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Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Hiku o Te Ika

Te Kōhanga Reo

Te Rero Mihi Marae Waharua Road, North Cape · Far North District

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Hiku o Te Ika is a kōhanga reo in North Cape with a current roll of 15 children. Our analysis of the ERO report (August 2022) found strong bicultural practice with embedded te reo Māori immersion and cultural connections (A grade), interactive curriculum and learning (B grade), but health and safety practices require further alignment with improvement actions underway (C grade).

AI-generated summary of this centre's ERO review data — verify against the ERO report below. How summaries are generated.

Total roll
15
2025
Under 2s
20 Hours ECE
MOE #
18903

Roll breakdown

By age

By ethnicity

Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).

Cultural & rohe

ERO review

Education Review · 2022-08-23

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
B
"Mokopuna are supported to be creative, explore and to follow their interests through interactive learning and resources."

Interactive learning and resource-based exploration evident; Te Whāriki alignment not explicitly detailed.

Children's wellbeing

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
A
"Mokopuna are immersed in an authentic environment that fosters curiosity and enjoyment. They are provided opportunities to develop an awareness of spiritual and cultural connections and their tangata whenua roles."

Strong te reo Māori immersion environment; spiritual and cultural connections embedded throughout.

Health & safety
C
"Whilst they have policy review planned, they need better alignment with the Tūtohinga and health and safety practices and procedures. The kōhanga reo has begun to take action to ensure that mokopuna health and safety is continually prioritised."

Health and safety practices require alignment; improvement actions underway but not yet embedded.

Leadership & governance

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Hiku o Te Ika dated 2022-08-23, 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 2 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.

Composite score

How this is computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Hiku o Te Ika 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.

69 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2425)
70
Wellbeing
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=1871)
74
est
Health & Safety
20%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2319)
50
Leadership
15%
Estimated from national average · below band median (n=2400)
66
est
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade A · top quartile of band (n=2375)
90

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

Te Rero Mihi Marae Waharua Road, North Cape. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Hiku o Te Ika a free kindergarten?
Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Hiku o Te Ika 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 Te Hiku o Te Ika?
15 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Hiku o Te Ika (roll year 2025).
Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Hiku o Te Ika?
Te Rero Mihi Marae Waharua Road North Cape Far North District

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Sources & verification

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Data sources & freshness (4 sources · last refresh 12 July 2026)

Service type, address, roll, ethnicity, Equity Index, 20 Hours, Takiwā, lat/lng

As of: Roll year 2025· Refresh: Nightly source · re-pulled on every deploy

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

As of: 545 centres covered· Refresh: Annual filings · re-ingested with each refresh

Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)

As of: 10,663 reports / 4,194 centres · latest review 2026-05-18· Refresh: On review publication · CC-BY 4.0 attribution

Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics

As of: 2023 Census· Refresh: Quarterly police data · 5-yearly census

Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.