THE HISTORY OF TAUTORO

THE HISTORY OF THE TAUTORO CELEBRATION  

IT ALL BEGAN 110 YEARS AGO.

A MAORI RANGATIRA NAMED IRAIA KUOA

WAS NOT ACCEPTING THE FACT THE  PAKEHA GOVERNMENT WAS ABOUT TO TAKE THE LAND FROM

HIS area  SO HE HAD TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT HE WAS NOT ABOUT TO LET HIS LAND SLIP FROM THE PALM OF HIS HAND.

SO IRAIA KUOA THOUGHT TO MAKE A SCHOOL BUT HE  DIED BEFORE THE SCHOOL WAS OPENED.

IN THE PROCESS OF THE SCHOOL BEING ESTABILISHED HIS SON MAERA KUOA MADE SURE THAT THE SCHOOL WAS PUT IN PLACE AND IN 1906 TAUTORO  NATIVE SCHOOL WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED