Te Mahoe is a rural settlement in the Whakatāne District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island, next to Lake Matahina.
The community consists of about 150 people, [1] including 30 families in the village at the base of the Lake Matahina Dam. [2] Locals describe the community has close-knit and centred around the local school. [3]
Poet Hone Tuwhare lived in Te Mahoe during the 1950s and 1960s with his wife, writer Jean McCormack, and their three sons. [4] He worked as a boiler-maker on the construction of the Matahina hydroelectric dam. [5]
In 1962, the Whakatane Beacon newspaper published one of Tuwhare's poems. It began:
His first book was published two years later, in 1964, to immediate critical acclaim. [6]
The area was affected by Cyclone Cook in April 2017. The school was closed for several days. [7] A boil water notice was issued for residents due to sediment from floodwaters contaminating water supplies. [8]
Te Mahoe School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, [9] with a roll of 26 as of February 2024. [10]
Te Mahoe is a rural settlement in the Whakatāne District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island, next to Lake Matahina.
The community consists of about 150 people, [1] including 30 families in the village at the base of the Lake Matahina Dam. [2] Locals describe the community has close-knit and centred around the local school. [3]
Poet Hone Tuwhare lived in Te Mahoe during the 1950s and 1960s with his wife, writer Jean McCormack, and their three sons. [4] He worked as a boiler-maker on the construction of the Matahina hydroelectric dam. [5]
In 1962, the Whakatane Beacon newspaper published one of Tuwhare's poems. It began:
His first book was published two years later, in 1964, to immediate critical acclaim. [6]
The area was affected by Cyclone Cook in April 2017. The school was closed for several days. [7] A boil water notice was issued for residents due to sediment from floodwaters contaminating water supplies. [8]
Te Mahoe School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, [9] with a roll of 26 as of February 2024. [10]