Mohaka
{{Use New Zealand English|date=March 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mohaka
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| coordinates = {{coord|39|07|S|177|11|E}}
| pushpin_map = New Zealand North Island
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = New Zealand
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Hawke's Bay
| subdivision_type2 = Territorial authority
| subdivision_name2 = Wairoa District
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Mohaka is a small settlement in the northern Hawke's Bay region of the eastern North Island of New Zealand. It is located on the coast of Hawke Bay, 20 kilometres southwest of Wairoa.
The Mohaka River reaches the coast close to Mohaka.{{cite web |title=Mohaka |url=https://www.visitwairoa.co.nz/see-and-do/fishing/mohaka/ |website=visitwairoa.co.nz |publisher=Wairoa District Council}}{{cite web |last1=Hariss |first1=Gavin |title=Mohaka, Hawke's Bay |url=https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz52121/Mohaka/Hawkes-Bay|website=topomap.co.nz |publisher=NZ Topo Map}}
Marae
Mohaka has two tribal meeting grounds for the iwi of Ngāti Pāhauwera, and the Ngāti Kahungunu hapū of Kurahikakawa: Waiapapa-a-Iwi Mohaka Marae and Te Kahu O Te Rangi meeting house, and Waihua or Kurahikakawa Marae.{{cite web|title=Te Kāhui Māngai directory|url= http://www.tkm.govt.nz/ |website=tkm.govt.nz|publisher=Te Puni Kōkiri}}{{cite web |title=Māori Maps |url=https://maorimaps.com/map |website=maorimaps.com |publisher=Te Potiki National Trust}}
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.{{cite web |title=Marae Announcements |url=https://www.growregions.govt.nz/assets/funding-announcements/marae-announcements.xlsx |website=growregions.govt.nz |publisher=Provincial Growth Fund |format=Excel |date=9 October 2020}}
Education
Mohaka School is a Year 1-8 co-educational state primary school.{{cite web |title=Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?district=28®ion=5&school=1677 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}} It is a decile 1 school with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1677|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}{{cite web |title=Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=1677 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}}
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
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|location = Mohaka Forest (1981–2010)
|Jan high C = 23.3
|Feb high C = 22.8
|Mar high C = 21.0
|Apr high C = 18.1
|May high C = 15.5
|Jun high C = 13.1
|Jul high C = 12.2
|Aug high C = 12.9
|Sep high C = 15.2
|Oct high C = 17.4
|Nov high C = 19.7
|Dec high C = 21.4
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|Jan mean C = 17.9
|Feb mean C = 17.6
|Mar mean C = 16.0
|Apr mean C = 13.4
|May mean C = 11.2
|Jun mean C = 8.9
|Jul mean C = 8.2
|Aug mean C = 8.7
|Sep mean C = 10.6
|Oct mean C = 12.5
|Nov mean C = 14.5
|Dec mean C = 16.4
| year mean C =
|Jan low C = 12.5
|Feb low C = 12.4
|Mar low C = 11.1
|Apr low C = 8.6
|May low C = 6.8
|Jun low C = 4.6
|Jul low C = 4.1
|Aug low C = 4.4
|Sep low C = 6.0
|Oct low C = 7.6
|Nov low C = 9.3
|Dec low C = 11.5
| year low C =
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 71.2
|Feb rain mm = 71.2
|Mar rain mm = 194.0
|Apr rain mm = 100.2
|May rain mm = 132.9
|Jun rain mm = 122.5
|Jul rain mm = 147.6
|Aug rain mm = 126.4
|Sep rain mm = 156.5
|Oct rain mm = 102.8
|Nov rain mm = 68.4
|Dec rain mm = 71.4
|year rain mm =
{{cite web
|url = http://cliflo.niwa.co.nz
|title = CliFlo – National Climate Database : Mohaka Forest
|publisher = NIWA
|access-date = 20 May 2024}}
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References
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{{Wairoa District}}
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Category:Populated places in Hawke's Bay
Category:Populated places around Hawke Bay
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