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'''Whangape Harbour''' ({{lang-mi|Whangapē}}) is a harbour on the west coast of [[Northland Region|Northland]], New Zealand. There is a settlement called '''Whangape''' on the northern side of the harbour. Another, called '''Pawarenga''', is located on the southern side.<ref name=reed>{{cite book|title=Reed New Zealand Atlas|year=2004|isbn=0-7900-0952-8|author=Peter Dowling (editor)|publisher=Reed Books|pages=map 3}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand|year=2005|isbn=1-877333-20-4|author=Roger Smith, GeographX|publisher=Robbie Burton|pages=map 18}}</ref> [[Kaitaia]] is 42&nbsp;km north east.<ref name=TeAra>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/Places/Northland/NorthlandPlaces/2/en|title=Kaitāia and district|encyclopedia=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]]}}</ref>
'''Whangape Harbour''' ({{langx|mi|Whangapē}}) is a harbour on the west coast of [[Northland Region|Northland]], New Zealand. There is a settlement called '''Whangape''' on the northern side of the harbour. Another, called '''Pawarenga''', is located on the southern side.<ref name=reed>{{cite book|title=Reed New Zealand Atlas|year=2004|isbn=0-7900-0952-8|editor=Peter Dowling |publisher=Reed Books|pages=map 3}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand|year=2005|isbn=1-877333-20-4|author=Roger Smith, GeographX|publisher=Robbie Burton|pages=map 18}}</ref> [[Kaitaia]] is 42&nbsp;km north east.<ref name=TeAra>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/Places/Northland/NorthlandPlaces/2/en|title=Kaitāia and district|encyclopedia=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]]}}</ref>


The harbour is a narrow valley from the confluence of the [[Awaroa River|Awaroa]] and [[Rotokakahi River]]s through hills to the [[Tasman Sea]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Visitors' Guide to the Far North - Mangonui County|last=Parkes|first=W. F.|edition=3rd|date=c. 1965|pages=12}}</ref> The harbour entrance is treacherous.<ref name=TeAra /> The [[Herekino]] Harbour and settlement are a few kilometres to the north, and the [[Hokianga]] is to the south and east.<ref name=reed />
The harbour is a narrow valley from the confluence of the [[Awaroa River (Far North)|Awaroa]] and [[Rotokakahi River]]s through hills to the [[Tasman Sea]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Visitors' Guide to the Far North - Mangonui County|last=Parkes|first=W. F.|edition=3rd|date=c. 1965|pages=12}}</ref> The harbour entrance is treacherous.<ref name=TeAra /> The [[Herekino]] Harbour and settlement are a few kilometres to the north, and the [[Hokianga]] is to the south and east.<ref name=reed />


==History and culture==
==History and culture==
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===Pre-European history===
===Pre-European history===


According to Māori traditions, the [[waka (canoe)|waka]] [[Māmari]], captained by Ruānui, settled the Whangape area after being forced out of the Hokianga during [[Māori migration canoes|early Māori settlement]] of New Zealand.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/MaoriNewZealanders/CanoeTraditions/2/en|title=Canoe traditions - Canoes of the northern tide|encyclopedia=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]]}}</ref> They established a large fortified [[Pā (Māori)|pa]] at Pawarenga. Here they were attacked by a war party from the south, which greatly outnumbered them. The Ngāti Ruānui stacked brushwood about the pa, and set them alight before fleeing across the harbour on rafts, hidden by the clouds of smoke produced. They settled much of the far north, becoming known as [[Te Aupōuri]] ('au' means current and 'pōuri' smoke) after this event.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/MaoriNewZealanders/MuriwhenuaTribes/3/en|title=Te Aupōuri and Te Rarawa|encyclopedia=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]]}}</ref><ref>Parkes, pp 12-13</ref>
According to Māori traditions, the [[waka (canoe)|waka]] [[Māmari]], captained by Ruānui, settled the Whangape area after being forced out of the Hokianga during [[Māori migration canoes|early Māori settlement]] of New Zealand.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/MaoriNewZealanders/CanoeTraditions/2/en|title=Canoe traditions - Canoes of the northern tide|encyclopedia=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]]}}</ref> They established a large fortified [[Pā (Māori)|pā]] at Pawarenga. Here they were attacked by a war party from the south, which greatly outnumbered them. The Ngāti Ruānui stacked brushwood about the pa, and set them alight before fleeing across the harbour on rafts, hidden by the clouds of smoke produced. They settled much of the far north, becoming known as [[Te Aupōuri]] ('au' means current and 'pōuri' smoke) after this event.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/MaoriNewZealanders/MuriwhenuaTribes/3/en|title=Te Aupōuri and Te Rarawa|encyclopedia=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]]}}</ref><ref>Parkes, pp 12-13</ref>


