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Waikari
Town in Canterbury, New Zealand
Town in Canterbury, New Zealand
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Waikari |
| native_name_lang | |
| settlement_type | town |
| image_skyline | WaikariStar&GarterHotel.JPG |
| image_alt | A two-storey, wooden pub, with Dominion Breweries signage. A telephone pole and a small utility vehicle are in the foreground. |
| image_caption | The Star and Garter Hotel in Waikari |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 6 |
| coordinates | |
| 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 |
| leader_name4 | |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 0.79 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_as_of | |
| population_total | |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | New Zealand Standard Time |
| utc_offset1 | +12 |
| timezone1_DST | New Zealand Daylight Time |
| utc_offset1_DST | +13 |
| postal_code_type | Postcode |
| postal_code | 7420 |
the town in Canterbury
| mapframe-zoom = 6 Waikari is a small town in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.
Its Anglican parish church is the Church of Ascension, 79 Princes Street, Waikari, where William Orange was vicar in the 1920s.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "dig for water" for Waikari.
Waikari is located on State Highway 7 near the Weka Pass and was served by the Waiau Branch railway from 6 April 1882 until its closure on 15 January 1978. The section of the railway through the Weka Pass has been retained by the Weka Pass Railway and preserved trains operate between Waipara and Waikari.
A town water supply was first put to ratepayers in 1956 and the water supply and sewage works were completed in 1966. Fortnightly rubbish collection was in place in Waikari by 1973. In 1984, Waikari (and Hawarden) became the last towns in North Canterbury to be switched to an automatic telephone exchange.
The town is also located near the site of Māori cave art and rock drawings in the Weka Pass Reserve.
Demographics
Waikari is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement and covers 0.79 km2. It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Waikari is part of the larger Upper Hurunui statistical area.
Waikari had a population of 264 at the 2018 New Zealand census, unchanged since the 2013 census, and an increase of 12 people (4.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 120 households, comprising 141 males and 126 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.12 males per female, with 36 people (13.6%) aged under 15 years, 27 (10.2%) aged 15 to 29, 123 (46.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 78 (29.5%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 92.0% European/Pākehā, 11.4% Māori, 4.5% Pasifika, and 2.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.3% had no religion, 37.5% were Christian and 2.3% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 15 (6.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 75 (32.9%) people had no formal qualifications. 12 people (5.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 84 (36.8%) people were employed full-time, 36 (15.8%) were part-time, and 9 (3.9%) were unemployed.
Education
Waikari School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of as of .
Notable people
- Derek Quigley, politician
References
References
- Clark, Jeremy J.. "William Alfred Orange".
- (6 August 2019). "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
- Lovell-Smith, Maragaret. (2000). "Hurunui Heritage The development of a district 1950-2000". Hurunui District Council.
- "ArcGIS Web Application".
- {{NZ census place summary 2018. upper-hurunui. Upper Hurunui
- {{NZ census 2018. 7023867 and 7023868
- "Waikari School Ministry of Education School Profile". [[Ministry of Education (New Zealand).
- "Waikari School Education Review Office Report". [[Education Review Office]].
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