Te Hāpua


Te Hāpua is a community on the shores of the Parengarenga Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. The road to Te Hāpua leaves State Highway 1 at Waitiki Landing.
Te Hāpua is the most northerly settlement in the North Island of New Zealand.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "the lagoon" for Te Hāpua.
Matiu Rata, Cabinet Minister in the Third Labour Government in the 1970s and founder of the Mana Motuhake party, was born in Te Hāpua in 1934.
The 1975 Māori land march left Te Hāpua for Wellington on 14 September 1975.
Te Hāpua's Te Reo Mihi Marae is a traditional meeting ground for Ngāti Kurī, and includes Te Reo Mihi meeting house.

Education

Te Hāpua School is a coeducational full primary school with a decile rating of 1 and a roll of. It is New Zealand's northernmost school.

Climate