Waimārama is a seaside village in
Hastings District,
Hawke's Bay
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,
New Zealand
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Waimārama is a popular surf beach, known as a beach break on a sandy beach, with a rocky point. It offers both left and right handers and conditions are often suitable for surfers of all levels. The beach has strong rip currents, and is patrolled by surf lifeguards at weekends from November to March.
Motu-o-Kura or
Bare Island is located just off the coast and is a popular spot for fishing and diving. The beach town attracts people from across the region, with a restaurant, bar and shop. It also has about 240 permanent residents, with many former holiday baches becoming homes.
On 28 April 2011, heavy rain hit the village, causing floods and mudslides.
Demographics
Statistics New Zealand describes Waimārama as a rural settlement, which covers
and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km
2. It is part of the larger Kahuranaki statistical area.
Waimārama had a population of 216 at the
2018 New Zealand census
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, an increase of 33 people (18.0%) since the
2013 census, and a decrease of 6 people (−2.7%) since the
2006 census. There were 84 households, comprising 111 males and 105 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.06 males per female. The median age was 52.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 36 people (16.7%) aged under 15 years, 30 (13.9%) aged 15 to 29, 105 (48.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 48 (22.2%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 80.6% European/
Pākehā
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, 30.6%
Māori
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, 2.8%
Pacific peoples, 1.4%
Asian, and 1.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 44.4% had no religion, 44.4% were
Christian, 2.8% had
Māori religious beliefs and 1.4% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 27 (15.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 33 (18.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $33,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. 27 people (15.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 87 (48.3%) people were employed full-time, 30 (16.7%) were part-time, and 3 (1.7%) were unemployed.
Kahuranaki statistical area
Kahuranaki statistical area covers
and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km
2.
Kahuranaki had a population of 1,413 at the
2018 New Zealand census
Eighteen or 18 may refer to:
* 18 (number), the natural number following 17 and preceding 19
* one of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018
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* ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the sho ...
, an increase of 240 people (20.5%) since the
2013 census, and an increase of 309 people (28.0%) since the
2006 census. There were 495 households, comprising 711 males and 702 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.01 males per female. The median age was 44.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 285 people (20.2%) aged under 15 years, 207 (14.6%) aged 15 to 29, 720 (51.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 195 (13.8%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 87.3% European/
Pākehā
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, 20.6%
Māori
Māori or Maori can refer to:
Relating to the Māori people
* Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group
* Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand
* Māori culture
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, 1.3%
Pacific peoples, 0.6%
Asian, and 2.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 19.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.9% had no religion, 35.0% were
Christian, 2.1% had
Māori religious beliefs, 0.2% were
Hindu
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, 0.2% were
Muslim, 0.4% were
Buddhist
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and 1.5% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 285 (25.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 129 (11.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $37,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 228 people (20.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 615 (54.5%) people were employed full-time, 201 (17.8%) were part-time, and 30 (2.7%) were unemployed.
Marae
The local Waimārama Marae and Taupunga meeting house is a meeting place for the
Ngāti Kahungunu
Ngāti Kahungunu is a Māori iwi located along the eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The iwi is traditionally centred in the Hawke's Bay and Wairārapa regions.
The tribe is organised into six geographical and administrative ...
hapū
In Māori and New Zealand English, a ' ("subtribe", or " clan") functions as "the basic political unit within Māori society". A Māori person can belong to or have links to many hapū. Historically, each hapū had its own chief and normally op ...
of
Ngāti Hikatoa,
Ngāti Kurukuru,
Ngāti Urakiterangi and
Ngāti Whakaiti.
In October 2020, the Government committed $6,020,910 from the
Provincial Growth Fund
Shane Geoffrey Jones (born 3 September 1959) is a New Zealand politician. He served as a New Zealand First list MP from 2017 to 2020 and was previously a Labour list MP from 2005 to 2014.
Jones was a cabinet minister in the Fifth Labour Gove ...
to upgrade a group of 18 marae, including Waimārama Marae. The funding was expected to create 39 jobs.
Education
Waimārama School is a co-educational state primary school,
with a roll of as of
The school started in 1906.
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Further reading
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Populated places in the Hawke's Bay Region
Beaches of the Hawke's Bay Region