Waikare

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Waikare
Waikare
Coordinates: 35°20′20″S174°14′0″E / 35.33889°S 174.23333°E / -35.33889; 174.23333
Country New Zealand
Region Northland Region
District Far North District
WardBay of Islands-Whangaroa Ward
CommunityBay of Islands-Whangaroa
SubdivisionRussell-Ōpua
Electorates
Government
  Territorial Authority Far North District Council
  Regional council Northland Regional Council
   Mayor of Far North Moko Tepania [1]
   Northland MP Grant McCallum [2]
   Te Tai Tokerau MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi [3]

Waikare is a locality in Northland, New Zealand. The Waikare River flows from the Russell Forest past Waikare and into the Waikare Inlet, which leads into the Bay of Islands. [4] [5]

Contents

The population is largely of the Te Kapotai hapū and Ngāti Pare iwi . [6]

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "rippling waters" for Waikare. [7]

Demographics

Waikari is in an SA1 statistical area which covers 85.80 km2 (33.13 sq mi). [8] The SA1 area is part of the larger Russell Forest-Rawhiti statistical area. [9]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006138    
2013153+1.48%
2018171+2.25%
2023213+4.49%
Source: [10] [11]

The SA1 statistical area had a population of 213 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 42 people (24.6%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 60 people (39.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 111 males and 102 females in 57 dwellings. [12] 1.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 32.6 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 60 people (28.2%) aged under 15 years, 42 (19.7%) aged 15 to 29, 84 (39.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 27 (12.7%) aged 65 or older. [11]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 21.1% European (Pākehā), 93.0% Māori, and 7.0% Pasifika. English was spoken by 95.8%, and Māori language by 46.5%. No language could be spoken by 1.4% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 1.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 36.6% Christian, 5.6% Māori religious beliefs, and 0.0% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 47.9%, and 9.9% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 6 (3.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 96 (62.7%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 51 (33.3%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $28,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 60 (39.2%) people were employed full-time, 12 (7.8%) were part-time, and 18 (11.8%) were unemployed. [11]

Marae

Waikare or Te Tūruki Marae and Te Huihuinga or Te Aranga o te Pā meeting house is a meeting place for the Ngāpuhi hapū of Ngāti Pare and Te Kapotai. [13] [14]

Education

Te Kura o Waikare, also called Waikare School, is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a roll of 68 students as of March 2025. [15] [16] It is a Designated Special Character school with the Māori language as the principal language of instruction. The school replaced the previous Waikare School in 2004. [17]

Notes

  1. "Mayor and Councillors". Far North District Council. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  2. "Northland – Official Result". Electoral Commission. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  3. "Te Tai Tokerau – Official Result". Electoral Commission . Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  4. Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 5. ISBN   0-7900-0952-8.
  5. Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 21. ISBN   1-877333-20-4.
  6. "TE PŪRONGO AROTAKE mātauranga:TE KURA O WAIKARE". Education Review Office. June 2007.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  8. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  9. 2018 Census place summary: Russell Forest-Rawhiti
  10. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7000182.
  11. 1 2 3 "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. 7000182. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  12. "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  13. "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  14. "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  15. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  16. Education Counts: Te Kura o Waikare
  17. "Mergers, Closures and New Schools, January 2004 - January 2005". Education Counts. Archived from the original (XLS) on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2008.