Tuahiwi

Tuahiwi is a small New Zealand settlement located between Woodend and Rangiora. It is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Kaiapoi.[3]

Tuahiwi
Village
St Stephen’s Anglican Church
St Stephen’s Anglican Church
Coordinates: 43°20′S 172°39′E
CountryNew Zealand
RegionCanterbury
DistrictWaimakariri District
Ward
  • Rangiora-Ashley Ward
  • Kaiapoi-Woodend Ward
Community
  • Rangiora-Ashley Community
  • Kaiapoi-Woodend Community
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityWaimakariri District Council
 • Regional councilEnvironment Canterbury
 • Mayor of WaimakaririDan Gordon
 • Waimakariri MPMatthew Doocey
 • Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris
Area
[1]
 • Total22.70 km2 (8.76 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2022)[2]
 • Total1,010
 • Density44/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)

The settlement includes Tuahiwi Marae, a marae (tribal meeting ground) of Ngāi Tahu and its Te Ngāi o Tūāhuriri Rūnanga branch. The marae includes the Māhunui II wharenui (meeting house).[4][5]

History

Pre-European

The land on which Tuahiwi was founded was originally a Ngāi Tūahuriri hapū of Ngāi Tahu pā site.[6] With European settlement, the site was reserved for Māori in 1848 by Walter Mantell following the signing of Kemp's Deed.[7] In 1831, prior to European settlement, the pa had been attacked by Te Rauparaha. The attack was a revenge raid (utu) and the pa returned to the Ngāi Tūahuriri when the attackers left.

Development

There was a meeting house on the site in 1870 that almost burnt down.[8] Significant developments included the establishment of a Māori mission which included a church built in 1867 with its foundation stone having been laid by Governor George Grey on his visit to the settlement.[9]

In 1890 Tuahiwi was described as having a neat village of Maori residences. The old whares had been replaced by more substantial fenced cottages with gardens. A school, church (St Stephens), and meeting hall were in the centre of the township and there was a flagpole in front of the meeting hall. The Maori Land Court used the hall from time to time.[10]

Events

In 1900 the Tuahiwi hall was used as a base by D Company of the 1st North Canterbury Mounted Rifle Battalion, a volunteer unit.[11] The Mounted Rifles included Tuahiwi Maori who on being refused permission to fight in the Second Boer War protested to the Premier Richard Seddon in 1901.[12][13]

Dr Reginald Koettlitz and a number of members of Scott's Discovery Expedition made a goodwill visit to Tuahiwi in December 1901 prior to the expedition's departure from Lyttelton for Antarctica.[14]

Te Wai Pounamu College for Māori girls was founded there in 1909. It relocated to Christchurch.[3]

Demographics

The Tuahiwi statistical area covers 22.70 km2 (8.76 sq mi).[1] It had an estimated population of 1,010 as of June 2022,[2] with a population density of 44 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006858—    
2013963+1.66%
2018945−0.38%
Source: [15]

Tuahiwi had a population of 945 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 18 people (−1.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 87 people (10.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 318 households, comprising 483 males and 462 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.05 males per female. The median age was 44.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 156 people (16.5%) aged under 15 years, 189 (20.0%) aged 15 to 29, 465 (49.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 132 (14.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 85.7% European/Pākehā, 23.2% Māori, 1.9% Pasifika, 1.9% Asian, and 1.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 14.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 58.7% had no religion, 29.2% were Christian, 2.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% were Muslim and 1.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 105 (13.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 150 (19.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. 126 people (16.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 432 (54.8%) people were employed full-time, 123 (15.6%) were part-time, and 24 (3.0%) were unemployed.[15]

Tuahiwi School

Education

Tuahiwi School is a full primary state school, covering years 1 to 8, with 173 students (as of April 2023).[16][17] The school is bilingual, offering students a choice of tuition in Māori-language or English education.[18]

Notable people
  • Aroha Reriti-Crofts - Community worker
  • Erihana Ryan - Māori psychiatrist
  • Wiremu Nahira Te-hoika - a Māori chief born about 1812 at Kaiapoi who moved to Tuahiwi in 1850, where he died in February 1903[19]

References
  1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  2. "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. Teara, retrieved 20 April 2016
  4. "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  5. "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  6. Maori Pa, Press, Volume XIII, Issue 1797, 15 January 1869, Page 2, retrieved 20 April 2016
  7. Hight, James; Straubel, Carl Rudolf (1957). A History of Canterbury : to 1854. Vol. I. Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd. p. 106.
  8. News of the day, Press, Volume XIX, Issue 2794, 16 April 1872, Page 2, retrieved 20 April 2016
  9. Suicide of a well known Maori, Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11307, 24 June 1902, Page 3, retrieved 22 April 2016
  10. Middle Island natives, Press, Volume XLVII, Issue 7631, 15 August 1890, Page 3, retrieved 21 April 2016
  11. The Volunteers, Star , Issue 6818, 11 June 1900, Page 1
  12. The Volunteers, Star , Issue 6860, 30 July 1900, Page 3, retrieved 21 April 2016
  13. The Premier at Tuahiwi, Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11244, 9 April 1902, Page 8, retrieved 22 April 2016
  14. The Discovery, Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11146, 12 December 1901, Page 3
  15. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Tuahiwi (315200). 2018 Census place summary: Tuahiwi
  16. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  17. Education Counts: Tuahiwi School
  18. "Bilingual Education @ Our Kura". Tuahiwi School. 13 January 2021.
  19. "Funeral of a Maori Chief". The Press. Vol. LX, no. 11501. 6 February 1903. p. 5. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
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