Our Rangatahi
InZone is currently home away from home to 45 tamatāne at Te Koare and 25 kōhine at Te Kāinga Huarahi — 70 rangatahi in total.
Of our rangatahi, 37 are from Northland and 24 from Auckland, with the remainder from further afield, including Coromandel, Great Barrier Island and Gisborne. Over three-quarters come from low socio-economic communities, and 56% receive financial assistance from the Ministry of Education or other sources.
Cultural Makeup
Reflecting New Zealand’s increasingly multicultural society, the InZone student base boasts a diverse mix of cultures and ethnic backgrounds.
The following nine Pacific Island groups have all been represented at InZone since 2011.
- Cook Islands
- Fiji
- Kiribati
- Niue
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Tahiti
Amongst the Māori students, the following 26 iwi have all been represented:
- Ngāi Tahu
- Ngāi Takato
- Ngāi Tūhoe
- Ngāpuhi
- Ngāti Awa
- Ngāti Hauā
- Ngāti Hikairo
- Ngāti Kahu
- Ngāti Kahungunu
- Ngāti Kuri
- Ngāti Maniapoto
- Ngāti Paoa
- Ngāti Porou
- Ngāti Raukawa
- Ngāti Toa Rangatira
- Ngāti Tūwharetoa
- Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei
- Rangitāne o Wairarapa
- Tainui
- Te ArawaTe Āti H
- aunui-a-Pāpārangi
- Te Aupōuri
- Te Rarawa
- Te Whakatōhea
- Te Whānau-ā-Apanui
