Te Pepeha o te Kura o Pukehina
Ko Te Pare o te Ra Wahi Rua te Maunga
Ko Marama Rua te Moana
Ko Te Waihi te Whanga
Ko Pongakawa te Awa
Ko Motunau te Motu
Ko Te Arawa te Waka
Ko Te Arawa te Iwi
Ko Ngati Whakahemo te Hapu
Ko Pukehina te Marae
Ko Pukehina te Kura
Pukehina School is proudly steeped in more than 100 years of history. We are a very busy primary kura nestled in a picturesque country setting at the foothills of our maunga Te Pare o te Ra Wahi Rua. We are passionate about our people, our traditions and our unique rural character.
Pukehina School was opened in 1914 on land belonging to Te Rangituakoha Takuira Mita, te Rangatira no Ngati Whakahemo. Te Rangituakoha gifted the land to the Government to set up a kura.
A pou haki carved by Kaka Niao in 1946 stands proudly in the kura grounds in memory of Te Rangituakoha Takuira Mita & the local soldiers who died in World War 2.
Through Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories in the NZC, our vision for akonga who attend Pukehina School is to gain an understanding of the history of our place.
