Mohaka
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Coordinates: 39°07′S 177°11′E / 39.117°S 177.183°E / -39.117; 177.183 | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Hawke's Bay |
Territorial authority | Wairoa District |
Mohaka is a small settlement in the northern Hawke's Bay region of the eastern North IslandofNew Zealand. It is located on the coast of Hawke Bay, 20 kilometres southwest of Wairoa.
The Mohaka River reaches the coast close to Mohaka.[1][2]
Mohaka has two tribal meeting grounds for the iwiofNgāti Pāhauwera, and the Ngāti Kahungunu hapūofKurahikakawa: Waiapapa-a-Iwi Mohaka Marae and Te Kahu O Te Rangi meeting house, and Waihua or Kurahikakawa Marae.[3][4]
In October 2020, the Government committed $1,949,075 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the two marae and 22 other Ngāti Kahungunu marae, creating 164 jobs.[5]
Mohaka School is a Year 1-8 co-educational state primary school.[6] It is a decile 1 school with a roll of 50 as of February 2024.[7][8]
Climate data for Mohaka Forest (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.3 (73.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
15.2 (59.4) |
17.4 (63.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.9 (64.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
13.4 (56.1) |
11.2 (52.2) |
8.9 (48.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.5 (58.1) |
16.4 (61.5) |
13.0 (55.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.5 (54.5) |
12.4 (54.3) |
11.1 (52.0) |
8.6 (47.5) |
6.8 (44.2) |
4.6 (40.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
4.4 (39.9) |
6.0 (42.8) |
7.6 (45.7) |
9.3 (48.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
8.2 (46.8) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 71.2 (2.80) |
71.2 (2.80) |
194.0 (7.64) |
100.2 (3.94) |
132.9 (5.23) |
122.5 (4.82) |
147.6 (5.81) |
126.4 (4.98) |
156.5 (6.16) |
102.8 (4.05) |
68.4 (2.69) |
71.4 (2.81) |
1,365.1 (53.73) |
Source: NIWA[9] |
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39°07′S 177°11′E / 39.117°S 177.183°E / -39.117; 177.183
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