Waikare is a locality in
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New Zealand. The
Waikare River flows from the Russell Forest past Waikare and into the Waikare Inlet, which leads into the
Bay of Islands.
The population is largely of the
Te Kapotai ''
hapū'' and
Ngāti Pare
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''
iwi''.
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gives a translation of "rippling waters" for .
Demographics
Waikari is in an SA1 statistical area which covers .
The SA1 area is part of the larger
Russell Forest-Rawhiti statistical area.
The SA1 statistical area had a population of 171 at the
2018 New Zealand census
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, an increase of 18 people (11.8%) since the
2013 census, and an increase of 33 people (23.9%) since the
2006 census. There were 48 households, comprising 84 males and 87 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female. The median age was 31.3 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 39 people (22.8%) aged under 15 years, 45 (26.3%) aged 15 to 29, 66 (38.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 21 (12.3%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 17.5% European/Pākehā, 91.2% Māori and 1.8% Pacific peoples. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 42.1% had no religion, 43.9% were Christian and 5.3% had
Māori religious beliefs.
Of those at least 15 years old, 9 (6.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 33 (25.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $17,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 42 (31.8%) people were employed full-time, 27 (20.5%) were part-time, and 12 (9.1%) were unemployed.
Marae
Waikare or Te Tūruki Marae and Te Huihuinga, Te Huihuinga or Te Aranga o te Pā meeting house is a meeting place for the
Ngāpuhi ''
hapū'' of
Ngāti Pare
Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori roughly means "people" or "nation", and is often translated as " tribe", or "a confederation of tribes". The word is both singular and plural in the Māori language, ...
and
Te Kapotai.
Education
''Te Kura o Waikare'', also called Waikare School, is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a roll of students as of It is a
Designated Special Character school with the
Māori language
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as the principal language of instruction. The school replaced the previous Waikare School in 2004.
Notes
External links
Waikare School website{{Far North District
Far North District
Populated places in the Northland Region
Bay of Islands