[[Edward Gibbon Wakefield|Edward Wakefield]] described the harbour in 1837, and estimated the local Māori population as "not fewer than one thousand souls".<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/britishcoloniza00wardgoog|quote=Whangape.|title=The British Colonization of New Zealand|publisher=John W. Parker|last=Wakefield|first=Edward Jerningham|year=1837|pages=[https://archive.org/details/britishcoloniza00wardgoog/page/n118 88]–89}}</ref>
[[Edward Gibbon Wakefield|Edward Wakefield]] described the harbour in 1837, and estimated the local Māori population as "not fewer than one thousand souls".<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/britishcoloniza00wardgoog|quote=Whangape.|title=The British Colonization of New Zealand|publisher=John W. Parker|last=Wakefield|first=Edward Jerningham|year=1837|pages=[https://archive.org/details/britishcoloniza00wardgoog/page/n118 88]–89}}</ref>
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===European settlement===
===European settlement===


Whangape settlement became an important timber port in the late 19th and early 20th century. There was a large mill on the foreshore and numerous houses on the hills. Ships, initially sailing ships and later steamers, loaded the [[kauri]] timber and transported it to markets elsewhere. At least four ships were wrecked at the harbour entrance: the 79-ton schooner ''Leonidas'' in 1871,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/~dchamber/shipsl.htm#leonidas|title=New Zealand Historical Data: Name Index - Ships L}}</ref> the 15-ton cutter ''Lionel'' in 1877 with all five on board lost,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/~dchamber/shipsl.htm#lionel|title=New Zealand Historical Data: Name Index - Ships L}}</ref> the 108-ton schooner ''Geelong'' in 1879 with two lives lost,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/~dchamber/shipsg.htm#geelong|title=New Zealand Historical Data: Name Index - Ships G}}</ref> and most recently the ''River Hunter'' foundered in 1906 while under tow.<ref>Parkes, p 13</ref>
Whangape settlement became an important timber port in the late 19th and early 20th century. There was a large mill on the foreshore and numerous houses on the hills. Ships, initially sailing ships and later steamers, loaded the [[kauri]] timber and transported it to markets elsewhere. At least four ships were wrecked at the harbour entrance: the 79-ton schooner ''Leonidas'' in 1871,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/~dchamber/shipsl.htm#leonidas|title=New Zealand Historical Data: Name Index - Ships L}}</ref> the 15-ton cutter ''Lionel'' in 1877 with all five on board lost,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/~dchamber/shipsl.htm#lionel|title=New Zealand Historical Data: Name Index - Ships L}}</ref> the 108-ton schooner ''Geelong'' in 1879 with two lives lost,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/~dchamber/shipsg.htm#geelong|title=New Zealand Historical Data: Name Index - Ships G}}</ref> and most recently the ''River Hunter'' foundered in 1906 while under tow.<ref>Parkes, p 13</ref> Whangape was a location for the late 19th/early 20th century [[kauri gum]] digging trade.<ref name="HaywardGum">{{cite book |last1=Hayward |first1=Bruce W. |author-link1=Bruce Hayward |title=Kauri Gum and the Gumdiggers |publisher=The Bush Press |date=1989 |isbn=0-908608-39-X |page=4}}</ref>


[[File:Whangape harbour panorama.jpg|thumb|center|600px|Panorama of Whangape Harbour]]
[[File:Whangape harbour panorama.jpg|thumb|center|600px|Panorama of Whangape Harbour]]
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===Marae===
===Marae===


