Te Kōhanga Reo o Manu Kōrero
Te Kōhanga Reo
36 Burns Street, Ōhakune · Ruapehu District
Te Kōhanga Reo o Manu Kōrero is a kōhanga reo in Ōhakune with a current roll of 40 children. Our analysis of the ERO report (November 2024) shows the service has a strength in bicultural practice, with te reo Māori and tikanga deeply embedded and strong local iwi connections. Areas for development include curriculum planning and assessment, and strengthening whānau partnership and participation.
AI-generated summary of this centre's ERO review data — verify against the ERO report below. How summaries are generated.
Roll breakdown
By age
By ethnicity
Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).
Operator
Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Education Review · 2024-11-22
"While there is a mahere ako and matai mokopuna in place, kaimahi acknowledge their limited understanding of the critical elements required of planning and assessment."
Planning and assessment in place but with limited understanding of critical elements.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Whānau shared they are seeking methods to increase whānau participation and contribution to operations. ERO support this as an essential step for ensuring effective inclusion into the management and governance of operations."
Whānau seeking to increase participation; partnership needs strengthening.
"Mokopuna learn about tikanga and kawa o Ngāti Rangi and their role as tangata whenua. Mokopuna learn local history, stories and narratives of the hapū through mōteatea and tauparapara. They show a growing understanding of who they are and where they belong. Mokopuna are well supported and encouraged to speak te reo Māori. Te mita o Te Maunga is normalised across the learning programme."
Te reo Māori and tikanga deeply embedded; strong connection to local iwi identity.
"Core health, safety and personnel policies and procedures have recently been updated and align to current legislation to ensure mokopuna wellness is a prioritised. Evacuation drills are practiced regularly, and documentation provides good information."
Policies updated and compliant; regular evacuation drills with good documentation.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Manu Kōrero dated 2024-11-22, licensed CC-BY 4.0. The 4-point overall judgement is ERO's; the 6 dimension grades are our analysis of ERO's prose (see methodology). · Centre has 3 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Te Kōhanga Reo o Manu Kōrero hasn't been graded on a dimension, the composite uses the national average for that dimension as a placeholder. Each affected axis below is flagged est. When a new ERO review lands, the placeholder is replaced and the score may shift.
The composite is a weighted average of six ERO dimensions, each scored 0–100 (A=90, B=70, C=50, D=25). The "(p47)" style suffix shows where the centre sits within its EQI band (peer percentile, when ≥10 comparable centres in band). See methodology for the formula + limits.
Location
36 Burns Street, Ōhakune. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Te Kōhanga Reo o Manu Kōrero a free kindergarten?
- Te Kōhanga Reo o Manu Kōrero is a Te Kōhanga Reo service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Te Kōhanga Reo o Manu Kōrero?
- 40 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o Manu Kōrero (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o Manu Kōrero?
- 36 Burns Street Ōhakune Ruapehu District
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #52750) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Suburb safety & demographics: SafeSuburbs ↗ · crimestats.co.nz ↗ · NZ Police RCVD + Stats NZ 2023 Census, CC-BY 4.0
- Funding policy (20 Hours / Childcare Subsidy / FamilyBoost): parents.education.govt.nz · WINZ · IRD · Crown copyright (policy only — we cite parameters, don't republish)
- Map tiles: © OpenStreetMap · © CARTO · ODbL + CC-BY 3.0
- Machine-readable formats: facts.json · markdown.md
Full source list, licence text, refresh cadence: /sources. How we match, clean, and rank: /methodology.
Data sources & freshness (4 sources · last refresh 12 July 2026)
Service type, address, roll, ethnicity, Equity Index, 20 Hours, Takiwā, lat/lng
Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)
Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)
Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics
Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.