Muriwai, Gisborne
Muriwai | |
|---|---|
Settlement | |
 Sunrise seen from Muriwai, looking towards Young Nick's Head | |
Interactive map of Muriwai | |
| Coordinates: 38°45′22″S 177°55′17″E / 38.756006°S 177.921311°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Gisborne District |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial authority | Gisborne District Council |
| • Mayor of Gisborne | Rehette Stoltz[1] |
| • Napier MP | Katie Nimon[2] |
| • Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP | Cushla Tangaere-Manuel[3] |
Muriwai is a settlement and rural community at the southern end of Poverty Bay, in the Gisborne District of New Zealand's North Island, south of Manutuke. The main settlement is just west of Young Nick's Head.[4] State Highway 2 runs through Muriwai on its way from Gisborne to Hawke's Bay.[4]
The settlement of Muriwai, is also known as Te Muriwai o Whata [5][6] Contemporary narratives refer to Te Muriwai as "Muriwai-mai-Tawhiti"[7]
Marae
The settlement has two marae, belonging to the Ngāi Tāmanuhiri hapū of Ngāi Tawehi, Ngāti Kahutia, Ngāti Rangitauwhiwhia, Ngāti Rangiwaho and Ngāti Rangiwahomatua:[8] Muriwai Marae and Te Poho o Tamanuhiri meeting house, and Waiari Marae and meeting house.[9]
In October 2020, the Government committed $462,318 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the marae.[10]
Education
Muriwai School is a Year 1–8 co-educational public primary school,[11] teaching entirely in the Māori language.[12] It had a roll of 60[13] as of July 2026.
References
- ↑ "Election results". Gisborne District Council. 17 October 2025.
- ↑ "Napier - Official Result". Electoral Commission. 1 August 2025.
- ↑ "Ikaroa-Rāwhiti – Official Result". New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- 1 2 Hariss, Gavin. "Muriwai, Gisborne". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
- ↑ He Panuitanga, Puke ki Hikurangi, 15 October 1900,p.4, retrieved: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/PUKEH19001015.2.4 Bibliographic details
- ↑ Wirihana Te Waitohioterangi, Tanith. (2024) Te Takotoranga o Te Waka o Pawa. Pipiwharauroa. (pp.8 – 10).
- ↑ TTPT, Marae, retrieved 28 July 2027 from: https://tamanuhiri.iwi.nz/our-marae.html
- ↑ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
- ↑ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
- ↑ "Marae Announcements" (Excel). growregions.govt.nz. Provincial Growth Fund. 9 October 2020.
- ↑ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ↑ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 July 2026.