Potaka ( mi, Pōtaka) is a village and rural community in
Gisborne District of New Zealand's
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 ...
.
It marks the northern and western end of the Gisborne District and the
Ngāti Porou
Ngāti Porou is a Māori iwi traditionally located in the East Cape and Gisborne regions of the North Island of New Zealand. Ngāti Porou is affiliated with the 28th Maori Battalion and has the second-largest affiliation of any iwi in New Zealand ...
tribal territory.
Lottin Point Whakatiri, located north of the main village,
features a motel and small reserve.
Marae
The local Pōtaka Marae is a meeting place for
Te Whānau-ā-Apanui
Te Whānau-ā-Apanui is a Māori iwi (Iwi is the Maori word for tribe) located in the eastern Bay of Plenty and East Coast regions of New Zealand's North Island. In 2006, the iwi registered 11,808 members, representing 13 hapū.
History
Early ...
's
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 opera ...
of
Te Whānau a Rutaia, and the
Ngāti Porou
Ngāti Porou is a Māori iwi traditionally located in the East Cape and Gisborne regions of the North Island of New Zealand. Ngāti Porou is affiliated with the 28th Maori Battalion and has the second-largest affiliation of any iwi in New Zealand ...
hapū of
Te Whānau a Tapuaeururangi.
It includes a meeting house, known as Te Ēhutu and Te Pae o Ngā Pakanga.
In October 2020, the Government committed $520,760 from the
Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade
Hinemaurea ki Wharekahika
Wharekahika or Hicks Bay (officially Wharekahika / Hicks Bay) is a bay and coastal area in the Gisborne District of the North Island of New Zealand. It is situated 150 km east of Opotiki and 186 km north of Gisborne city, along State ...
and Pōtaka Marae, creating 12 jobs.
Education
Potaka School is a Year 1-8 co-educational state primary school.
In 2019, it was a
decile 1 school with a roll of 12.
References
Populated places in the Gisborne District
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