Mohaka is a small settlement in the northern
Hawke's Bay region of the eastern
North Island
The North Island, also officially named Te Ika-a-Māui, is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but much less populous South Island by the Cook Strait. The island's area is , making it the world's 14th-largest ...
of
New Zealand. It is located on the coast of
Hawke Bay, 20 kilometres southwest of
Wairoa.
The
Mohaka River reaches the coast close to Mohaka.
Marae
Mohaka has two tribal meeting grounds for the
iwi of
Ngāti Pāhauwera
Ngāti Pāhauwera is a Māori iwi of Aotearoa.
See also
*List of Māori iwi
This is a list of iwi (New Zealand Māori tribes). List of iwi
This list includes groups recognised as iwi (tribes) in certain contexts. Many are also hapū (sub- ...
, and the
Ngāti Kahungunu
Ngāti Kahungunu is a Māori iwi located along the eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The iwi is traditionally centred in the Hawke's Bay and Wairārapa regions.
The tribe is organised into six geographical and administrative di ...
hapū of
Kurahikakawa: Waiapapa-a-Iwi Mohaka Marae and Te Kahu O Te Rangi meeting house, and Waihua or Kurahikakawa Marae.
In October 2020, the Government committed $1,949,075 from the
Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the two marae and 22 other Ngāti Kahungunu marae, creating 164 jobs.
Education
Mohaka School is a Year 1-8 co-educational state primary school.
It is a decile 1 school with a roll of as of
References
Wairoa District
Populated places in the Hawke's Bay Region
Populated places around Hawke Bay
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