Editing Motueka

{{Short description|Town in Tasman District, New Zealand}}
{{for|the island off the coast of the Coromandel Peninsula|Motueka Island (Pigeon Island)}}
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'''Motueka''' is a town in the [[South Island]] of New Zealand, close to the mouth of the [[Motueka River]] on the western shore of [[Tasman Bay]]. It is the second largest in the [[Tasman Region]], with a population of {{NZ population data 2018|Motueka|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||.}}

The surrounding district has a number of [[apple]], [[pear]], and [[kiwifruit]] [[orchard]]s, as well as growing a variety of specialised crops such as [[hops]]. The area formerly served  as the main centre of [[tobacco]] growing in New Zealand until the early 1980s.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Motueka {{!}} NZHistory, New Zealand history online |url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/keyword/motueka#:~:text=Motueka%20used%20to%20be%20New,cigarettes%20in%20the%20early%201980s.&text=Contraction%20of%20Motuweka:%20motu:%20clump,;%20weka:%20wood-hen. |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=nzhistory.govt.nz}}</ref> A number of small [[vineyard]]s have also been developed.

Nearby beaches (such as [[Kaiteriteri]] and [[Mārahau]]) are very popular with holidaymakers, and the area around Motueka has one of the country's highest annual sunshine-hour indices.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Total sunshine hours across selected New Zealand locations|url=https://figure.nz/chart/KCFvVXndcpjM8Rfx|access-date=2020-09-16|website=Figure.NZ|language=en-nz}}</ref> [[Riwaka]] lies 4.8&nbsp;km north of Motueka via [[State Highway 60 (New Zealand)|State Highway 60]] and [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]] is 41.7&nbsp;km to the east of Motueka via State Highway 60 and [[State Highway 6 (New Zealand)|State Highway 6]].

Motueka, as one of the nearest towns to the [[Abel Tasman National Park|Abel Tasman]] and [[Kahurangi National Park]]s, has become the base of many tourism ventures, as well as in [[Nelson Lakes National Park]], and in other recreational areas. Extensive [[limestone]] [[cave]] systems (including [[Harwoods Hole]] in the [[Tākaka Hill]] area north of Motueka) attract cavers and rock climbers. Sea [[kayaking]], [[Tramping in New Zealand|tramping]], and [[canyoning]] now attract many thousands of visitors each year.

Many artists live in the area around Motueka, especially [[pottery|potter]]s and [[reggae]] musicians. The [[Riverside Community, New Zealand|Riverside Community]], in nearby [[Lower Moutere]], is a [[pacifism|pacifist]] [[intentional community]]. Founded in the 1940s, it is New Zealand's oldest cooperative living community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riverside.org.nz/ |title=Riverside Community &#124; Cooperative Living for Peace and Sustainability |publisher=Riverside.org.nz |access-date=2015-07-14}}</ref>

== Name ==

The name ''Motueka'', or more correctly ''Motuweka'', comes from the  [[Māori language]], and means ''weka island'', the [[weka]] being a bird of the rail family. The town is colloquially called "Mot" by some residents.{{cn|date=September 2024}}

==History==
[[File:Motueka Museum.JPG|thumb|The Motueka District Museum]]

The first known European visitor to the coast near Motueka in 1827 was French explorer [[Jules Dumont d'Urville]], of the French corvette [[French ship Astrolabe (1811)|Astrolabe]]. He explored and described much of the Tasman Bay shore line. Three ships carrying the [[New Zealand Company]]'s Nelson expedition, led by Captain [[Arthur Wakefield]], anchored at Astrolabe Roads, north of [[Kaiteriteri]] Beach—about {{convert|16|km|mi|0}} due north of Motueka—in October 1841. Kaiteriteri was selected as a site for the first settlement but was later abandoned in favour of [[Nelson Haven]].

The exceptional fertility of the soil and the suitability of the surrounding land for small farm settlement were the main reasons for the establishment of the second town of the Nelson settlement at Motueka in 1842. There was trade between Nelson and Motueka in vegetables and timber in the 1840s. In 1850, Motueka had  "a church, various tradespeople, a general store, a doctor, a clergyman, a magistrate and a constable". Motueka was described as "the village was laid out in small sections in the middle of a splendid bush, and had some good open land all around on which the farms were situated”  in the 1850s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Motueka and early European settlement |url=https://www.theprow.org.nz/places/motueka-early-settlement/#.Y9LVAHZByUk |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=www.theprow.org.nz}}</ref> A significant flood hit Motueka in 1877 with the majority of buildings in the High Street being flooded.<ref name=":0" />

During the period, 1853 to 1876, Motueka was administrated as part of the [[Nelson Province]].

