Waimate North
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Waimate North is a small settlement in Northland, New Zealand. It is situated between Kerikeri and Lake Ōmāpere, west of the Bay of Islands.
It was one of the earliest centres of European settlement and features the second-oldest surviving European building in New Zealand, at Te Waimate Mission.
History
Pre-European history
Okuratope Pā was situated here and was the home to chief Te Hotete (father of
European settlement
Te Waimate Mission was the fourth mission station established in New Zealand, and the first settlement inland from the Bay of Islands.[1] The members of the Church Missionary Society (CMS) appointed to establish the mission were the Rev. William Yate and lay members Richard Davis, George Clarke and James Hamlin.[2]
The first European wedding in New Zealand was conducted on 11 October 1831 at the
During the Flagstaff War (1845-1846) casualties of the Battle of Ōhaeawai were buried in the church yard of Church of St John the Baptist,[4] including Captain Grant of the 58th Regiment and Lieutenant George Phillpotts of HMS Hazard. The mission station was used as the headquarters for the British army, after which the mission lost support among Māori.[4] The mission station gradually fell into disrepair and the buildings were subsequently put up for sale. Today the only remnant on the site is the house originally occupied by George Clarke, which is preserved by Heritage New Zealand as a museum.[5]
Modern history
The existing
Waimate North Christian School closed in 2005.[7]
Marae
The local Tauwhara Marae and Te Rangiawhiowhio meeting house is a traditional meeting ground for the
In October 2020, the Government committed $500,000 from the
Demographics
Waimate North is in an SA1 statistical area which covers 11.20 km2 (4.32 sq mi)[11] and includes an area north of Ōhaeawai and south of the Waitangi River. The SA1 area is part of the larger Ōhaeawai-Waimate North statistical area.[12]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 171 | — |
2013 | 174 | +0.25% |
2018 | 213 | +4.13% |
Source: [13] |
The SA1 statistical area had a population of 213 at the
Ethnicities were 80.3% European/Pākehā, 31.0% Māori, 1.4% Pacific peoples, 1.4% Asian, and 1.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 47.9% had no religion, 40.8% were Christian, 4.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.4% were Buddhist and 1.4% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 39 (21.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 33 (18.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $29,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 24 people (13.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 93 (50.8%) people were employed full-time, 30 (16.4%) were part-time, and 6 (3.3%) were unemployed.[13]
References
- ^ a b Bedggood, W.E. (1971). Brief History of St John Baptist Church Te Waimate. News, Kaikohe.
- ^ a b "St. John the Baptist Church, Waimate North, Bay of Islands". Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ "Church of St John the Baptist (Anglican) and Churchyard (344 Te Ahu Ahu Road, Waimate North)". Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Church of St John the Baptist (Anglican) and Churchyard (344 Te Ahu Ahu Road, Waimate North)". Historic Places Trust. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ "Te Waimate Mission House". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
- ^ "St. John the Baptist, Waimate North, Northland". Don Donovan. 26 July 2009.
- ^ "Mergers, Closures and New Schools, January 2005 - December 2005" (XLS). Education Counts.
- ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
- ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
- Provincial Growth Fund. 9 October 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Ōhaeawai-Waimate North
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7000208.