Forested area on North Island, New Zealand
Te Whaiti or Te Whāiti, formerly called Ahikereru, is a forested area in the Whakatāne District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is at the northern end of the Ahikereru valley – Minginui is at the southern end. The Whirinaki River flows through the valley.
The area's full Māori name, "Te Whāiti-nui-a-Toi", translates as "the great canyon of Toi", referring to an ancestor of this area, Toi-kai-rākau / Toi-te-huatahi.
Albert Percy Godber took photographs of Māori art and architecture in the area.
Marae.
Te Whaiti is in the "rohe" (tribal area) of both Tūhoe and Ngāti Whare.
It has three marae:
In October 2020, the Government committed $793,189 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the Waikotikoti and Murumurunga Marae, creating 20 jobs.
Education.
A school opened in Te Whaiti in 1896 and merged with Minginui Forest School in 2004. The school is now Te Kura Toitu o Te Whaiti-nui-a-Toi, a co-educational state, Restricted Composite Special Character School.
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