Waiharara is a community at the base of the

Aupouri Peninsula The Aupouri Peninsula is a tombolo at the northern tip of the North Island of New Zealand. It projects between the Tasman Sea to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. It constitutes the northern part of the Far North District, incorporat ...

in Northland, New Zealand.

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runs through the community. To the west is Aupouri Forest, and beyond that Ninety Mile Beach. To the east is

Rangaunu Harbour Rangaunu Harbour is a shallow harbour in the far north of New Zealand. It is situated on the east coast at the base of the Aupouri Peninsula. The name in Māori language, Māori means "To pull out a shoal of fish". With an area of it is the fifth ...

Houhora Houhora is a locality and harbour on the east side of the Aupouri Peninsula of Northland, New Zealand. It is north of Kaitaia. Waihopo, Te Raupo, Pukenui, Raio and Houhora Heads are associated localities on the southern shores of the harbour. ...

is 22 km north west, and

Awanui Awanui is an historical river port in the far north of New Zealand, on the banks of the Awanui River just before it flows into Rangaunu Bay. Awanui lies at the south end of the Aupouri Peninsula in the Far North District Council of the Northla ...

is 16 km south east. Lake Waiparera, 35 metres (115 feet) above sea level, is immediately to the north west. Te Marae o Wharemaru is the meeting place of the hapu Wharemaru who reside and descend from the lands in and around the now known area Kaimaumau. Wharemaru is the name of the Rangatira/Chief of this area. Kaimaumau is the youngest brother of Wharemaru and Rangaunu also the name of the harbour is the eldest sister of Kaimaumau and Wharemaru.

Demographics

Waiharara is in an SA1 statistical area which covers and includes the area between Muiata Pa and just north of Paparore, but excludes Kaimaumau. The SA1 area is part of the larger Rangaunu Harbour statistical area. The SA1 statistical area had a population of 243 at the

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, an increase of 15 people (6.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 36 people (17.4%) since the

2006 census 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small ...

. There were 96 households, comprising 120 males and 120 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. The median age was 41.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 57 people (23.5%) aged under 15 years, 30 (12.3%) aged 15 to 29, 102 (42.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 51 (21.0%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 79.0% European/Pākehā, 48.1% Māori, 3.7% Pacific peoples, and 3.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. Of those people who chose to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 42.0% had no religion, 44.4% were Christian, 1.2% were Buddhist and 4.9% had Māori religious beliefs. Of those at least 15 years old, 18 (9.7%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 45 (24.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $24,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 18 people (9.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 93 (50.0%) people were employed full-time, 30 (16.1%) were part-time, and 6 (3.2%) were unemployed.

Education

Waiharara School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of as of The school opened in 1901.

Notes

{{Far North District Far North District Populated places in the Northland Region