Te Awa is a suburb of the city of
Napier, in the
Hawke's Bay region
Hawke's Bay () is a region on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. The region is named for Hawke Bay, which was named in honour of Edward Hawke. The region's main centres are the cities of Napier and Hastings, while the more rural ...
of New Zealand's eastern
North Island
The North Island ( , 'the fish of Māui', historically New Ulster) is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but less populous South Island by Cook Strait. With an area of , it is the List ...
.
The suburb consists of a mix of 1920s small railway workers' houses which survived the
1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake
The 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake, also known as the Napier earthquake, occurred in New Zealand at 10:47am on 3 February, killing 256,The exact number of deaths varies according to different sources; the ''New Zealand Listener'' article cited be ...
,
Art Deco
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homes built during the 1960s and 1970s, and twenty-first century subdivisions.
The New Zealand
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage (MCH; ) is the department of the New Zealand Government responsible for supporting the Creative New Zealand, arts, Culture of New Zealand, culture, New Zealand Historic Places Trust, built heritage, Sport Ne ...
gives a translation of "the valley" for .
Education
Te Awa has two schools:
* Te Awa School, a co-educational Year 1–6 state primary school,
with a roll of as of
*
Napier Boys' High School, a single-sex state school,
with a roll of .
Residents also use two other schools:
* Napier Intermediate, a co-educational state intermediate school,
with a roll of , provides intermediate education.
*
Napier Girls' High School is single-sex state high school,
with a roll of as of
References
Suburbs of Napier, New Zealand
Populated places around Hawke Bay
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