Motueka was created as a [[borough]] in 1900 with the first meeting of the Motueka Borough Council being held on 17 January 1900.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Motueka Borough Council 1900 |url=https://heritage.tasmanlibraries.govt.nz/nodes/view/260 |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=Tasman Heritage}}</ref> The population at that time was  900 people with 182 ratepayers and 183 dwellings.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Motueka {{!}} NZETC |url=https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc05Cycl-t1-body1-d1-d2-d48.html |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=nzetc.victoria.ac.nz}}</ref> The post office building was opened in 1902 by Sir [[Joseph Ward]].<ref name=":2" />

[[File:Motueka war memorial, Motueka, New Zealand 05.jpg|thumb|upright|'''Motueka war memorial, Motueka''']]
The Motueka war memorial was unveiled in 1922. It commemorates the 32 soldiers who died in [[World War I|WWI]] from the Motueka district. A plaque on the war memorial  was unveiled in 1957 to commemorate the 35 soldiers who died in [[World War II|WWII]] from the Motueka district.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Motueka war memorial |url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/motueka-war-memorial |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=nzhistory.govt.nz |language=en}}</ref>

==Demographics==
The population of Motueka in 1951 was 2464 people which increased to 2824 people in 1956 and 3310 people in 1961.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last1=Davis |first1=Brian Newton |last2=Dollimore |first2=Edward Stewart |title=An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand |date=1966 |publisher=[[Ministry for Culture and Heritage|Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga]] |url= https://teara.govt.nz/en/1966/motueka | editor-first=A. H. |editor-last=McLintock |editor-link=Alexander Hare McLintock |chapter=Motueka}}</ref>

Motueka covers {{Convert|12.68|km2||abbr=on}}<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=29 April 2024|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Motueka|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Motueka|y}}|R}}/12.68|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>.

{{Historical populations|2006|6,624|2013|7,110|2018|8,007|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2018"/>}}
Before the 2023 census, the town had a larger boundary, covering {{Convert|13.66|km2||abbr=on}}.<ref name="Area"/> Using that boundary, Motueka had a population of 8,007 at the [[2018 New Zealand census]], an increase of 897 people (12.6%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]], and an increase of 1,383 people (20.9%) since the [[2006 New Zealand census|2006 census]]. There were 2,976 households, comprising 3,885 males and 4,128 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female, with 1,323 people (16.5%) aged under 15 years, 1,314 (16.4%) aged 15 to 29, 3,189 (39.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 2,181 (27.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 85.8% European/[[Pākehā]], 14.6% [[Māori people|Māori]], 2.5% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pasifika]], 5.7% [[Asian New Zealanders|Asian]], and 2.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 18.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.8% had no religion, 33.3% were [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]], 0.9% had [[Religion of Māori people|Māori religious beliefs]], 0.5% were [[Hinduism in New Zealand|Hindu]], 0.1% were [[Islam in New Zealand|Muslim]], 1.7% were [[Buddhism in New Zealand|Buddhist]] and 2.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 786 (11.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,659 (24.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 489 people (7.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,835 (42.4%) people were employed full-time, 1,008 (15.1%) were part-time, and 174 (2.6%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|Motueka North (301100), Motueka West (301200) and Motueka East (301300)}}</ref>
[[File:Motueka aerial photo.JPG|thumb|Motueka looking toward the south-west and the airport]]

{| class="wikitable"
|+Individual statistical areas in 2018
|-
!Name !! Area<br/>(km<sup>2</sup>) !! Population !! Density<br/>(per km<sup>2</sup>) || Households !! Median age !! Median<br/>income
|-
| Motueka North || style="text-align:right;"|2.56 || style="text-align:right;"|2,478 || style="text-align:right;"|968 || style="text-align:right;"|987 || 46.3 years || $24,600<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|motueka-north|Motueka North}}</ref>
|-
| Motueka West || style="text-align:right;"|7.87 || style="text-align:right;"|2,523 || style="text-align:right;"|321 || style="text-align:right;"|783 || 39.7 years || $25,600<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|motueka-west|Motueka West}}</ref>
|-
| Motueka East || style="text-align:right;"|3.24 || style="text-align:right;"|3,006 || style="text-align:right;"|928 || style="text-align:right;"|1,206 || 53.3 years || $24,300<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|motueka-east|Motueka East}}</ref>
|-
! New Zealand !! !! !! !! !! 37.4 years !! style="text-align:left;"| $31,800
|}

==Geography and climate==
Motueka is situated on the small Motueka Plain near the [[Motueka River]] which enters Tasman Bay about 4&nbsp;km north of the town. To the west of the valley the land rises steeply to the [[Arthur Ranges|Arthur]] and [[Pikiruna Range]]s, and to the south the flat is broken by the gently rolling [[Moutere Hills]].

The [[Source (river or stream)|source]] of the [[Pearse River]] near Motueka is the deepest known cold-water [[cave]] in the world.<ref name="Stuff.co.nz_4984625">{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/4984625/Motueka-cave-worlds-deepest-of-its-kind |title=Motueka cave 'world's deepest' of its kind |author=Steward, Ian |date=10 May 2011 |work=[[The Nelson Mail]] |access-date=26 October 2011}}</ref>

Motueka has an [[oceanic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Cfb]]) with cool, wet winters and mild, drier summers.

