Te One, Chatham Islands

Rural settlement on Chatham Island, New Zealand

Place in Chatham Islands, New Zealand

43°55′58″S 176°31′40″W / 43.932831°S 176.527718°W / -43.932831; -176.527718Country

New ZealandTerritorial authorityChatham IslandsPopulation

• Total58Time zoneChatham Standard Time Zone

Te One is a settlement on the Chatham Islands. It is located in Petre Bay, on the west coast of the main island, just north of the port settlement of Waitangi.

Marae

Whakamaharatanga, a marae (meeting ground) of Ngāti Mutunga, is located in Te One. It includes the Whakamaharatanga wharenui (meeting house).^[1]^[2]

In October 2020, the New Zealand Government committed $198,318 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the marae, creating 6 jobs.^[3]

Education

Te One School is a co-educational state primary school,^[4] with a roll of 51 as of February 2024.^[5]

It is one of the most isolated schools in New Zealand, which makes it harder for the school to attract teachers and access resources.^[6]

References

^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
^ "Marae Announcements" (Excel). growregions.govt.nz. Provincial Growth Fund. 9 October 2020.
^ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
^ Jackson, Amy (28 January 2018). "City schools v rural schools: Wellington's Kea Reid and Taranaki's Zack Radford compare typical school days". stuff.co.nz.