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Koputaroa
Settlement in the Horowhenua District, New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Koputaroa, Koputāroa or Kōputaroa[1] is a rural community in the Horowhenua District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.
It is located south of Shannon and north of Levin on State Highway 57. It had a railway station from 1886[2] to 1986.[3]
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "long snare for catching parakeets" for Kōputaroa.[4]
Marae
The local Kererū Marae and Mahinārangi meeting house are a meeting place of the Ngāti Raukawa hapū of Ngāti Takihiku and Ngāti Ngārongo.[5][6]
In October 2020, the Government committed $335,056 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade Kikopiri Marae and Kererū Marae, creating 48 jobs.[7]
Education
Koputaroa School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[8] established in 1891.[9] The school roll is 173 as of March 2025.[10]
References
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