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|location = Motueka (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1956–present)
| Jan record high C = 34.0
| Feb record high C = 36.2
| Mar record high C = 31.4
| Apr record high C = 27.3
| May record high C = 25.1
| Jun record high C = 21.8
| Jul record high C = 19.9
| Aug record high C = 21.9
| Sep record high C = 24.1
| Oct record high C = 27.2
| Nov record high C = 29.8
| Dec record high C = 31.9
| year record high C = 36.2
| Jan avg record high C  = 28.9
| Feb avg record high C  = 28.6
| Mar avg record high C  = 26.9
| Apr avg record high C  = 23.2
| May avg record high C  = 21.4
| Jun avg record high C  = 18.1
| Jul avg record high C  = 16.8
| Aug avg record high C  = 18.8
| Sep avg record high C  = 21.1
| Oct avg record high C  = 23.4
| Nov avg record high C  = 25.7
| Dec avg record high C  = 27.4
| year avg record high C = 29.8
|Jan high C = 	23.7
|Feb high C = 	23.7
|Mar high C = 	22.0
|Apr high C = 	18.8
|May high C = 	16.3
|Jun high C = 	13.5
|Jul high C = 	13.0
|Aug high C = 	14.2
|Sep high C = 	16.1
|Oct high C = 	18.2
|Nov high C = 	20.0
|Dec high C = 	22.1
| year high C = 	
|Jan mean C = 	17.9
|Feb mean C = 	17.8
|Mar mean C = 	16.0
|Apr mean C = 	13.0
|May mean C = 	10.4
|Jun mean C = 	7.8
|Jul mean C = 	7.1
|Aug mean C = 	8.5
|Sep mean C = 	10.4
|Oct mean C = 	12.5
|Nov mean C = 	14.2
|Dec mean C = 	16.6
| year mean C = 	
|Jan low C = 	12.1
|Feb low C = 	12.0
|Mar low C = 	10.0
|Apr low C = 	7.2
|May low C = 	4.5
|Jun low C = 	2.1
|Jul low C = 	1.2
|Aug low C = 	2.7
|Sep low C = 	4.8
|Oct low C = 	6.7
|Nov low C = 	8.3
|Dec low C = 	11.0
| year low C = 	
| Jan avg record low C  = 6.5
| Feb avg record low C  = 6.7
| Mar avg record low C  = 4.9
| Apr avg record low C  = 1.6
| May avg record low C  = -1.1
| Jun avg record low C  = -2.9
| Jul avg record low C  = -3.3
| Aug avg record low C  = -2.3
| Sep avg record low C  = -0.5
| Oct avg record low C  = 1.3
| Nov avg record low C  = 2.7
| Dec avg record low C  = 5.3
| year avg record low C = -3.8
|Jan record low C  = 2.8
|Feb record low C  = 2.0
|Mar record low C  = 0.9
|Apr record low C  = -1.5
|May record low C  =  -4.8
|Jun record low C  = -4.9
|Jul record low C  = -6.2
|Aug record low C  = -4.4
|Sep record low C  = -2.6
|Oct record low C  = -1.8
|Nov record low C  = 0.4
|Dec record low C  = 1.9
|year record low C = -6.2
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|Jan rain mm = 	82.5
|Feb rain mm = 	80.8
|Mar rain mm = 	79.4
|Apr rain mm = 	111.3
|May rain mm = 	121.5
|Jun rain mm = 	143.8
|Jul rain mm = 	119.5
|Aug rain mm = 	128.1
|Sep rain mm = 	111.1
|Oct rain mm = 	110.7
|Nov rain mm = 	82.1
|Dec rain mm = 	99.0
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== Churches and religion ==

=== St Thomas's Anglican church ===
[[File:Motueka Anglican 27.jpg|thumb|St Thomas's Anglican church (2023)]]
St Thomas's Anglican church, located at 101 High street, was listed as a category two historic place in 1982. It was built in 1911.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St Thomas's Church (Anglican) {{!}} Heritage New Zealand |url=https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1672 |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=www.heritage.org.nz}}</ref>

=== Former Catholic church ===
[[File:Motueka Catholic Church 27.jpg|thumb|The former Motueka Catholic church (2023)]]
The former Catholic church, located at 31 High street, was listed as a category two historic place in 1982. St Peters Chanel church was consecrated in 1917 and was built out of marble from [[Tākaka]]. In 1985, the church was replaced by a larger church for the congregation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Chanel |url=http://motuekamusic.com/the-chanel |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=MMG |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Catholic Church (Former) {{!}} Heritage New Zealand |url=https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1671 |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=www.heritage.org.nz}}</ref>

