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Port Waikato is a New Zealand town that sits on the south bank of the Waikato River, at its outflow into the Tasman Sea, in the northern Waikato.<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Port Waikato is a well-known surfing and whitebaiting destination and a popular holiday spot. Fish can be caught off the rocks and surf beach, and off the sand dunes that border the river mouth. Flounder and mullet are also plentiful using drag nets. Port Waikato is a location where sedimentary rock formations of 65–85 million years' antiquity are found,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and a Jurassic-period dinosaur fossil was found there.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Weathertop footage from the Lord of the Rings was filmed in limestone outcrops just south of the town.
The Port has a Wharf Store, established 1893, a take-away shop, café, campground, library, community hall, fire station, surf lifesaving club, yachting club and an active fishing club.<ref name=":1" /> A school camp was established near the town in the 1920s, which boasts a well-formed BMX track. Port Waikato also serves as a popular wedding destination.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
HistoryEdit
Port Waikato was an important port during the New Zealand Wars of the 19th century.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref> It was the first of the colonial settlements to be constructed after the wars, being started in 1863. It had until then been called Putataka,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> but soon the present name was in general use.<ref name=":0" /> The Māori name remains for the Template:Convert hill above the town.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
For many years Port Waikato was the transhipment point between ships of the Northern Steamship Co and the river steamers of the Waikato Shipping Co, run by Caesar Roose.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The frequency increased to twice a week in 1924.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> At the same time a Cambridge to Port Waikato excursion was being run two or three times a year, taking 12 to 14 hours downstream and a few hours longer upstream.<ref>Scenic River Trip - New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18947, 19 February 1925, Page 9</ref> Now the only public transport is a morning and afternoon bus from Pukekohe on Thursdays.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Coastal erosionEdit
Sunset Beach at Port Waikato has been subject to significant coastal erosion. In 2018, it was claimed that Template:Convert of land had been lost from the coast in the previous few years.<ref name="beach">Template:Cite news</ref> In July 2024, a carpark above the beach was closed after Template:Convert of cliff edge was lost to erosion overnight.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The local council plans for managed retreat and has replaced a community hall with a new community hub further inland.<ref name="beach" />
DemographicsEdit
Statistics New Zealand describes Port Waikato as a rural settlement, which covers Template:Convert<ref name="Area">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and had an estimated population of Template:NZ population data 2018 as of Template:NZ population data 2018 with a population density of Template:Decimals people per km2. Port Waikato is part of the larger Port Waikato-Waikaretu statistical area.
Template:Historical populations Port Waikato had a population of 567 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 39 people (7.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 96 people (20.4%) since the 2013 census. There were 291 males and 273 females in 219 dwellings.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 4.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 51.9 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 78 people (13.8%) aged under 15 years, 78 (13.8%) aged 15 to 29, 288 (50.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 126 (22.2%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 68.8% European (Pākehā); 38.1% Māori; 9.0% Pasifika; 2.1% Asian; 0.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.4%, Māori language by 9.0%, Samoan by 2.1%, and other languages by 4.8%. No language could be spoken by 1.6% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 1.1%. The percentage of people born overseas was 11.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
Religious affiliations were 27.0% Christian, 0.5% Hindu, 2.1% Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% Buddhist, 1.1% New Age, and 0.5% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 59.3%, and 9.5% of people did not answer the census question.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
Of those at least 15 years old, 81 (16.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 270 (55.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 144 (29.4%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $34,800, compared with $41,500 nationally. 39 people (8.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 198 (40.5%) people were employed full-time, 75 (15.3%) were part-time, and 15 (3.1%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2023">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Port Waikato-Waikaretu statistical areaEdit
Port Waikato-Waikaretu statistical area, which also includes Waikaretu, covers Template:Convert<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and had an estimated population of Template:NZ population data 2023 SA2 as of Template:NZ population data 2023 SA2 with a population density of Template:Decimals people per km2.
Template:Historical populations Port Waikato-Waikaretu had a population of 807 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 24 people (3.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 75 people (10.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 414 males, 393 females and 3 people of other genders in 318 dwellings.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 3.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 48.3 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 126 people (15.6%) aged under 15 years, 123 (15.2%) aged 15 to 29, 396 (49.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 165 (20.4%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023 PWW"/>
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 68.0% European (Pākehā); 41.6% Māori; 7.4% Pasifika; 1.9% Asian; 0.4% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.0% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.1%, Māori language by 11.9%, Samoan by 1.5%, and other languages by 4.1%. No language could be spoken by 1.9% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 9.7, compared with 28.8% nationally.<ref name="Census 2023 PWW"/>
Religious affiliations were 26.8% Christian, 0.4% Hindu, 2.6% Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% Buddhist, 1.5% New Age, and 0.7% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 59.9%, and 8.6% of people did not answer the census question.<ref name="Census 2023 PWW"/>
Of those at least 15 years old, 108 (15.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 366 (53.7%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 210 (30.8%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $34,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 51 people (7.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 285 (41.9%) people were employed full-time, 108 (15.9%) were part-time, and 30 (4.4%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2023 PWW">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
MaraeEdit
The local Ōraeroa Marae and its Whareroa meeting house is meeting place for the Waikato Tainui hapū of Ngāti Tāhinga and Ngāti Tiipa.<ref name="tkmentry">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="maorimaps">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
EducationEdit
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Puaha o Waikato is a co-educational state Māori immersion primary school,<ref name="moe">Template:TKI</ref> with a roll of Template:NZ school roll data as of Template:NZ school roll data.<ref name="ero">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
ClimateEdit
See alsoEdit
- Port Waikato electorate
- 1891 Port Waikato earthquake