Pipiwai ( mi, Pīpīwai) is a locality in the Te Horo valley in
Northland,
New Zealand
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.
Whangārei is about 35 km to the southeast.
Titoki is about 16 km to the south.
There are few jobs in the area, and most adults commute to Whangārei or
Dargaville.
Demographics
Pipiwai is part of an SA1 statistical area which covers .
The SA1 area is part of the larger
Hūkerenui#Mangakahia-Hūkerenui statistical area.
The SA1 area had a population of 234 at the
2018 New Zealand census
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, an increase of 87 people (59.2%) since the
2013 census, and an increase of 51 people (27.9%) since the
2006 census
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. There were 75 households, comprising 117 males and 117 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. The median age was 35.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 57 people (24.4%) aged under 15 years, 48 (20.5%) aged 15 to 29, 90 (38.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 39 (16.7%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 43.6% European/
Pākehā
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, 75.6%
Māori
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, 5.1%
Pacific peoples, and 1.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 35.9% had no religion, 46.2% were
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, and 1.3% had
Māori religious beliefs.
Of those at least 15 years old, 21 (11.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 48 (27.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $20,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 12 people (6.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 66 (37.3%) people were employed full-time, 30 (16.9%) were part-time, and 12 (6.8%) were unemployed.
Marae
The local Tau Henare Marae and meeting house are a traditional meeting ground for the
Ngāpuhi hapū of
Te Orewai and
Ngāti Hine
Ngāti Hine is an iwi with a rohe in Northland, New Zealand. It is part of the wider Ngāpuhi iwi.
Its rohe (tribal area) covers the areas of Waiomio, Kawakawa, Taumarere, Moerewa, Ruapekapeka, Motatau, Waimahae, Towai, Akeramaa, Pakaraka, O ...
. The Omauri marae grounds, located near Pipiwai, are a meeting place for the
Ngāpuhi hapū of
Ngā Uri o Puhatahi.
Education
Te Horo School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of students as of Te Horo Native School flourished at Pipiwai in the 1930s and 1940s.
Tau Henare Marae runs a
kohanga reo.
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Notable people
* Taurekareka Henare
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, Reform Party politician
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Whangarei District
Populated places in the Northland Region