Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Hau e Whā
Te Kōhanga Reo
98 Balmoral Drive, Appleby North (Invercargill City) · Invercargill City
Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Hau e Whā is a te reo Māori immersion service in Appleby North. Our analysis of the ERO report (August 2024) found strong bicultural practice and sound curriculum planning linked to Te Whāriki, with whānau partnership and engagement in place. The service requires implementation of child abuse prevention and response processes.
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 · 2024-08-27
"Planning and assessment guide the learning programme well. Kaimahi identify the kaupapa ako, learning whāinga and different ngohe to be implemented and all planning links to Te Whāriki ā te Kōhanga Reo and Te Korowai."
Sound planning linked to Te Whāriki; assessment tools used; some need for strengthened programme evaluation.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Whānau whakahaere operations are managed well. Whanaungatanga and commitment to the kaupapa underpins whānau whakahaere. The future needs of mokopuna are well-considered."
Strategic priorities identified, action plan in place, whānau engagement evident and purposeful.
"Mokopuna are immersed in te reo Māori. Kaimahi use a range of strategies to extend mokopuna te reo Māori development these include mimicking, reo rotarota, repetition and a variety of waiata to build mokopuna vocabulary."
Te reo Māori immersion embedded; multiple strategies for language development; formal aspects led by mokopuna.
"To meet compliance requirements they must: ensure a process for the prevention of child abuse is implemented, and a procedure for responding to suspected child abuse is followed when required."
Child abuse prevention/response processes require implementation; other safety checks completed; compliance gap identifi
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Hau e Whā dated 2024-08-27, 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 Ngā Hau e Whā 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
98 Balmoral Drive, Appleby North (Invercargill City). 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 Ngā Hau e Whā a free kindergarten?
- Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Hau e Whā 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 Ngā Hau e Whā?
- 40 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Hau e Whā (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Hau e Whā?
- 98 Balmoral Drive Appleby North (Invercargill City) Invercargill City
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #90305) ↗ · 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.