=== St Andrew's church ===
[[File:Motueka St Andrews 27.jpg|thumb|St Andrew's Church, Motueka (2023)]]
St Andrew's church, located at 64 High street, was listed as a category two historic place in 1982.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St Andrew's Church (Presbyterian/Methodist United) {{!}} Heritage New Zealand |url=https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/2986 |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=www.heritage.org.nz}}</ref>

===Plymouth Brethren===
Motueka once served as a centre for the [[Plymouth Brethren]]:<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lineham|first1=Peter J.|title=The Significance of J.G. Deck 1807–1884|url=http://www.bruederbewegung.de/pdf/linehamdeck.pdf|publisher=Christian Brethren Research Fellowship Journal 107 (1986)|access-date=4 June 2015|page=13}}</ref> their New Zealand patriarch [[James George Deck]] (1807–1884)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taonga |first=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu |title=Brethren patriarch |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/41168/brethren-patriarch |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]] |language=en}}</ref> died in Motueka and lies buried in Motueka cemetery.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taonga |first=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu |title=Deck, James George |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1d8/deck-james-george |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Amenities ==

=== Motueka district museum ===
The Motueka district museum is located in the former Motueka district high school buildings (built 1913) at 140 High Street. The museum includes exhibitions on local history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Motueka District Museum on NZ Museums |url=https://nzmuseums.co.nz/collections/3144/motueka-district-museum |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=eHive |language=en}}</ref>

=== Library ===
The Motueka library is located at 32 Wallace Street.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Motueka Public Library |url=https://www.tasmanlibraries.govt.nz/about-us/tasman-district-libraries-branches/motueka-public-library/ |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=Tasman District Libraries |language=en-NZ}}</ref> It was rebuilt in 2022 and cost just over $4.92 million. It is over twice the size of the previous library on Pah St.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sivignon |first=Cherie |date=2022-07-14 |title=New Motueka Library project squeaks in below budget |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/129219898/new-motueka-library-project-squeaks-in-below-budget |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |language=en}}</ref>

=== Saltwater pool ===
Motueka is home to a saltwater pool which is located on the Motueka foreshore. It was originally built after a sighting of a shark in the 1920s. Originally a wire cage, in 1938, it was rebuilt as a pool and then upgraded in 1950 and 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Motueka Saltwater Baths |url=https://www.heartofbiking.org.nz/plan-your-ride/trail-stories/motueka-saltwater-baths/ |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=Heart of Biking |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Motueka Saltwater Baths Attractions & Activities in Motueka New Zealand |url=https://www.nelsontasman.nz/visit-nelson-tasman/plan-your-trip/activities/3296-motueka-saltwater-baths |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=Nelson Regional Development Agency |language=en-NZ}}</ref>

=== Golf course ===
The Motueka golf club was awarded the Holden New Zealand golf club of the year in 2018. It is located on Harbour Road in Motueka.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Motueka Golf Club {{!}} NZ Golf Club of the Year {{!}} the friendliest golf club in the top of the south. |url=https://motuekagolf.co.nz/ |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=motuekagolf.co.nz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Katy |date=2018-03-14 |title="Hidden gem" named best golf club in New Zealand |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/102046873/hidden-gem-named-best-golf-club-in-new-zealand |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |language=en}}</ref>

=== Motueka recreation centre ===
The Motueka recreation centre includes a stadium, climbing wall, a fitness lounge, a theatre facility, games room, a skating rink and netball courts. It is operated by Sport Tasman and is located at 40 Old Wharf Road.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Motueka recreation centre |url= https://www.tasman.govt.nz/my-region/recreation/sport-and-recreation-centres/motueka-recreation-centre/ |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=www.tasman.govt.nz}}</ref> The climbing wall was refurbished in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murdoch |first=Helen |date=2016-06-21 |title=Climbing wall rebuilt at Motueka Recreation Centre |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/81291385/climbing-wall-rebuilt-at-motueka-recreation-centre |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Economy ==
[[File:Port Motueka.jpg|thumb|Talley's Seafood Division at Port Motueka]]
Horticulture is the main industry in the area surrounding Motueka, and the town benefits directly from this. Some of the main crops are [[apple]]s, [[Humulus lupulus|beer hops]] and [[kiwifruit]]. Sheep and cattle farming also  contribute to the local economy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McLintock |first=Alexander Hare |last2=Brian Newton Davis |first2=M. A. |last3=Taonga |first3=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu |title=MOTUEKA |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/1966/motueka |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=An encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, 1966. |language=en}}</ref>

Due to the seasonal growth of many crops, the town's population increases greatly with seasonal workers, especially during late summer and early autumn for the apple 'pick'.

