Hakataramea

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Hakataramea
Rural locality
Hakataramea
Coordinates: 44°43′19″S170°28′59″E / 44.722°S 170.483°E / -44.722; 170.483
Country New Zealand
Region Canterbury
Territorial authority Waimate District
WardHakataramea-Waihaorunga Ward
Electorates
Government
  Territorial authority Waimate District Council
  Regional council Environment Canterbury
   Mayor of Waimate Craig Rowley
   Waitaki MP Miles Anderson
   Te Tai Tonga MP Tākuta Ferris
Area
[1]
  Total2,059.60 km2 (795.22 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023) [2]
  Total940
  Density0.46/km2 (1.2/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+12 (New Zealand Standard Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC+13 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
Area code 03

Hakataramea, spelt Hakateramea in some older sources, is a rural village located in the southern Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is in the Waimate District and sits on the north bank of the Waitaki River at its confluence with the Hakataramea River.

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Several small communities are located in the Waihaorunga rural area, to the north of Hakataramea. The community of Douglas, settled in 1911, has a population of about 20 people. [3] Waihao Downs, on State Highway 82, was the terminus on Waimate Rail Branch, from 4 April 1884 until 11 December 1953. [4]

History

The area in and around Hakataramea was leased by the New Zealand and Australia Land Company in the 1860s and freehold settlement began in 1878. [5] On 7 November 1881, a combined road/rail bridge from Kurow to Hakataramea across the Waitaki River was opened. The bridge carried the Kurow Branch railway into Hakataramea, and this branch line provided an economically valuable connection to the Main South Line, from which it diverged in Pukeuri, north of Oamaru. [6] Plans existed to extend the line beyond Hakataramea up the Hakataramea River valley to a proposed town that would have been home to 10,000 people, but neither town nor railway extension were ever built. [7] Railway services consisted of mixed trains hauled by steam locomotives. Due to low traffic and the closeness of the more significant Kurow railway station, the 1.76 km of trackage between Kurow and Hakataramea closed on 14 July 1930. [8] The road/rail bridge into Hakataramea is now road only and carries State Highway 82.

In World War I, eight soldiers from Hakataramea were killed. A small square obelisk now stands in Hakataramea as a memorial. [9]

Demographics

The Hakataramea statistical area covers 2,059.60 km2 (795.22 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 940 as of June 2023, [2] with a population density of 0.46 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006732    
2013756+0.46%
2018831+1.91%
Source: [10]

Hakataramea had a population of 831 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 75 people (9.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 99 people (13.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 327 households, comprising 426 males and 405 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.05 males per female. The median age was 42.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 174 people (20.9%) aged under 15 years, 102 (12.3%) aged 15 to 29, 420 (50.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 135 (16.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 93.5% European/Pākehā, 4.0% Māori, 1.1% Pasifika, 3.2% Asian, and 1.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 12.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.5% had no religion, 39.0% were Christian, 0.7% were Buddhist and 0.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 87 (13.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 123 (18.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 84 people (12.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 381 (58.0%) people were employed full-time, 114 (17.4%) were part-time, and 9 (1.4%) were unemployed. [10]

Climate

Climate data for Hakataramea Valley, elevation 355 m (1,165 ft), (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)22.8
(73.0)
22.8
(73.0)
20.5
(68.9)
17.0
(62.6)
13.5
(56.3)
9.7
(49.5)
9.7
(49.5)
11.6
(52.9)
14.5
(58.1)
16.7
(62.1)
18.7
(65.7)
21.0
(69.8)
16.5
(61.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)16.2
(61.2)
15.9
(60.6)
13.9
(57.0)
10.7
(51.3)
7.7
(45.9)
4.4
(39.9)
4.3
(39.7)
6.0
(42.8)
8.5
(47.3)
10.4
(50.7)
12.3
(54.1)
14.6
(58.3)
10.4
(50.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)9.5
(49.1)
9.0
(48.2)
7.3
(45.1)
4.4
(39.9)
2.0
(35.6)
−1.0
(30.2)
−1.1
(30.0)
0.4
(32.7)
2.6
(36.7)
4.1
(39.4)
6.0
(42.8)
8.2
(46.8)
4.3
(39.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches)75.9
(2.99)
64.1
(2.52)
50.8
(2.00)
48.9
(1.93)
52.6
(2.07)
36.7
(1.44)
49.2
(1.94)
39.6
(1.56)
45.5
(1.79)
56.9
(2.24)
62.0
(2.44)
95.8
(3.77)
678
(26.69)
Source: NIWA [11]

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