Whakaki

Settlement in Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand

Settlement in Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand

Whakaki

Settlement

Coordinates: 39°02′13″S 177°35′10″E﻿ / ﻿39.037°S 177.586°E﻿ / -39.037; 177.586
Country| New Zealand
Region| Hawke's Bay Region
Territorial authority| Wairoa District
Ward|

* Wairoa General Ward
* Wairoa Māori Ward

Electorates|

* Napier
* Ikaroa-Rāwhiti (Māori)

Postcode(s)|

4196

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.

Whakakī Lake, southwest of the settlement, is the largest freshwater lagoon on the east coast of the North Island.[1][2]

Whakakī is a Māori word meaning "to fill".[3]

## Demographics

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Whakaki's statistical area covers 183.47 km2 (70.84 sq mi)[4] and had an estimated population of 740 as of June 2023,[5] with a population density of 4.0 people per km2.

Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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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

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Whakakī is a marae (meeting place) and wharenui (meeting house) for the Ngāi Te Ipu hapu (subtribe) of Ngāti Kahungunu iwi.(tribe).[7]

## Education

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Whakaki 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

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1. ^ "Whakakī Lake". Hawke's Bay Regional Council. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
2. ^ "Whakaki Lake and Wairoa River" (PDF). Hawke's Bay Regional Council. May 2017.
3. ^ "Whakakī". Te Aka Online Māori Dictionary. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
5. ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
6. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Whakaki (207700). 2018 Census place summary: Whakaki
7. ^ "Whakakī". Māori maps. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
8. ^ "Photograph, Earthquake damage, Whakaki Native School, near Nuhaka, Hawke's Bay". Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
9. ^ "Golden Jubilee of the Whakaki Maori School 1912-1962". Wairo Star Print. 1962.
10. ^ "School Jubilee". Gisborne Photo News. 19 April 1962. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

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Wairoa District, New Zealand

Seat: Wairoa

Populated places|

* Frasertown
* Kotemaori
* Mohaka
* Nuhaka
* Ohuka
* Putere
* Raupunga
* Ruakituri
* Te Urewera
* Mahia Peninsula
* Tuai
* Waikokopu
* Wairoa
* Whakaki

Geographic features|

* Ahuriri Point
* Māhia Peninsula
* Mōkau Falls
* Te Urewera protected area
* Lake Waikareiti
* Lake Waikaremoana

Facilities and attractions|

* Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk
* Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1
* Portland Island
* Wairoa Aerodrome

Government|

* District Council
* Mayor
* Regional Council

Organisations|

* Ngāti Rongomaiwahine
* Rocket Lab
* Wairoa College
* Wairoa Māori Film Festival

History|

* Kopuawhara flash flood of 1938
* Moko the dolphin

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