At the height of tobacco production, Motueka was home to two tobacco factories. One owned by Australian company [[WD & HO Wills Holdings]] and the other by [[Rothmans International]]. The tobacco industry has ceased to exist in the area in the early 1980s, when the New Zealand government removed the requirement for some New Zealand grown tobacco to be included in locally produced cigarettes.<ref name=":1" />

Major employers in Motueka include:

* Genia (formally MLC Group), operates a timber processing facility  that specialises in cut-to-length componentry, small end section and specialised timber mouldings.
* [[Nelson Aviation College]] trains pilots for the aviation industry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nelson Aviation College |url=https://www.nelsonaviation.nz/ |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=www.nelsonaviation.nz |language=en}}</ref>
* Prolam has manufacturing facilities in Lower Moutere and Riwaka (previously Prime Pine) that produce glulam beams, i beams, LVL timber, posts, wood flooring, timber retaining walls and mid floors.
* [[Talley's Group]] was established in 1936 by Ivan Peter Talijancich. One of the town's largest employers, the company's Port Motueka site incorporates the Group Head Office, the [[fish processing|Seafood Division]] and the [[ice cream|Dairy Division]]. The [[frozen vegetables|Vegetable Division]] began operations in 1978 at Motueka, but has since been relocated to [[Blenheim, New Zealand|Blenheim]] and [[Ashburton, New Zealand|Ashburton]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://talleys.co.nz/aboutus.htm |title=Our Heritage |publisher=Talleys |access-date=2015-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602090546/http://www.talleys.co.nz/aboutus.htm |archive-date=2 June 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Seafood processing contributed $46.5 million (10.9%) to the local economy in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Infometrics |date=2021 |title=2021 Annual Economic Profile: Motueka |url=https://ecoprofile.infometrics.co.nz/Motueka/PDFProfile |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=ecoprofile.infometrics.co.nz}}</ref>
* CJ Industries is a construction and landscaping company.

[[New Zealand Energy Limited]] is a Motueka-based company that operates small hydroelectric power stations in [[Haast, New Zealand|Haast]], [[Fox River (Westland)|Fox]], [[Ōpunake]] and [[Raetihi]].

[[File:Motueka Fire Station, No Danger Today.jpg|thumb|Motueka Fire Station]]

==Government==
===Local===
From 1853 to 1876, Motueka was administered as part of the [[Nelson Province]].

The Motueka Borough Council was formed in 1900 and existed until 1989, when [[1989 local government reforms|local government reforms]] saw it merged into the [[Tasman District Council]]. Today the [[Motueka Ward]] is represented by three councillors and includes the nearby settlements of [[Kaiteriteri]], [[Mārahau]], [[Ngātīmoti]] and [[Riwaka]].<ref name="tasman.govt.nz">{{cite web |url=http://www.tasman.govt.nz/council/mayor-councillors/motueka-ward/ |title=Motueka Ward » Tasman District Council |publisher=Tasman.govt.nz |date=2015-07-01 |access-date=2015-07-14 |archive-date=27 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527215742/http://www.tasman.govt.nz/council/mayor-councillors/motueka-ward/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

====List of mayors====
The Motueka Borough Council was headed by a mayor from 1900 until 1989. The following is an incomplete list of officeholders:

