Mangatoki is a locality in southern

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, in

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is to the east,

Kaponga Kaponga is a small town in the southern part of the Taranaki region of New Zealand. It is known as "The Gateway to Dawson's Falls" on Mount Taranaki. Kaponga is located inland from Manaia, Taranaki, Manaia and Eltham, New Zealand, Eltham, and i ...

to the west and

Matapu Matapu is a locality located in South Taranaki District within the southern Taranaki Region of New Zealand. Hāwera is to the south-east, Eltham to the north-east, Kaponga to the north-west and Manaia to the south-west. Marae Matapu has three ...

to the south. The Mangatoki Stream runs from

Mount Taranaki Mount Taranaki (), officially Taranaki Maunga and also known as Mount Egmont, is a dormant stratovolcano in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. At , it is the second highest mountain in the North Island, afte ...

through the area and into the Waingongoro River.

Demographics

Mangatoki is part of the Kaponga-Mangatoki statistical area.

Education

Te Kura o Nga Ruahine Rangi is a coeducational composite (years 1–15) school with a roll of students as of It started as a private school in Awatuna about 1996. At the beginning of 2008 it moved to the grounds of the former Mangatoki School and became a fully funded state school with "special character" status. Mangatoki School was a primary school which opened in 1891 and closed in 2005.

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