Pawarenga has three [[marae]] affiliated with [[Te Uri o Tai]], a [[hapū]] of [[Te Rarawa]]:<ref name="tkmentry">{{cite web|title=Te Kāhui Māngai directory|url= http://www.tkm.govt.nz/ |website=tkm.govt.nz|publisher=[[Te Puni Kōkiri]]}}</ref> Mōrehu Marae and Kurahaupō meeting house; Ōhākī Marae and Te Urunga Moutonu or Maru o te Huia meeting house; and Taiao Marae and Mātaatua meeting house.<ref name="maorimaps">{{cite web |title=Māori Maps |url=https://maorimaps.com/map |website=maorimaps.com |publisher=Te Potiki National Trust}}</ref>
Pawarenga has three [[marae]] affiliated with [[Te Uri o Tai]], a [[hapū]] of [[Te Rarawa]]:<ref name="tkmentry">{{cite web|title=Te Kāhui Māngai directory|url= http://www.tkm.govt.nz/ |website=tkm.govt.nz|publisher=[[Te Puni Kōkiri]]}}</ref> Mōrehu Marae and Kurahaupō meeting house; Ōhākī Marae and Te Urunga Moutonu or Maru o te Huia meeting house; and Taiao Marae and Mātaatua meeting house.<ref name="maorimaps">{{cite web |title=Māori Maps |url=https://maorimaps.com/map |website=maorimaps.com |publisher=Te Potiki National Trust}}</ref> In October 2020, the Government committed $1,407,731 from the [[Provincial Growth Fund]] to upgrade Ōhākī Marae and 8 other marae of Te Rarawa, creating 100 jobs. It also committed $217,455 to upgrade Mataatua Marae, creating 14 jobs.<ref name="maraepgf">{{cite web |title=Marae Announcements |url=https://www.growregions.govt.nz/assets/funding-announcements/marae-announcements.xlsx |website=growregions.govt.nz |publisher=[[Provincial Growth Fund]] |format=Excel |date=9 October 2020}}</ref>


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Whangape has one marae, Te Kotahitanga.<ref name="maorimaps" /> It is affiliated with the [[Ngāpuhi]] hapū of [[Ngāti Kura (Ngāpuhi)|Ngāti Kura]], [[Ngāti Tautahi]], [[Ngāti Whakaeke]], [[Takoto Kē]] and [[Te Uri o Hua]].<ref name="tkmentry" /> In October 2020, the Government committed $90,424 to upgrade both it and [[Te Maata|Te Maata Marae]], creating 12 jobs. It also committed $1,407,731 towards work on Te Kotahitanga and eight other marae.<ref name="maraepgf" />
In October 2020, the Government committed $1,407,731 from the [[Provincial Growth Fund]] to upgrade Ōhākī Marae and 8 other marae of Te Rarawa, creating 100 jobs.<ref name="maraepgf">{{cite web |title=Marae Announcements |url=https://www.growregions.govt.nz/assets/funding-announcements/marae-announcements.xlsx |website=growregions.govt.nz |publisher=[[Provincial Growth Fund]] |format=Excel |date=9 October 2020}}</ref>


==Demographics==
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Whangape has one marae, Te Kotahitanga.<ref name="maorimaps" /> It is affiliated with the [[Ngāpuhi]] hapū of [[Ngāti Kura (Ngāpuhi)|Ngāti Kura]], [[Ngāti Tautahi]], [[Ngāti Whakaeke]], [[Takoto Kē]] and [[Te Uri o Hua]].<ref name="tkmentry" />
The SA1 statistical area on the north side of the harbour, which includes Whangape, covers {{Convert|56.45|km2||abbr=on}}.<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=4 November 2024|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}}</ref> The SA1 area is part of the larger [[Herekino#Herekino-Takahue statistical area|Herekino-Takahue statistical area]].<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|herekino-takahue|Herekino-Takahue}}</ref>

{{Historical populations|2006|117|2013|99|2018|96|2023|117|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|7000151}}</ref><ref name="Census 2023"/>}}
The SA1 statistical area had a population of 117 in the [[2023 New Zealand census]], an increase of 21 people (21.9%) since the [[2018 New Zealand census|2018 census]], and an increase of 18 people (18.2%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]]. There were 60 males and 54 females in 45 dwellings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_009&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.7000151.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}}</ref> The median age was 48.5 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 24 people (20.5%) aged under 15 years, 15 (12.8%) aged 15 to 29, 42 (35.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 36 (30.8%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 35.9% [[European New Zealanders|European]] ([[Pākehā]]), 79.5% [[Māori people|Māori]], 7.7% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pasifika]], and 2.6% [[Asian New Zealanders|Asian]]. English was spoken by 100.0%, Māori language by 25.6%, Samoan by 2.6% and other languages by 5.1%. The percentage of people born overseas was 5.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 61.5% [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]], and 7.7% [[Māori religious beliefs]]. People who answered that they had [[Irreligion in New Zealand|no religion]] were 23.1%, and 12.8% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 9 (9.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 60 (64.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 33 (35.5%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $24,100, compared with $41,500 nationally. 3 people (3.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 18 (19.4%) people were employed full-time, 12 (12.9%) were part-time, and 12 (12.9%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2023">{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_012&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.7000151.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=7000151}}</ref>


