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Tuahiwi

Tuahiwi is a small New Zealand settlement located between Woodend and Rangiora. It is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Kaiapoi.[3]

Tuahiwi
Village
St Stephen’s Anglican Church
St Stephen’s Anglican Church
Map
Coordinates: 43°20′S 172°39′E / 43.333°S 172.650°E / -43.333; 172.650
CountryNew Zealand
RegionCanterbury
DistrictWaimakariri District
Ward
  • Rangiora-Ashley Ward
  • Kaiapoi-Woodend Ward
Community
  • Rangiora-Ashley Community
  • Kaiapoi-Woodend Community
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityWaimakariri District Council
 • Regional councilEnvironment Canterbury
 • Mayor of WaimakaririDan Gordon
 • Waimakariri MPMatthew Doocey
 • Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris
Area
[1]
 • Total22.71 km2 (8.77 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total1,010
 • Density44/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)

The settlement includes Tuahiwi Marae, a marae (tribal meeting ground) of Ngāi Tahu and its Te Ngāi o Tūāhuriri Rūnanga branch. The marae includes the Māhunui II wharenui (meeting house).[4][5]

History edit

Pre-European edit

The land on which Tuahiwi was founded was originally a Ngāi Tūahuriri hapū of Ngāi Tahu pā site.[6] With European settlement, the site was reserved for Māori in 1848 by Walter Mantell following the signing of Kemp's Deed.[7] In 1831, prior to European settlement, the pa had been attacked by Te Rauparaha. The attack was a revenge raid (utu) and the pa returned to the Ngāi Tūahuriri when the attackers left.

Development edit

There was a meeting house on the site in 1870 that almost burnt down.[8] Significant developments included the establishment of a Māori mission which included a church built in 1867 with its foundation stone having been laid by Governor George Grey on his visit to the settlement.[9]

In 1890 Tuahiwi was described as having a neat village of Maori residences. The old whares had been replaced by more substantial fenced cottages with gardens. A school, church (St Stephens), and meeting hall were in the centre of the township and there was a flagpole in front of the meeting hall. The Maori Land Court used the hall from time to time.[10]

Events edit

In 1900 the Tuahiwi hall was used as a base by D Company of the 1st North Canterbury Mounted Rifle Battalion, a volunteer unit.[11] The Mounted Rifles included Tuahiwi Maori who on being refused permission to fight in the Second Boer War protested to the Premier Richard Seddon in 1901.[12][13]

Dr Reginald Koettlitz and a number of members of Scott's Discovery Expedition made a goodwill visit to Tuahiwi in December 1901 prior to the expedition's departure from Lyttelton for Antarctica.[14]

Te Wai Pounamu College for Māori girls was founded there in 1909. It relocated to Christchurch.[3]

Demographics edit

The Tuahiwi statistical area covers 22.71 km2 (8.77 sq mi).[1] It had an estimated population of 1,010 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 44 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006858—    
2013963+1.66%
2018945−0.38%
Source: [15]

Tuahiwi had a population of 945 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 18 people (−1.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 87 people (10.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 318 households, comprising 483 males and 462 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.05 males per female. The median age was 44.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 156 people (16.5%) aged under 15 years, 189 (20.0%) aged 15 to 29, 465 (49.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 132 (14.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 85.7% European/Pākehā, 23.2% Māori, 1.9% Pasifika, 1.9% Asian, and 1.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 14.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 58.7% had no religion, 29.2% were Christian, 2.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% were Muslim and 1.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 105 (13.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 150 (19.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. 126 people (16.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 432 (54.8%) people were employed full-time, 123 (15.6%) were part-time, and 24 (3.0%) were unemployed.[15]

 
Tuahiwi School

Education edit

Tuahiwi School is a full primary state school, covering years 1 to 8, with 149 students (as of February 2024).[16][17] The school is bilingual, offering students a choice of tuition in Māori-language or English education.[18]

Notable people edit

  • Aroha Reriti-Crofts - Community worker
  • Erihana Ryan - Māori psychiatrist
  • Wiremu Nahira Te-hoika - a Māori chief born about 1812 at Kaiapoi who moved to Tuahiwi in 1850, where he died in February 1903[19]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b Teara, retrieved 20 April 2016
  4. ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  5. ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  6. ^ Maori Pa, Press, Volume XIII, Issue 1797, 15 January 1869, Page 2, retrieved 20 April 2016
  7. ^ Hight, James; Straubel, Carl Rudolf (1957). A History of Canterbury : to 1854. Vol. I. Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd. p. 106.
  8. ^ News of the day, Press, Volume XIX, Issue 2794, 16 April 1872, Page 2, retrieved 20 April 2016
  9. ^ Suicide of a well known Maori, Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11307, 24 June 1902, Page 3, retrieved 22 April 2016
  10. ^ Middle Island natives, Press, Volume XLVII, Issue 7631, 15 August 1890, Page 3, retrieved 21 April 2016
  11. ^ The Volunteers, Star , Issue 6818, 11 June 1900, Page 1
  12. ^ The Volunteers, Star , Issue 6860, 30 July 1900, Page 3, retrieved 21 April 2016
  13. ^ The Premier at Tuahiwi, Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11244, 9 April 1902, Page 8, retrieved 22 April 2016
  14. ^ The Discovery, Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11146, 12 December 1901, Page 3
  15. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Tuahiwi (315200). 2018 Census place summary: Tuahiwi
  16. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  17. ^ Education Counts: Tuahiwi School
  18. ^ "Bilingual Education @ Our Kura". Tuahiwi School. 13 January 2021.
  19. ^ "Funeral of a Maori Chief". The Press. Vol. LX, no. 11501. 6 February 1903. p. 5. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
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