Waitotara School is a small state primary school situated in the rural village of

Waitōtara Waitōtara is a town in South Taranaki, New Zealand. Waverley, Taranaki, Waverley is 10 km to the north-west, and Whanganui is 34 km to the south-east. New Zealand State Highway 3, State Highway 3 passes through it. The Waitōtara Riv ...

, located between

Whanganui Whanganui (; ), also spelled Wanganui, is a city in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. The city is located on the west coast of the North Island at the mouth of the Whanganui River, New Zealand's longest navigable waterway. Whangan ...

and

Hāwera Hāwera is the second-largest centre in the Taranaki region of New Zealand's North Island, with a population of . It is near the coast of the South Taranaki Bight. The origins of the town lie in a government military base that was established i ...

, New Zealand, on State Highway 3. The school sits on the banks of the

Waitōtara River The Waitōtara River in New Zealand's North Island stretches approximately in length from its headwaters in the Matemateāonga Range to its mouth on the South Taranaki Bight. The river takes in significant tributaries such as the Ngutuwera, Mak ...

, 47 km south of Ngamatapouri, and was fully refurbished after devastating floods in 2004. These floods destroyed much of the interior of the school buildings as well as furniture and equipment, while many homes in the small community of Waitōtara were also badly damaged.

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External links

Waitotara School - Official Website
Educational institutions established in 1874 Primary schools in New Zealand South Taranaki District Schools in Taranaki 1874 establishments in New Zealand {{NewZealand-school-stub