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Hawarden, New Zealand

Town in Canterbury, New Zealand

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name	Hawarden
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image_caption	High St, the main street of Hawarden
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subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	New Zealand
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Canterbury
subdivision_type2	Territorial authority
subdivision_name2	Hurunui District
subdivision_type3	Ward
subdivision_name3	West Ward
seat_type	Electorates
seat
leader_title	Territorial Authority
leader_name	Hurunui District Council
leader_title1	Regional council
leader_name1	Environment Canterbury
leader_title2	Mayor of Hurunui
leader_name2
leader_title3	Kaikoura MP
leader_name3
leader_title4	Te Tai Tonga MP
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postal_code_type	Postcode
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| mapframe-zoom = 6 Hawarden is a small town in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located near Waikari, just off State Highway 7.

From 15 December 1884 until 15 January 1978, the town was served by the Waiau Branch, a branch line railway that at one stage was planned to become the Main North Line to Nelson and Blenheim. The Weka Pass Railway restoration project once had plans to retain the line through Hawarden, but later chose to terminate their line in Waikari. Some relics of the old railway line still remain at the site of Hawarden's railway station.

The town is home to the Flaxmere Gardens and is located in a scenic area near the Lake Sumner Forest Park, with a number of other lakes also in the vicinity.

Demographics

Hawarden is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement and covers 0.67 km2. It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Hawarden is part of the larger Upper Hurunui statistical area.

Before the 2023 census, the settlement had a larger boundary, covering 0.98 km2. Using that boundary, Hawarden had a population of 240 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 6 people (2.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 39 people (19.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 108 households, comprising 126 males and 114 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.11 males per female. The median age was 47.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 48 people (20.0%) aged under 15 years, 27 (11.2%) aged 15 to 29, 99 (41.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 63 (26.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 93.8% European/Pākehā, 11.2% Māori, 2.5% Pasifika, and 2.5% Asian. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.8% had no religion, 32.5% were Christian, 1.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.2% were Hindu, 1.2% were Buddhist and 1.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 24 (12.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 48 (25.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $24,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 15 people (7.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 84 (43.8%) people were employed full-time, and 27 (14.1%) were part-time.

Upper Hurunui statistical area

Upper Hurunui, which includes Hawarden and Waikari, covers 1004.96 km2. It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.

Upper Hurunui had a population of 1,473 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 48 people (3.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 108 people (7.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 594 households, comprising 747 males and 729 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female. The median age was 45.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 291 people (19.8%) aged under 15 years, 198 (13.4%) aged 15 to 29, 684 (46.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 300 (20.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 93.7% European/Pākehā, 6.9% Māori, 1.6% Pasifika, 2.2% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 13.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 49.7% had no religion, 39.5% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.2% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 1.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 150 (12.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 255 (21.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $28,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 159 people (13.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 594 (50.3%) people were employed full-time, 207 (17.5%) were part-time, and 24 (2.0%) were unemployed.

Education

Hurunui College is a co-educational state area school for Year 1 to 13 students, with a roll of as of .

Notable people

Sally Brooker, inorganic chemist
Joe Earl (born 1952), Olympic rower
James Wattie, founder of Wattie's

References

(1903). "Cyclopedia of New Zealand - Hawarden". Cyclopedia Company Limited.
Dew, Leslie. (2001). "The Great Northern - the story of the Waiau Branch". Weka Pass Railway Inc..
"ArcGIS Web Application".
{{NZ census place summary 2018. upper-hurunui. Upper Hurunui
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{{NZ census 2018. Upper Hurunui (312400). upper-hurunui. Upper Hurunui
"Official School Website".
"Ministry of Education School Profile". [[Ministry of Education (New Zealand).
"Education Review Office Report". [[Education Review Office]].
Brooker, Sally. (24 April 2015). "Spin crossover with thermal hysteresis: practicalities and lessons learnt". Chemical Society Reviews.
Findlater, Gordon. (5 September 2019). "Munich's highs and lows". [[The Star (Christchurch).
Boyd, Mary. "James Wattie".

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