Ahititi Explained

Ahititi is a locality in Taranaki, New Zealand. State Highway 3 runs through it. Mokau is 23 km to the north, Mimi is 26 km to the south-west, and Kotare is 16 km to the east. The Tongaporutu River flows through the area and into the North Taranaki Bight at Tongaporutu to the northwest. The name means "fire for cooking" (ahi) "muttonbirds" (titi).

Ahititi and its surrounds in Meshblock 1552600 had a population of 84 people in 33 households in the 2013 New Zealand census.^[1]

Education

Ahititi School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of as of The school celebrated its 100th jubilee in 1997.^[2]

Further reading

• Book: Tongaporutu Ahititi Okau centennial booklet, 1897-1997 . Ahititi, [N.Z.] : New Plymouth, [N.Z.] . Centennial Committee : Aries Print . 1997.
• Book: Gray, Brian E. . The Tongaporutu River Valley : a history of the combined districts of Tongaporutu, Ahititi, Okau, Kotare, Rerekapa . Inglewood, [N.Z.] . Tongaporutu Historical Committee . 2000 . 978-0-473-07216-2.
• Book: Parochial District of Saint Peter-by-the-Sea, Mokau : "come unto me" . Mokau, [N.Z.] . Parochial District of Saint Peter-by-the-Sea . c. 1956.
• Book: Tongaporutu Ahititi Okau centennial booklet, 1897–1997 . Ahititi, [N.Z.] : New Plymouth, [N.Z.] . Centennial Committee : Aries Print . 1997.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2013 Census map – QuickStats about a place. archive.stats.govt.nz. en-nz. 24 August 2019. 9 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190809172300/http://archive.stats.govt.nz/StatsMaps/Home/Maps/2013-census-quickstats-about-a-place-map.aspx. dead.
2. Jubilees & reunions: Ahititi, Tongaporutu, Okau Schools and District Reunion. Education Gazette New Zealand. 75. 22. 16 December 1996.