{| class="wikitable" 
!
! Name
! Term of office
! Notes
|-
| align=center | 1
| [[Richmond Hursthouse]]
| 1900–1902
| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19000109.2.10 |title=Borough of Motueka |date=9 January 1900 |work=Nelson Evening Mail |page=2 |volume=34 |issue=7 |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 2
| John Stuart Wratt
| 1902–1904
| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MOST19020502.2.5 |title=Mayoral election |date=2 May 1902 |work=Motueka Star |page=3 |volume=2 |issue=75 |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC19040425.2.7 |title=Summary notes |date=25 April 1904 |work=The Colonist |page=2 |volume=46 |issue=11009 |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 3
| Robert William Hammond Rankin
| 1904
| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC19041101.2.9 |title=Death of Mr. R. W. H. Rankin |date=1 November 1904 |work=The Colonist |page=2 |volume=47 |issue=11172 |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 4
| Frederick William Thorp
| 1904–1911
| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZMAIL19041116.2.73.20 |title=Motueka |date=16 November 1904 |work=New Zealand Mail |page=30 |issue=1707 |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC19110920.2.48.16 |title=Obituary: Mr. F. W. Thorp, Motueka |date=20 September 1911 |work=The Colonist |page=5 (supplement) |volume=53 |issue=13216 |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 5
| Charles Edward Lowe
| 1911–1912
| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC19110831.2.14 |title=News of the day |date=31 August 1911 |work=The Colonist |page=2 |volume=53 |issue=13199 |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | (2)
| John Stuart Wratt
| 1912
| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19120425.2.46.21 |title=Richmond and Motueka |date=25 April 1912 |work=[[The Press]] |page=7 |volume=68 |issue=14338 |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 6
| Michael Simpson
| 1912–1914
| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19121223.2.15 |title=Local and general |date=23 December 1912 |work=Nelson Evening Mail |page=4 |volume=47 |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 7
| Percy George Moffatt
| 1914–1915
| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19140430.2.7 |title=Municipal elections |date=30 April 1914 |work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |page=4 |issue=16061 |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | (5)
| Charles Edward Lowe
| 1915–1916
| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19150420.2.20 |title=Local elections |date=20 April 1915 |work=Nelson Evening Mail |page=4 |volume=48 |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | (6)
| Michael Simpson
| 1916
| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC19160512.2.33 |title=Mr. M. Simpson elected mayor |date=12 May 1916 |work=The Colonist |page=6 |volume=57 |issue=14174 |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 8
| James Alfred Wallace
| 1916–1921
| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC19161018.2.40.15.1 |title=Mr Jas. A. Wallace elected mayor |date=18 October 1916 |work=The Colonist |page=9 (supplement) |volume=57 |issue=14219 |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 9
| James Archie McGlashen
| 1921–1925
| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19420919.2.25 |title=Obituary: MR J. A. McGlashen |date=19 September 1942 |work=Nelson Evening Mail |page=2 |volume=77 |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 10
| Daniel Willis Talbot
| 1925–1927
| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19250509.2.14 |title=Motueka: mayor sworn in |date=9 May 1925 |work=Nelson Evening Mail |page=3 |volume=56 |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | (8)
| James Alfred Wallace
| 1927–1929
| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19270428.2.49 |title=The elections |date=28 April 1927 |work=Nelson Evening Mail |page=5 |volume=61 |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 11
| Sidney Palmer Clay
| 1929–1931
| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19290503.2.125 |title=Nelson news: the local body polls |date=3 May 1929 |work=Evening Post |page=11 |volume=107 |issue=101 |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19310507.2.34 |title=The elections |date=7 May 1931 |work=Nelson Evening Mail |page=5 |volume=64 |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 12
| Rupert James Leslie York
| 1931–1940
| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19401209.2.29 |title=Obituary: Mr R. J. L. York |date=9 December 1940 |work=Nelson Evening Mail |page=4 |volume=73 |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 13
| Samuel Ewart Hulbert
| 1940–1941
| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19401214.2.16.1 |title=Special meeting: election of mayor |date=14 December 1940 |work=Nelson Evening Mail |page=3 |volume=73 |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19410520.2.40 |title=The elections |date=20 May 1941 |work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |page=6 |issue=24611 |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 14
| Walter James Eginton
| 1941–1959
| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19591123.2.82 |title=Citizens' victories in most centres |date=23 November 1959 |work=[[The Press]] |page=12 |volume=98 |issue=29059 |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 15
| Herbert Henry Thomason
| 1959–1968
| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19700613.2.3 |title=Four new knights include P.M. |date=13 June 1970 |work=[[The Press]] |page=1 |volume=110 |issue=32322 |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 16
| Lawrence John Krammer
| 1968–1974
| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19681014.2.15 |title=Sitting mayors beaten in Auckland, Dunedin |date=14 October 1968 |work=[[The Press]] |page=1 |volume=108 |issue=31809 |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Taylor |first1=Alister |last2=Coddington |first2=Deborah |author-link1=Alister Taylor |author-link2=Deborah Coddington |title=Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand |year=1994 |publisher=New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa |location=Auckland |isbn=0-908578-34-2 |page=220}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 17
| David Kennedy
| 1974–1983
| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19750919.2.6 |title=Town clerk likely to sue |date=19 September 1975 |work=[[The Press]] |page=1 |volume=115 |issue=33952 |access-date=4 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://tasman.govt.nz/document/serve/Minutes%20MMCB10-03-09.pdf?DocID=30185 |title=Minutes: Motueka Community Board |date=9 March 2010 |publisher=Tasman District Council |access-date=4 October 2022}}</ref>
|-
| colspan=4 | 
|-
| align=center | 
| Claude Teece
| −1989
| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://issuu.com/guardian-motueka/docs/1_april_2015/10 |title=Rotary awards |date=1 April 2015 |work=The Guardian Motueka, Tasman & Golden Bay |page=10 |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://issuu.com/waimea-weekly/docs/19_december_2018_-_ww |title=100 years and counting |date=19 December 2018 |first=Amy |last=Russ |work=Waimea Weekly |page=8 |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref>
|}

===National===
The electorate of [[Motueka (New Zealand electorate)|Motueka and Massacre Bay]] was created for the [[1853 New Zealand general election]] and was succeeded by the electorate of Motueka in the [[1860–1861 New Zealand general election|1860–1861 general election]] which lasted until 1890. In 1896 the Motueka electorate was recreated, and lasted until 1946. Today Motueka is part of the [[West Coast-Tasman]] electorate.

