Whakaki is a settlement east of Wairoa within the Wairoa District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island. State Highway 2 runs through it.
Whakaki | |
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| Coordinates: 39°02′13″S 177°35′10″E / 39.037°S 177.586°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Hawke's Bay Region |
| Territorial authority | Wairoa District |
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| Postcode(s) | 4196 |
Whakakī Lake, southwest of the settlement, is the largest freshwater lagoon on the east coast of the North Island.[1][2]
Demographics
editWhakaki's statistical area covers 183.47 km2 (70.84 sq mi)[4] and had an estimated population of 740 as of June 2024,[5] with a population density of 4.0 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 726 | — |
| 2013 | 672 | −1.10% |
| 2018 | 675 | +0.09% |
| Source: [6] | ||
Whakaki had a population of 675 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 3 people (0.4%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 51 people (−7.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 255 households, comprising 354 males and 321 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.1 males per female. The median age was 44.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 135 people (20.0%) aged under 15 years, 102 (15.1%) aged 15 to 29, 315 (46.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 117 (17.3%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 41.3% European/Pākehā, 71.6% Māori, 0.4% Pacific peoples, 1.3% Asian, and 0.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 4.4, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 31.1% had no religion, 43.6% were Christian, 16.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% were Muslim, and 0.4% were Buddhist.
Of those residents that were at least 15 years old, 54 (10.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 150 (27.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $24,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 48 people (8.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 240 (44.4%) people were employed full-time, 78 (14.4%) were part-time, and 39 (7.2%) were unemployed.[6]
Marae
editWhakakī is a marae (meeting place) and wharenui (meeting house) for the Ngāi Te Ipu hapu (subtribe) of Ngāti Kahungunu iwi.(tribe).[7]
Education
editWhakaki Native School was established in 1912. It was damaged in the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake[8] and (as Whakaki Maori School) celebrated its golden jubilee in 1962.[9][10] but no longer exists.
References
edit- ^ "Whakakī Lake". Hawke's Bay Regional Council. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Whakaki Lake and Wairoa River" (PDF). Hawke's Bay Regional Council. May 2017.
- ^ "Whakakī". Te Aka Online Māori Dictionary. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Whakaki (207700). 2018 Census place summary: Whakaki
- ^ "Whakakī". Māori maps. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Photograph, Earthquake damage, Whakaki Native School, near Nuhaka, Hawke's Bay". Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Golden Jubilee of the Whakaki Maori School 1912-1962". Wairo Star Print. 1962.
- ^ "School Jubilee". Gisborne Photo News. 19 April 1962. Retrieved 8 January 2021.