Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Puāwaitanga
Te Kōhanga Reo
30 Ōpepe Street, Taupō Central West · Taupo District
Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Puāwaitanga is a kōhanga reo (Māori language immersion centre) in Taupō Central West with a current roll of 30 children. Our analysis of the ERO report (August 2022) found strong performance in curriculum and learning, with detailed planning linked to Te Whāriki and embedded assessment systems, and in bicultural practice, with te reo Māori embedded throughout the environment and intentional teaching of tikanga and tangata whenua concepts.
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 · 2022-08-15
"Kaimahi work from a basis of whanaungatanga as they plan the learning programme, monitor mokopuna learning and evaluate the quality of the learning programme. Planning is detailed and links to Te Whariki a Te Kōhanga Reo. This includes desired learning outcomes, strategies and resourcing to support implementation. A variety of indoor and outdoor activities stimulate, challenge and extend mokopuna learning."
Detailed planning linked to Te Whāriki with intentional teaching strategies and assessment systems embedded.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Kaimahi and whānau are committed to maintaining a te reo Māori environment. Kaimahi use appropriate strategies such as questions, prompts and repetition to support mokopuna language development. Mokopuna are developing as speakers of te reo Māori. Kaimahi ensure mokopuna are included in whakatau where they learn about their role as tangata whenua. Mokopuna learn tikanga and kawa of their kōhanga reo."
Te reo Māori environment embedded, tikanga and tangata whenua concepts actively taught.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Puāwaitanga dated 2022-08-15, 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 computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Puāwaitanga 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
30 Ōpepe Street, Taupō Central West. 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 Puāwaitanga a free kindergarten?
- Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Puāwaitanga 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 Puāwaitanga?
- 30 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Puāwaitanga (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Puāwaitanga?
- 30 Ōpepe Street Taupō Central West Taupo 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 #40215) ↗ · 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
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