Waikare
Coordinates: 35°20′20″S 174°14′0″E / 35.33889°S 174.23333°E / -35.33889; 174.23333
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNorthland Region
DistrictFar North District
WardBay of Islands-Whangaroa Ward
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityFar North District Council
 • Regional councilNorthland Regional Council

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.[1][2]

The population is largely of the Te Kapotai hapū and Ngāti Pare iwi.[3]

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "rippling waters" for Waikare.[4]

Demographics

Waikari is in an SA1 statistical area which covers 85.81 km2 (33.13 sq mi).[5] The SA1 area is part of the larger Russell Forest-Rawhiti statistical area.[6]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006138—    
2013153+1.48%
2018171+2.25%
Source: [7]

The SA1 statistical area had a population of 171 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 18 people (11.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 33 people (23.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 48 households, comprising 84 males and 87 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female. The median age was 31.3 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 39 people (22.8%) aged under 15 years, 45 (26.3%) aged 15 to 29, 66 (38.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 21 (12.3%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 17.5% European/Pākehā, 91.2% Māori and 1.8% Pacific peoples. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 42.1% had no religion, 43.9% were Christian and 5.3% had Māori religious beliefs.

Of those at least 15 years old, 9 (6.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 33 (25.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $17,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 42 (31.8%) people were employed full-time, 27 (20.5%) were part-time, and 12 (9.1%) were unemployed.[7]

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.[8][9]

Education

Te Kura o Waikare, also called Waikare School, is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a roll of 91 students as of April 2023.[10][11] 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.[12]

Notes

  1. ↑ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 5. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
  2. ↑ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 21. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  3. ↑ "TE PŪRONGO AROTAKE mātauranga:TE KURA O WAIKARE". Education Review Office. June 2007.
  4. ↑ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  6. ↑ 2018 Census place summary: Russell Forest-Rawhiti
  7. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7000182.
  8. ↑ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  9. ↑ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  10. ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  11. ↑ Education Counts: Te Kura o Waikare
  12. ↑ "Mergers, Closures and New Schools, January 2004 - January 2005" (XLS). Education Counts.
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