==Education==

[[Motueka High School]] is a co-educational state secondary school for Year 9 to 13 students,<ref name="official298">{{cite web |title=Motueka High School Official School Website |url=http://www.motuekahigh.school.nz |website=motuekahigh.school.nz}}</ref><ref name="moe298">{{cite web |title=Motueka High School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=298 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=[[Ministry of Education (New Zealand)|Ministry of Education]]}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|298|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|}}.<ref name="ero298">{{cite web |title=Motueka High School Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=298 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=[[Education Review Office]]}}</ref>

There are two co-educational state primary schools in the township for Year 1 to 8 students: Parklands School,<ref name="official3213">{{cite web |title=Parklands School Official School Website |url=http://www.parklands.school.nz |website=parklands.school.nz}}</ref><ref name="moe3213">{{cite web |title=Parklands School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=3213 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=[[Ministry of Education (New Zealand)|Ministry of Education]]}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|3213|y}},<ref name="ero3213">{{cite web |title=Parklands School Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=3213 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=[[Education Review Office]]}}</ref> and Motueka South School,<ref name="official3206">{{cite web |title=Motueka South School Official School Website |url=http://www.motuekasouth.school.nz |website=motuekasouth.school.nz}}</ref><ref name="moe3206">{{cite web |title=Motueka South School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=3206 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=[[Ministry of Education (New Zealand)|Ministry of Education]]}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|3206|y}}.<ref name="ero3206">{{cite web |title=Motueka South School Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=3206 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=[[Education Review Office]]}}</ref>

There are two private primary schools in the township for Year 1 to 8 students: Motueka Steiner School,<ref name="official946">{{cite web |title=Motueka Steiner School Official School Website |url=https://www.motuekasteinerschool.nz/}}</ref><ref name="moe946">{{cite web |title=Motueka Steiner School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=946 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=[[Ministry of Education (New Zealand)|Ministry of Education]]}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|946|y}},<ref name="ero946">{{cite web |title=Motueka Steiner School Education Review Office Report |url=https://ero.govt.nz/institution/946/motueka-steiner-school|website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=[[Education Review Office]]}}</ref> and St Peter Chanel School,<ref name="official3222">{{cite web |title=St Peter Chanel School Official School Website |url=http://www.spcmotueka.school.nz |website=spcmotueka.school.nz}}</ref><ref name="moe3222">{{cite web |title=St Peter Chanel School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=3222 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=[[Ministry of Education (New Zealand)|Ministry of Education]]}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|3222|y}}.<ref name="ero3222">{{cite web |title=St Peter Chanel School Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=3222 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=[[Education Review Office]]}}</ref>

There are also five other primary schools in the area surrounding Motueka.<ref name="armstrong">{{cite web |author=David Armstrong |url=http://www.motuekaonline.org.nz/schools/index.html |title=Schools in and around Motueka, New Zealand |publisher=Motuekaonline.org.nz |access-date=2015-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418032651/http://www.motuekaonline.org.nz/schools/index.html |archive-date=18 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Media==

=== Newspaper ===
There are two local newspapers in Motueka: ''The Guardian Motueka'', out every Wednesday and ''The Tasman Leader'', out every Thursday. The "Motueka Star" was established in August 1901, and was a six-page newspaper, published twice weekly.<ref name=":2" />

=== Radio ===
The area has a local radio station, [[Fresh FM Nelson|Fresh FM]], which also broadcasts to [[Blenheim, New Zealand|Blenheim]], [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]], [[Tākaka]] and [[Tasman, New Zealand|Tasman]].

==Transport==
[[File:Motueka State Highway 60 002.JPG|thumb|State Highway 60 runs through the centre of Motueka.]]

=== Road ===
Motueka is served by {{NZlSH|60}} which runs {{convert|114.5|km|mi}} from [[Collingwood, New Zealand|Collingwood]] in [[Golden Bay / Mohua]] to {{NZlSH|6}} near [[Richmond, New Zealand|Richmond]].

The former {{NZlSH|61}}, now known as the Motueka Valley Highway, connects State Highway 60 at Motueka to State Highway 6 at Kohatu Junction near [[Tapawera]].

=== Port ===
Port Motueka, {{convert|3|km|mi|0}} south-east of Motueka, on a tidal lagoon of some {{convert|2500|acres|ha|order=flip}}, provides sheltered berthage for coastal vessels and is the Gateway to the [[Abel Tasman National Park]].{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}

=== Airport ===
The [[Motueka Aerodrome]] is {{convert|3|km|mi|0}} west of the town centre and serves as a base for the Motueka Aero Club and the [[Nelson Aviation College]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nelson Aviation College |url=https://www.nelsonaviation.nz/ |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=www.nelsonaviation.nz |language=en}}</ref> In 1984, Motueka Air started scheduled passenger flights from Motueka to [[Wellington|Wellington, New Zealand]] using a [[Piper Aztec]] aircraft. Within a couple of years the Motueka Air network had grown to include Nelson, Wellington and [[Palmerston North]] using additional [[Piper PA-31 Navajo|Piper Chieftains]]. In 1988, Motueka Air was renamed [[Air Nelson]] and relocated to [[Nelson Airport (New Zealand)|Nelson Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airnelson.co.nz/company-facts |title=Company Facts – About Us – Air Nelson – Air Nelson Site |publisher=Air Nelson |access-date=2015-07-14}}</ref>

