Te Aute College

30km south of Hastings is Te Aute College, a school founded in 1854, mainly for Maori pupils. The school is famed for having taught three future Maori leaders, Maui Pomare, Apirana Ngata and Peter Buck, and is seen by many as the cradle of the influential Young Maori Party. The school has a fine assembly hall, with magnificent carving by Pine Taiapa in the 1930s.