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'''Tōrere''', also written '''Torere''', is a small coastal settlement in the [[Ōpōtiki District]] of the [[Bay of Plenty Region]] on New Zealand's [[North Island]].<ref name="hariss">{{cite web |last1= Hariss |first1= Gavin |title= Torere, Bay of Plenty |url= https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz3859/Torere/ |website= topomap.co.nz |publisher= NZ Topo Map}}</ref> It is about {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} by road north-east of the town of [[Ōpōtiki]]. Neighburing localities include [[Opape]] to the south-west and [[Hāwai]] to the north-east. Tōrere is the ancestral home of the [[Ngāitai]] people.<ref name="ngaitaideed">{{cite web |title= Ngaitai Iwi Authority Deed of Mandate - Te Puni Kokiri |url= https://www.tpk.govt.nz/_documents/Ngaitai-Deed-of-Mandate-2013.pdf |website= tpk.govt.nz |publisher= Ngatai Iwi Authority |date= 2 October 2013}}</ref>
==History==
Tōrere was one of the earliest places visited by the ''[[Tainui (canoe)|Tainui]]'' migratory waka. Traditional histories tell of Tōrere-nui-ā-rua, eldest daughter of [[Hoturoa]], disembarking from the waka to get away from the advances of a man on the canoe. While ashore, Tōrere wed a local [[rangatira]], Manaakiao. Their descendants became known as the [[Ngāitai]] people, and the area was named after Tōrere-nui-ā-rua.<ref name="Howick">{{cite book |contributor=Green, Nathew |contribution=From Hawaīki to Howick – A Ngāi Tai History |author=La Roche, Alan |date=2011 |title=Grey's Folly: A History of Howick, Pakuranga, Bucklands-Eastern Beaches, East Tamaki, Whitford, Beachlands and Maraetai |location=Auckland |publisher=Tui Vale Productions |isbn=978-0-473-18547-3 |oclc=1135039710 |language=en |pages=16–33}}</ref>
The bodies of two girls washed ashore at Torere in 1900. They were among 16 children and two adults who had drowned while crossing the [[Mōtū River]] days earlier.<ref name="mjohnson">{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Martin |title=Memory of children's deaths in Bay of Plenty's flooded Motu River kept alive by tribe |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12101205 |agency=[[New Zealand Herald]] |publisher=[[New Zealand Media and Entertainment]] |date=5 August 2018}}</ref>
The body of a 54-year-old woman washed ashore at Torere in 2017.<ref name="maitlandt">{{cite news |last1=Maitland |first1=Te Ahua |title=Woman washed up on beach identified |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/88202316/womans-body-found-on-beach-near-opotiki |publisher=[[stuff.co.nz]]}}</ref>
A [[Hui (Māori assembly)|hui]], held in Torere in August 2018, found locals were opposed to a national Māori Battalion Museum being established at [[Waitangi, Northland|Waitangi]] to commemorate local men who served or died during World War II.<ref name="museumhui">{{cite news |title=Strong objections to battalion museum |url=http://gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/3955177-135/strong-objections-to-battalion-museum |publisher=[[Gisborne Herald]] |date=12 February 2019}}</ref>
==Marae==
Tōrere has a [[marae]]. It includes the Holy Trinity Memorial Church, a 1950s church decorated with carved pillars, [[tukutuku]] panels and stained-glass windows.<ref name="jeagles">{{cite news |last1= Eagles |first1= Jim |title= Carvings celebrate the history of New Zealand's East Cape |url= https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10761376 |agency= [[New Zealand Herald]] |date= 26 October 2011}}</ref> Its World War II Roll of Honour includes the names of almost 40 local men who served in the [[Māori Battalion]], including eight killed in action.<ref name="battalion">
{{cite web
|title= WW2 Roll of Honour, Torere
|url= https://28maoribattalion.org.nz/photo/ww2-roll-of-honour-torere
|website= 28maoribattalion.org.nz
|publisher= [[New Zealand Government]]
}}
</ref>
==Education==
Te Kura o Torere is a co-educational [[Kura Kaupapa Māori|Māori immersion primary school]],<ref name="moe">{{cite web |title=Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=1645 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=[[Ministry of Education (New Zealand)|Ministry of Education]]}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1645|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}<ref name="ero">{{cite web |title=Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=1645 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=[[Education Review Office]]}}</ref> It was established on 27 February 1878 as a Māori school with fifteen pupils. It functioned as a post office, telephone exchange and birth, death and marriage registry during the early 19th century. It became a general school in 1969, then a Māori immersion school in 2001.<ref name="archivesnz">{{cite web |title=Torere School |url=http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=ABIT |website=archives.govt.nz |publisher=[[Archives New Zealand]]}}</ref> It features a carved gateway.<ref name="jeagles" />
==Economy==
One of the area's largest businesses is Torere Macadamias,<ref name="taitjamieson">{{cite news |last1= Tait-Jamieson |first1= Anna |title= Maori macadamia industry tough nut to crack |url= https://thisnzlife.co.nz/maori-macadamia-industry-tough-to-crack/ |agency= NZ Life and Leisure Magazine |publisher= Lifestyle Magazine Group}}</ref> an organic [[macadamia]] farm established on land not suited to other forms of agriculture.<ref name="rishworth">{{cite news |last1= Rishworth |first1= Sophie |title= Realising a dream of macadamias |url= http://gisborneherald.co.nz/lifestyle/3087898-135/realising-a-dream-of-macadamias |publisher= [[Gisborne Herald]] |date= 19 November 2017}}</ref> The farm featured on ''[[Country Calendar]]'' in 2017.<ref name="countrycalendar">{{cite news |title= Torere Macadamia Orchard features on Country Calendar |url= http://gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/2910731-135/torere-macadamia-orchard-to-feature-on |publisher= [[Gisborne Herald]] |date= 26 July 2017}}</ref> Macadamia research from the farm has been presented at the [[University of Hawaii]].<ref name="uniquestory">{{cite web |title= The Unique Story of How Macadamias Flourished Here |url=https://tairawhitigisborne.co.nz/live/our-stories/the-unique-story-of-how-macadamias-flourished-here/ |website= tairawhitigisborne.co.nz |publisher= Activate Tairāwhiti | quote = As the only macadamia variety researcher in New Zealand, Vanessa was invited to attend an International Research symposium in Hawai'i this September 2017; limited to 100 top researchers and scientists from around the world.}}</ref> The farm is a major global producer of macadamias and related products.<ref name="marketinsights">{{cite news |title= Sales of Macadamia Butter Market to Record Stellar Growth During the Forecast Period 2018 – 2028 |url= https://bestmarketherald.com/sales-of-macadamia-butter-market-to-record-stellar-growth-during-the-forecast-period-2018-2028/ |publisher= Best Market Herald |date= 19 June 2019}}</ref>
==References==
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