144 Tasman Road, Otaki Beach, Kapiti Coast
Te Wananga o Raukawa is a tikanga Maori tertiary education provider based in Otaki.
The site includes the stunning Te Ara a Tawhaki: a library, lecture theatre and student hub. It houses a curated collection of whakairo (carvings) representing all of the hapu of the 3 iwi who co-founded Te Wananga,
Also on the university site is theformer Maori college hostel dating from 1909 ' built by the Otaki and Porirua Trust from an educational endowment set up in 1848 by Maori of the area, in partnership with Governor Sir George Grey and Anglican Bishop, George Selwyn. In 1852-1853'. The meeting-house porchway was built over the main entry in 1985 after the hostel had become the home of Te Wananga-o-Raukawa.
A community wellness centre, Nga Purapura, associated with the tertiary education centre, is across the road.
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