==Education==
==Education==


[[Image:Whangape Native School Ferry.jpg|thumb|left|Whangape Native School Ferry, about 1906]]
[[Image:Whangape Native School Ferry.jpg|thumb|Whangape Native School Ferry, about 1906]]
[[Te Kura o Hata Maria o Pawarenga]] is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school. It has a [[Socio-Economic Decile|decile rating]] of 2 and a roll of 26.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=1102|title=Te Kete Ipurangi - Te Kura o Hata Maria o Pawarenga|publisher=[[Ministry of Education (New Zealand)|Ministry of Education]]}}</ref>
Te Kura ā Iwi o Pawarenga is a coeducational full primary school serving years 1-8.<ref>{{TKI|932|Te Kura ā Iwi o Pawarenga}}</ref> It had a roll of {{NZ school roll data|932|y}} students as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}} The school was founded in 2020 to replace Te Kura o Hata Maria o Pawarenga. It is a state kura-a-iwi designated character school, which teaches primarily in the [[Māori language]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pawarenga.school.nz/about-us|title=About Us|publisher=Te Kura ā Iwi o Pawarenga|access-date=31 March 2022}}</ref>

Whangape Native School operated from 1881 to 1976, when it merged with Herekino School. Puketi and Makora Schools operated from 1894 to 1896.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nzmuseums.co.nz/collections/3293/objects/608109/school-records-whangape-native-school|title=School Records [Whangape Native School]|publisher=Te Ahu Heritage Museum |access-date=31 March 2022}}</ref>

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Rotokakahi Native School (later called Rotokakahi Maori School) operated from 1918 to about 1969 on the harbour.<ref name=nram>{{cite web|url=https://www.nzmuseums.co.nz/collections/3293/objects/611564/school-records-broadwood-area-school|title=School records [Broadwood Area School]|publisher=Te Ahu Heritage Museum|access-date=31 March 2022}}</ref>


Te Kura o Hata Maria o Pawarenga was a Catholic primary school, founded in 1927.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mercyschools.org.nz/featured_item/te-kura-o-hata-maria-pawarenga/|title=Te Kura o Hata Maria, Pawarenga|publisher=Mercy Schools|access-date=31 March 2022}}</ref> It subsequently became state-integrated, but closed in 2020 and was replaced by Te Kura ā Iwi o Pawarenga.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2020/06/23/far-north-integration-agreement-cancelled/|title=Far North integration agreement cancelled|publisher=NZ Catholic|date=23 June 2020}}</ref>
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Rotokakahi Native School (also called Rotokakahi Maori School) operated from 1918 to about 1969 on the harbour.<ref name=nram>{{cite web|url=http://www.nram.govt.nz/record.php?holderid=25&id=5417&parent=ncindex|title=Broadwood Area School (X366)}}</ref>


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Whangape Harbour
Whangapē (Māori)
Whangape Harbour
Whangape Harbour
Location of Whangape harbour
Location of Whangape harbour
Whangape Harbour
Whangape Harbour is in the Northland Region of New Zealand
LocationNorthland, New Zealand
Coordinates35°21′0″S 173°14′0″E / 35.35000°S 173.23333°E / -35.35000; 173.23333
Primary inflowsAwaroa River and Rotokakahi River
Primary outflowsTasman Sea
SettlementsWhangape, Pawarenga

Whangape Harbour (Māori: Whangapē) is a harbour on the west coast of Northland, New Zealand. There is a settlement called Whangape on the northern side of the harbour. Another, called Pawarenga, is located on the southern side.[1][2] Kaitaia is 42 km north east.[3]

The harbour is a narrow valley from the confluence of the Awaroa and Rotokakahi Rivers through hills to the Tasman Sea.[4] The harbour entrance is treacherous.[3] The Herekino Harbour and settlement are a few kilometres to the north, and the Hokianga is to the south and east.[1]

History and culture

[edit]

Pre-European history

[edit]

According to Māori traditions, the waka Māmari, captained by Ruānui, settled the Whangape area after being forced out of the Hokianga during early Māori settlement of New Zealand.[5] They established a large fortified pā at Pawarenga. Here they were attacked by a war party from the south, which greatly outnumbered them. The Ngāti Ruānui stacked brushwood about the pa, and set them alight before fleeing across the harbour on rafts, hidden by the clouds of smoke produced. They settled much of the far north, becoming known as Te Aupōuri ('au' means current and 'pōuri' smoke) after this event.[6][7]

Edward Wakefield described the harbour in 1837, and estimated the local Māori population as "not fewer than one thousand souls".[8]

