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Hukarere Girls’ College was established in 1875 by the Williams family, Anglican missionaries dedicated to the education and spiritual growth of Māori girls. Recognising the need to provide quality education rooted in Christian values and Māori identity, they opened the school under the name Hukarere Native School for Girls on Mataruahou (Bluff Hill), Napier.

The school began as a small boarding institution, with a clear vision: to nurture young Māori women through faith, knowledge, and culture. Over the decades, Hukarere became a place where generations of kōhine have grown into confident, grounded leaders, deeply connected to their whakapapa and guided by the values of Te Hāhi Mihinare.