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Kakatahi

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nameKakatahi
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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameNew Zealand
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Manawatū-Whanganui
subdivision_type3District
subdivision_name3Whanganui District
subdivision_type4Community
subdivision_name4Whanganui Rural Community
seat_typeElectorates
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leader_titleTerritorial Authority
leader_nameWhanganui District Council
leader_title1Regional council
leader_name1Horizons Regional Council
leader_title2Mayor of Whanganui
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leader_title3Whanganui MP
leader_name3
leader_title4Te Tai Hauāuru MP
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| mapframe-zoom = 8 Kākātahi is a New Zealand town located 50 km from Whanganui, on State Highway 4 to Raetihi. The once bustling roadworkers' camp is now closed and the introduction of private contractors has seen the community dwindle, with local families contributing to a school roll of only about a dozen in 2007.

The local Ōtoko Pā is a meeting place for korowai o Te Awaiti. who is a group of hāpu known as: Ngāti Hine-o-te-rā, Ngāti Rūwai, and Ngāti Waikārapu Sometimes just known as Te Awaiti or Te Awa Iti.

On the pā, there is a Wharenui called Tauakirā and Kākātahi School

Demographics

Kakatahi locality covers 541.09 km2. It is part of the larger Upper Whanganui statistical area.

Kakatahi had a population of 228 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 15 people (7.0%) since the 2018 census, and a decrease of 18 people (−7.3%) since the 2013 census. There were 129 males and 99 females in 102 dwellings. There were 45 people (19.7%) aged under 15 years, 48 (21.1%) aged 15 to 29, 105 (46.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 30 (13.2%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 82.9% European (Pākehā); 28.9% Māori; 1.3% Pasifika; 1.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.4%, Māori by 10.5%, Samoan by 1.3%, and other languages by 2.6%. No language could be spoken by 3.9% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 9.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 25.0% Christian, 5.3% Māori religious beliefs, and 1.3% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 64.5%, and 2.6% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 18 (9.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 108 (59.0%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 45 (24.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 12 people (6.6%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 111 (60.7%) full-time, 27 (14.8%) part-time, and 6 (3.3%) unemployed.

Education

Kākātahi School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of as of . It opened in 1934 but with predecessors from 1913. A new school was built in 1963.

Ngamatea School was a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students southeast of Kakatahi. It opened in 1915 as Te Pou School, and closed in 2017.

References

References

  1. {{LINZ. 28326. Kakatahi. 2010-04-19
  2. (2015). "He Whiritaunoka: The Whanganui Land Report".
  3. "Māori Maps". Te Potiki National Trust.
  4. "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service".
  5. "Geographic Boundary Viewer". Stats NZ.
  6. "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer.
  7. "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer.
  8. "Kakatahi School Ministry of Education School Profile". [[Ministry of Education (New Zealand).
  9. "Kakatahi School Education Review Office Report". [[Education Review Office]].
  10. "History". Kākātahi School.
  11. Verdonk, Sieska. (27 April 2017). "Watch NZH Local Focus: Ngamatea School closes for good". [[New Zealand Herald]].
  12. McDonald, Anne-Marie. (11 April 2017). "Final farewell to Ngamatea School after roll drops to zero". [[Whanganui Chronicle]].
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