Tuahiwi is a small

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settlement located between Woodend and

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. It is north of

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retrieved 20 April 2016 The settlement includes Tuahiwi Marae, a ''

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'' (tribal meeting ground) of

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and its Te Ngāi o Tūāhuriri Rūnanga branch. The marae includes the Māhunui II ''

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'' (meeting house).

History

Pre-European

The land on which Tuahiwi was founded was originally a Ngāi Tūahuriri hapū of

pā site. With European settlement, the site was reserved for Māori in 1848 by

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following the signing of

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. In 1831, prior to European settlement, the pa had been attacked by

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. The attack was a revenge raid (

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) and the pa returned to the Ngāi Tūahuriri when the attackers left.

Development

There was a

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on the site in 1870 that almost burnt down. 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

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on his visit to the settlement. 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 The old whares had been replaced by more substantial fenced cottages with gardens.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.

Events

In 1900 the Tuahiwi hall was used as a base by D Company of the 1st North Canterbury Mounted Rifle Battalion, a volunteer unit. The Mounted Rifles included Tuahiwi Maori who on being refused permission to fight in the

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protested to the Premier

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in 1901. Dr

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and a number of members of Scott's

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made a goodwill visit to Tuahiwi in December 1901 prior to the expedition's departure from Lyttelton for

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

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Demographics

The Tuahiwi statistical area covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Tuahiwi had a population of 945 at the

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, a decrease of 18 people (-1.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 87 people (10.1%) since the

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. There were 318 households. There were 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% Pacific peoples, 1.9% Asian, and 1.9% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 14.0%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 58.7% had no religion, 29.2% were Christian, 0.6% were Muslim and 4.1% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 105 (13.3%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 150 (19.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,100, compared with $31,800 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.

Education

Tuahiwi School is a full primary state school, covering years 1 to 8, with students (as of The school is bilingual, offering students a choice of tuition in Māori-language or English education.

Notable people

* 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

References

{{Waimakariri District Waimakariri District Populated places in Canterbury, New Zealand