==Culture and arts==

===Marae===

Te Āwhina Marae is located in Motueka. It is a ''[[marae]]'' (meeting ground) for [[Ngāti Rārua]], and [[Te Atiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui]], and includes the Turangāpeke ''[[wharenui]]'' (meeting house).<ref name="tkmentry">{{cite web|title=Te Kāhui Māngai directory|url= http://www.tkm.govt.nz/ |website=tkm.govt.nz|publisher=[[Te Puni Kōkiri]]}}</ref><ref name="maorimaps">{{cite web |title=Māori Maps |url=https://maorimaps.com/map |website=maorimaps.com |publisher=Te Potiki National Trust}}</ref>

===Festivals===

Motueka hosts the Kaiteriteri Carnival and Motueka Festival of Lights.

== Sport ==

=== Mountain biking ===
Motueka sits on the Tasman's Great Taste Trail  which is a mountain bike trail connecting the towns of Nelson, Wakefield, Richmond, Motueka and Kaiteriteri.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tasman's Great Taste Trail Great Ride |url=https://www.nzcycletrail.com/find-your-ride/23-great-rides/tasmans-great-taste-trail/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Ngā Haerenga New Zealand Cycle Trails |language=en}}</ref>

=== Teams ===
* [[Golden Bay-Motueka Rugby Union]]
* [[Tasman Rugby Union]]

== Sister cities ==
Motueka is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:
* {{Flag icon|Japan}} [[Kiyosato, Hokkaido]], Japan<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tasman.govt.nz/council/council-information/friendly-towns/ |title=Friendly Towns » Tasman District Council |publisher=Tasman.govt.nz |access-date=2015-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714104418/http://www.tasman.govt.nz/council/council-information/friendly-towns/ |archive-date=14 July 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Notable people==
{{main category|People from Motueka}}
*[[John Danforth Greenwood]], physician
*[[Sarah Greenwood (artist)|Sarah Greenwood]], artist
*[[Denis Aberhart]], [[cricket (sport)|cricketer]]
*[[Michael Bennett (film director)|Michael Bennett]], [[film director]], [[screenwriter]]
*[[George Black (New Zealand politician)|George Black]], politician
*[[Tony Blain]], [[cricket (sport)|cricketer]]
*[[Ann Boyce]], New Zealand pioneer and herbalist.<ref>{{DNZB|title=Ann Boyce|first= Katherine W.|last= Orr|id=1b28|access-date=1 March 2012}}</ref>
*[[Edward Chaytor]], [[military commander]]
*[[Bevan Congdon]], [[cricket (sport)|cricketer]]
*[[Josh Coppins]], professional [[motocross]] racer
*[[Herbert Curtis]], politician
*[[James George Deck]], [[Evangelism|evangelist]]
*[[Shannon Francois]], netballer
*[[Owen Franks]], Rugby Player, [[Crusaders (rugby)|Crusaders]], [[All Black]]
*[[David Havili]], Rugby Player, [[Crusaders (rugby)|Crusaders]], [[All Black]]
*[[Ruth Gilbert (poet)|Ruth Gilbert]], [[poet]]
*[[Toni Hodgkinson]], [[middle-distance runner]]
*[[Keith Holyoake]], Prime Minister of New Zealand
*[[Denny Hulme]], 1967 [[Formula One]] world champion
*[[Richmond Hursthouse]], politician
*[[Simon Mannering]], [[rugby league]] player
*[[Roderick McKenzie]], politician
*[[Glenn Milnes]], [[cricket (sport)|cricketer]]
*[[Walter Moffatt]], Mayor of [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]]
*[[Michael Myers (judge)|Michael Myers]], [[Chief Justice of New Zealand]]
*[[Charles Parker (New Zealand)|Charles Parker]], politician
*[[Richard Hudson (New Zealand politician)|Richard Hudson]], politician
*[[Alfred Christopher Picard]], politician
*[[Bill Rowling]], politician
*[[Jerry Skinner]], politician
*[[Shelton Woolright]], musician, best known as the drummer for [[Blindspott]]
*[[Florence Young]], [[missionary]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Motueka}}
{{wikivoyage}}
* [http://tdc.govt.nz/index.php?MotuekaCommunityBoard Motueka Community Board]
* [http://www.motuekaonline.org.nz/index.html Motueka Online]
* [http://www.tasman.govt.nz/tasman/settlements/motueka/motueka-photos/ Motueka Photo Gallery]

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