Pakotai ( mi, Pakōtai) is a locality in the
Mangakahia River Valley of
Northland,
New Zealand
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.
Kaikohe
Kaikohe is the seat of the Far North District of New Zealand, situated on State Highway 12 about 260 km from Auckland. It is the largest inland town and highest community above sea level in the Northland Region. With a population of ove ...
is about 37 km to the north, and
Maungatapere is about 34 km to the south east.
Copper was mined at Pakotai from 1947 to 1951.
Marae
The village has two local
marae
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affiliated with the
Ngāpuhi
Ngāpuhi (or Ngā Puhi) is a Māori iwi associated with the Northland region of New Zealand and centred in the Hokianga, the Bay of Islands, and Whangārei.
According to the 2018 New Zealand census, the estimated population of Ngāpuhi is 16 ...
hapū
In Māori and New Zealand English, a ' ("subtribe", or " clan") functions as "the basic political unit within Māori society". A Māori person can belong to or have links to many hapū. Historically, each hapū had its own chief and normally op ...
of
Ngāti Horahia,
Ngāti Moe,
Ngāti Te Rino,
Ngāti Toki,
Te Kumutu,
Ngāti Whakahotu and
Te Parawhau: Te Oruoru Marae, and Te Tārai o Rāhiri Marae and Nukutawhiti meeting house.
Education
Pakotai School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a
decile rating of 2 and a roll of 24. The school was founded in 1905.
Notes
Whangarei District
Populated places in the Northland Region
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