Pakowhai

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Pakowhai
Settlement
Pakowhai
Coordinates: 39°34′53″S176°52′01″E / 39.581280°S 176.866974°E / -39.581280; 176.866974 Coordinates: 39°34′53″S176°52′01″E / 39.581280°S 176.866974°E / -39.581280; 176.866974
CountryNew Zealand
Region Hawke's Bay Region
Territorial authority Hastings District
Ward
  • Heretaunga General Ward
  • Takitimu Māori Ward
Electorate Tukituki
Government
 • Territorial Authority Hastings District Council
 • Regional council Hawke's Bay Regional Council
Postcode(s)
4183

Pakowhai is a small settlement in the Hastings District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is a located between Napier and Hastings, north of the Ngaruroro River. [1]

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Mission Estate Winery established its first vineyard in Hawke's Bay at Pakowhai in 1851. [2]

The Pakowhai Regional Park is located on the river's south bank. It is a country park, [3] with dog-walking areas and agility features. [4] It hosts community planting days, [5] and attracts kaka from inland mountains. [6]

A new petrol station was controversially proposed for the area in 2019. [7]

Pakowhai was inundated by flooding during Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023 after the Ngaruroro River burst its banks. Dozen of houses were destroyed. [8]

Demographics

Omahu-Pakowhai statistical area, which includes Omahu, covers 45.78 km2 (17.68 sq mi) [9] and had an estimated population of 1,640 as of June 2022, [10] with a population density of 36 people per km2.

Historical population for Omahu-Pakowhai
YearPop.±% p.a.
20061,161—    
20131,092−0.87%
20181,434+5.60%
Source: [11]

Omahu-Pakowhai had a population of 1,434 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 342 people (31.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 273 people (23.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 429 households, comprising 774 males and 660 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.17 males per female. The median age was 39.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 276 people (19.2%) aged under 15 years, 282 (19.7%) aged 15 to 29, 666 (46.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 210 (14.6%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 61.9% European/Pākehā, 37.9% Māori, 8.6% Pacific peoples, 1.3% Asian, and 2.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 14.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 47.3% had no religion, 38.1% were Christian, 6.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.6% were Muslim, 0.6% were Buddhist and 1.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 174 (15.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 240 (20.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 159 people (13.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 648 (56.0%) people were employed full-time, 195 (16.8%) were part-time, and 51 (4.4%) were unemployed. [11]

Education

Pakowhai School is a Year 1-6 co-educational state primary school, [12] with a roll of 31 as of February 2023. [13] [14] The school was established in 1895. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ Hariss, Gavin. "Pakowhai, Hawke's Bay". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
  2. ↑ Dalley, Bronwyn (24 November 2008). "Wine – 19th-century origins". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Pakowhai Regional Park". hbrc.govt.nz. Hawke's Bay Regional Council.
  4. ↑ "Dogs Get More Fun at Pakowhai". hbrb.govt.nz. Hawke's Bay Regional Council. 30 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Big hearted planting at Pakōwhai". scoop.co.nz. Hawke's Bay Regional Council. 31 May 2019.
  6. ↑ May, Georgia (14 July 2008). "Cheeky kākā spotted in Pakowhai Regional Park". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Hawke's Bay Today.
  7. ↑ Liang, Doug (23 May 2019). "Fuel station opposition goes to council hearing". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Hawke's Bay Today.
  8. ↑ "Cyclone Gabrielle: Rural Hawke's Bay residents scramble onto roofs to avoid flooding". Radio New Zealand.
  9. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  11. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Omahu-Pakowhai (208400). 2018 Census place summary: Omahu-Pakowhai
  12. ↑ Education Counts: Pakowhai School
  13. ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  14. ↑ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  15. ↑ "Pakowhai School Centenary 1895-1995". Hawke's Bay Digital Archives Trust. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
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