Te Hāpua | |
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 Te Hapua Wharf | |
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| Coordinates:34°31′2″S172°54′45″E / 34.51722°S 172.91250°E /-34.51722; 172.91250 | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Northland Region |
| District | Far North District |
| Ward | Te Hiku |
| Community | Te Hiku |
| Subdivision | North Cape |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Far North District Council |
| • Regional council | Northland Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Far North | Moko Tepania[1] |
| • Northland MP | Grant McCallum[2] |
| • Te Tai Tokerau MP | Mariameno Kapa-Kingi[3] |
Te Hāpua is a community on the shores of theParengarenga Harbour inNorthland, New Zealand. The road to Te Hāpua leavesState Highway 1 atWaitiki Landing.[4] There are no shops or motels.[5]
Te Hāpua is the most northerly settlement in New Zealand. The 2013 Census recorded 84 people in the Te Hapua region.[6]
The New ZealandMinistry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "the lagoon" forTe Hāpua.[7]
Matiu Rata, Cabinet Minister in theThird Labour Government in the 1970s and founder of theMana Motuhake party, was born in Te Hāpua in 1934[8] and buried there in his Rātana robes.[5]
The 1975Māori land march left Te Hāpua for Wellington on 14 September 1975 (Maori Language Day).[9]
Te Hāpua'sTe Reo Mihi Marae is a traditional meeting ground forNgāti Kurī,[10] and includesTe Reo Mihi meeting house.[11]
Te Hāpua is in an SA1 statistical area which covers 285.48 km2 (110.22 sq mi)[12] and includes the area north ofWaitiki Landing. The SA1 area is part of the largerNorth Cape statistical area.[13]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 165 | — |
| 2013 | 144 | −1.93% |
| 2018 | 141 | −0.42% |
| 2023 | 222 | +9.50% |
| Source:[14][15] | ||
The SA1 statistical area had a population of 222 in the2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 81 people (57.4%) since the2018 census, and an increase of 78 people (54.2%) since the2013 census. There were 114 males, and 108 females in 75 dwellings.[16] 2.7% of people identified asLGBTIQ+. The median age was 37.6 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 51 people (23.0%) aged under 15 years, 45 (20.3%) aged 15 to 29, 96 (43.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 33 (14.9%) aged 65 or older.[15]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 24.3%European (Pākehā); 89.2%Māori; 9.5%Pasifika; 1.4%Asian; and 2.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.6%, Māori language by 33.8%, and other languages by 1.4%. No language could be spoken by 1.4% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 4.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 13.5%Christian, and 58.1%Māori religious beliefs. People who answered that they hadno religion were 23.0%, and 8.1% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 12 (7.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 81 (47.4%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 78 (45.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $23,500, compared with $41,500 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 57 (33.3%) people were employed full-time, 15 (8.8%) were part-time, and 18 (10.5%) were unemployed.[15]
Te Hāpua School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with adecile rating of 1 and a roll of 16.[17] It is New Zealand's northernmost school. It started as Parengarenga Native School in 1896, and was a Māori school until 1969,[18] when the Education Amendment Act 1968 transferred all Māori schools to local education board control.[19]
Te Hapua has a temperatureoceanic climate (Cfb according to theKöppen climate classification), like much of New Zealand, with warm summers, mild winters and no dry season. The average annual temperature is 16.4 °C (61.5 °F), the annual average high temperature is 20.2 °C (68.4 °F) and the annual average low temperature is 12.7 °C (54.9 °F). The warmest month in Te Hapua is February, with a mean of 20.7 °C (69.3 °F) and an average high of 24.9 °C (76.8 °F). The coolest months are July and August, with a mean of 12.9 °C (55.2 °F) for both months. Due to its maritime location, the ocean moderates temperatures year-round, and there is someseasonal lag.
Te Hapua receives 998 millimetres (39.3 in) of precipitation each year. Although there is no dry season, winter is usually wetter than summer. The wettest month is July, which receives 116.0 millimetres (4.57 in) of precipitation each year, while the driest month is January, which receives 61.0 millimetres (2.40 in) of precipitation.
| Climate data for Te Hāpua, Northland, 4 m | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.9 (76.8) | 23.4 (74.1) | 21.4 (70.5) | 19.1 (66.4) | 17.1 (62.8) | 16.4 (61.5) | 16.5 (61.7) | 17.5 (63.5) | 18.7 (65.7) | 20.3 (68.5) | 22.5 (72.5) | 20.2 (68.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.3 (68.5) | 20.7 (69.3) | 19.4 (66.9) | 17.6 (63.7) | 15.4 (59.7) | 13.6 (56.5) | 12.9 (55.2) | 12.9 (55.2) | 13.9 (57.0) | 15.1 (59.2) | 16.7 (62.1) | 18.5 (65.3) | 16.4 (61.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.2 (61.2) | 16.5 (61.7) | 15.4 (59.7) | 13.9 (57.0) | 11.8 (53.2) | 10.1 (50.2) | 9.4 (48.9) | 9.3 (48.7) | 10.3 (50.5) | 11.6 (52.9) | 13.1 (55.6) | 14.6 (58.3) | 12.7 (54.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 61.0 (2.40) | 65.0 (2.56) | 75.0 (2.95) | 95.0 (3.74) | 85.0 (3.35) | 115.0 (4.53) | 116.0 (4.57) | 107.0 (4.21) | 88.0 (3.46) | 66.0 (2.60) | 63.0 (2.48) | 62.0 (2.44) | 998.0 (39.29) |
| Source: Climate-data.org[20] | |||||||||||||
