Pakotai () is a locality in the
Mangakahia River Valley of
Northland,
New Zealand
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.
Kaikohe
Kaikohe is the seat of the Far North District of New Zealand, situated on State Highway 12 about from Auckland, and about from Whangārei. It is the largest inland town and highest community above sea level in the Northland Region. With a pop ...
is about 37 km to the north, and
Maungatapere is about 34 km to the south east.
Copper was mined at Pakotai from 1947 to 1951.
Marae
The village has one local
marae
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affiliated with the
Ngāpuhi
Ngāpuhi (also known as Ngāpuhi-Nui-Tonu or Ngā Puhi) is a Māori iwi associated with the Northland regions of New Zealand centred in the Hokianga, the Bay of Islands, and Whangārei.
According to the 2023 New Zealand census, the estimate ...
hapū
In Māori language, Māori and New Zealand English, a ' ("subtribe", or "clan") functions as "the basic political unit within Māori society". A Māori person can belong to or have links to many hapū. Historically, each hapū had its own chief ...
of
Ngāti Toki,
Ngāti Horahia
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Ngāti Moe
Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori, roughly means or , and is often translated as "tribe". The word is both singular and plural in the Māori language, and is typically pluralised as such in English.
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,
Ngāti Te Rino
Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori, roughly means or , and is often translated as "tribe". The word is both singular and plural in the Māori language, and is typically pluralised as such in English.
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Te Kumutu,
Ngāti Whakahotu and
Te Parawhau: Te Tārai o Rāhiri Marae and Te Oruoru Recreation Centre and Nukutawhiti meeting house.
Education
Pakotai School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a
decile rating of 2 and a roll of 24. The school was founded in 1905.
Notes
Whangarei District
Populated places in the Northland Region
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