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Best kōhanga reo — national top-50

Total-immersion te reo Māori early learning settings, ranked on bicultural practice and whānau partnership — the two dimensions central to kaupapa kōhanga.

249 centres eligible nationally. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

1

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Pūtake Whakatupuranga

Elgin-Gisborne · Gisborne · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B A H A L A

Roll 93
2

Te Kōhanga Reo o Iti Noa

Te Hapara · Gisborne · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B A H A L A

Roll 70
3

Te Kōhanga Reo o Kororipo

Kerikeri South · Northland · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B A H A L A

Roll 33
4

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ao Tawarirangi

Oceanic Gisborne Region · Gisborne · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B A H A L A

Roll 18
5

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kohao o Te Ngira

Hamilton East · Waikato · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B A H B L A

Roll 35
6

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Whānau Tahi

Halswell · Canterbury · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B A H B L A

Roll 35
7

Te Kōhanga Reo o Rāhui Pōkeka

Huntly West · Waikato · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B A H B L A

Roll 30
8

Te Kōhanga Reo o Tarimano

Ngongotahā East · Bay of Plenty · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B A H B L A

Roll 30
9

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Rongopai o Takapau

Makaretu · Hawke's Bay · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B A H B L A

Roll 30
10

Te Kōhanga Reo ki Rotokawa

Rotokawa · Bay of Plenty · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B A H B L A

Roll 25
11

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Pou Herenga Waka o Te Whakapono

Marewa · Hawke's Bay · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B A H A L B

Roll 20
12

Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Pekanga

Waitara East · Taranaki · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B A H B L B

Roll 50
13

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Tīmatatanga

Manurewa · Auckland · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B A H A L

Roll 48
14

Te Kōhanga Reo o Atawhai

Tauhara · Waikato · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B A H A L C

Roll 35
15

Te Kōhanga Reo ki Pukeroa Ōruawhata

Rotorua Central · Bay of Plenty · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B A H B L B

Roll 34
16

Te Kōhanga Reo o Tūraki Ao

Elgin-Gisborne · Gisborne · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B A H A L

Roll 30
17

Te Kōhanga Reo o Matawaia

Matawaia-Taumarere · Northland · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B A H C L A

Roll 20
18

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Hunga Ririki

Manutahi-Waitōtora · Taranaki · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B A H B L B

Roll 20
19

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Matapihi

Tauranga · Bay of Plenty · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B A H L B

Roll 52
20

Te Kōhanga Reo o Raukawa

Ōtaki · Wellington · Kohanga Reo

C W A Wh A B A H B L A

Roll 50
21

Te Kōhanga Reo o Kutia

Richmond Downs-Wardville · Waikato · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B A H L B

Roll 35
22

Te Kōhanga Reo o Ariki

Ngongotaha · Bay of Plenty · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B A H B L

Roll 25
23

Te Kōhanga Reo o Kotahitanga

Ōhau-Manakau · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B A H D L A

Roll 16
24

Te Kōhanga Reo O Ngāti Hāmua

Lansdowne · Wellington · Kohanga Reo

C A W Wh A B A H B L

Roll 42
25

Te Kōhanga Reo Kia Ngāwari

Mataura · Southland · Kohanga Reo

C A W Wh A B A H B L

Roll 27
26

Te Kōhanga Reo o Mere Te Aroha

Upper Aramoho · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kohanga Reo

C B W B Wh A B A H C L B

Roll 24
27

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Roopu Whanau

Kaitāia West · Northland · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh B B A H A L B

Roll 30
28

Te Kōhanga Reo o Kawakawa

Kawakawa · Northland · Kohanga Reo

C A W Wh A B A H L C

Roll 20
29

Te Kōhanga Reo o Manurewa

Manurewa · Auckland · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh B B A H B L B

Roll 40
30

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Maara a Tāwhao

Taradale · Hawke's Bay · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh B B A H B L B

Roll 15
31

Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakaahurangi

Stratford Central · Taranaki · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B B H L B

Roll 40
32

Te Kōhanga Reo o Mōkai Pātea o Taihape

Taihape · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kohanga Reo

C B W A Wh B B A H B L B

Roll 32
33

Te Kōhanga Reo o Kaitoki

Dannevirke East · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh B B A H C L B

Roll 25
34

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Wairoa

Wairoa · Hawke's Bay · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B B H L B

Roll 20
35

Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Mōkai-a-Koko

Whakarewarewa · Bay of Plenty · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh B B A H B L

Roll 15
36

Te Kōhanga Reo o Apanui ki Whakatāne

Trident · Bay of Plenty · Kohanga Reo

C B W A Wh B B A H B L C

Roll 40
37

Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Mōrehu o Uenuku

Raetihi · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kohanga Reo

C A W Wh B B A H B L B

Roll 30
38

Te Kōhanga Reo o Iti A Rata

Ōtorohanga · Waikato · Kohanga Reo

C B W B Wh B B A H B L B

Roll 29
39

Te Kōhanga Reo o Tātou Katoa Rā

Taumarunui Central · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kohanga Reo

C B W A Wh B B A H B L C

Roll 27
40

Te Kōhanga Reo o Pōmāria

Henderson · Auckland · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh B B A H C L C

Roll 22
41

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Whānau Pani ki Wharekāhika

East Cape · Gisborne · Kohanga Reo

C B W A Wh B B A H B L

Roll 12
42

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Arapeta

Panmure · Auckland · Kohanga Reo

C B W B Wh B B A H C L B

Roll 86
43

Te Kōhanga Reo o Rongowhakaata

Te Arai · Gisborne · Kohanga Reo

C C W A Wh B B A H B L C

Roll 28
44

Te Kōhanga Reo ki Pikitia

Mangere · Auckland · Kohanga Reo

C B W B Wh B B A H C L C

Roll 37
45

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kōtuku

Te Atatu Peninsula · Auckland · Kohanga Reo

C B W B Wh B B A H L C

Roll 30
46

Te Kōhanga Reo o Kura Mahiao

Castlecliff West · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kohanga Reo

C B W Wh B B A H B L

Roll 27
47

Te Kōhanga Reo o Hakota

Cape Runaway · Bay of Plenty · Kohanga Reo

C B W B Wh B B A H C L C

Roll 25
48

Te Kōhanga Reo o Taneatua

Wainui · Bay of Plenty · Kohanga Reo

C B W C Wh B B A H L B

Roll 23
49

Te Kōhanga Reo o Takapūtīraha

Ngapuke · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kohanga Reo

C C W A Wh B B A H L C

Roll 20
50

Te Kōhanga Reo o Tūmanako Rāwhiti

Clifton-Kew · Southland · Kohanga Reo

C B W B Wh B B A H C L

Roll 16

Showing top 50 of 249 eligible centres. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

Best kōhanga reo by region

Auckland (26) Canterbury (3) Waikato (37) Wellington (23) Bay of Plenty (51) Manawatū-Whanganui (24) Hawke's Bay (25) Northland (23) Otago (1) Taranaki (10) Southland (7) Gisborne (14) Tasman (1) Marlborough (0) Nelson (3) West Coast (0)

How we score "Best kōhanga reo"

Kōhanga reo service-type only. Score = bicultural_practice × 2 + whanau_partnership × 2 + composite × 0.5.

See full methodology and the ERO source row.

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