European settlement

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Whangape settlement became an important timber port in the late 19th and early 20th century. There was a large mill on the foreshore and numerous houses on the hills. Ships, initially sailing ships and later steamers, loaded the kauri timber and transported it to markets elsewhere. At least four ships were wrecked at the harbour entrance: the 79-ton schooner Leonidas in 1871,[9] the 15-ton cutter Lionel in 1877 with all five on board lost,[10] the 108-ton schooner Geelong in 1879 with two lives lost,[11] and most recently the River Hunter foundered in 1906 while under tow.[12] Whangape was a location for the late 19th/early 20th century kauri gum digging trade.[13]

Panorama of Whangape Harbour

Marae

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Pawarenga has three marae affiliated with Te Uri o Tai, a hapū of Te Rarawa:[14] Mōrehu Marae and Kurahaupō meeting house; Ōhākī Marae and Te Urunga Moutonu or Maru o te Huia meeting house; and Taiao Marae and Mātaatua meeting house.[15] In October 2020, the Government committed $1,407,731 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade Ōhākī Marae and 8 other marae of Te Rarawa, creating 100 jobs. It also committed $217,455 to upgrade Mataatua Marae, creating 14 jobs.[16]

Whangape has one marae, Te Kotahitanga.[15] It is affiliated with the Ngāpuhi hapū of Ngāti Kura, Ngāti Tautahi, Ngāti Whakaeke, Takoto Kē and Te Uri o Hua.[14] In October 2020, the Government committed $90,424 to upgrade both it and Te Maata Marae, creating 12 jobs. It also committed $1,407,731 towards work on Te Kotahitanga and eight other marae.[16]

Demographics

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The SA1 statistical area on the north side of the harbour, which includes Whangape, covers 56.45 km2 (21.80 sq mi).[17] The SA1 area is part of the larger Herekino-Takahue statistical area.[18]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006117—    
201399−2.36%
201896−0.61%
2023117+4.04%
Source: [19][20]

The SA1 statistical area had a population of 117 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 21 people (21.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 18 people (18.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 60 males and 54 females in 45 dwellings.[21] The median age was 48.5 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 24 people (20.5%) aged under 15 years, 15 (12.8%) aged 15 to 29, 42 (35.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 36 (30.8%) aged 65 or older.[20]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 35.9% European (Pākehā), 79.5% Māori, 7.7% Pasifika, and 2.6% Asian. English was spoken by 100.0%, Māori language by 25.6%, Samoan by 2.6% and other languages by 5.1%. The percentage of people born overseas was 5.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 61.5% Christian, and 7.7% Māori religious beliefs. People who answered that they had no religion were 23.1%, and 12.8% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 9 (9.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 60 (64.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 33 (35.5%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $24,100, compared with $41,500 nationally. 3 people (3.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 18 (19.4%) people were employed full-time, 12 (12.9%) were part-time, and 12 (12.9%) were unemployed.[20]

Education

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Whangape Native School Ferry, about 1906

Te Kura ā Iwi o Pawarenga is a coeducational full primary school serving years 1-8.[22] It had a roll of 10 students as of August 2024.[23] The school was founded in 2020 to replace Te Kura o Hata Maria o Pawarenga. It is a state kura-a-iwi designated character school, which teaches primarily in the Māori language.[24]

Whangape Native School operated from 1881 to 1976, when it merged with Herekino School. Puketi and Makora Schools operated from 1894 to 1896.[25]

Rotokakahi Native School (later called Rotokakahi Maori School) operated from 1918 to about 1969 on the harbour.[26]

Te Kura o Hata Maria o Pawarenga was a Catholic primary school, founded in 1927.[27] It subsequently became state-integrated, but closed in 2020 and was replaced by Te Kura ā Iwi o Pawarenga.[28]

References

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  6. ^ "Te Aupōuri and Te Rarawa". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
  7. ^ Parkes, pp 12-13
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  13. ^ Hayward, Bruce W. (1989). Kauri Gum and the Gumdiggers. The Bush Press. p. 4. ISBN 0-908608-39-X.
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  18. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Herekino-Takahue
  19. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7000151.
  20. ^ a b c "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. 7000151. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ Education Counts: Te Kura ā Iwi o Pawarenga
  23. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  24. ^ "About Us". Te Kura ā Iwi o Pawarenga. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  25. ^ "School Records [Whangape Native School]". Te Ahu Heritage Museum. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  26. ^ "School records [Broadwood Area School]". Te Ahu Heritage Museum. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  27. ^ "Te Kura o Hata Maria, Pawarenga". Mercy Schools. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  28. ^ "Far North integration agreement cancelled". NZ Catholic. 23 June 2020.
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