre Playcentre · 44.1 km
• BestStart Howick Education & Care Services · 50 km
• Rockabye Early Learning Centre Education & Care Services · 51.3 km
• Kindercare Learning Centres (18) Dannemora Education & Care Services · 51.7 km