Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Matapihi
Te Kōhanga Reo
7 Hungahungatoroa Road, RD 5, Tauranga · Tauranga City
Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Matapihi had an Education Review in June 2024. Our analysis of the ERO report found exemplary performance in curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, and bicultural practice, with sound management systems identified in leadership and governance (though succession planning was noted as a development area).
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 · 2024-06-26
"Kaimahi implement effective strategies to promote and extend mokopuna ability in te reo Māori. These include karakia, tauparapara, kīpeha, whakatītina and te reo tohutohu."
Exemplary intentional teaching strategies embedded across te reo Māori and mātauranga Māori learning.
"Whānau and kaimahi have crafted a learning environment that promotes māiatanga, ngākau mahaki and rangimārie."
Strong sense of belonging and wellbeing promoted through culturally affirming practices throughout.
"The ERO October 2023 evaluation of Mana Whakahaere practices found whānau had established efficient systems and processes that supported and reflected how the whānau managed the operations of the Kōhanga Reo."
Effective whānau-centred management systems demonstrate strong family engagement and partnership.
"Te reo Māori is highly valued and seamlessly woven into everyday practice."
Te reo Māori and te ao Māori authentically embedded; strong iwi and hapū connections affirmed.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Personnel matters are efficiently managed. Kaimahi individual employment agreements are clear, detailed and align to legislation. Position descriptions provide clarity of kaimahi expected competencies."
Sound management systems; succession planning identified as development area for future leadership.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Matapihi dated 2024-06-26, 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 4 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 Te Matapihi 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
7 Hungahungatoroa Road, RD 5, Tauranga. 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 Te Matapihi a free kindergarten?
- Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Matapihi 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 Matapihi?
- 52 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Matapihi (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Matapihi?
- 7 Hungahungatoroa Road, RD 5 Tauranga Tauranga 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 #40146) ↗ · 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.