33-694: Hauturu is a village near the eastern shores of the Kawhia Harbour , in the Otorohanga District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island . The local Rākaunui Marae is a meeting ground for the Ngāti Maniapoto hapū of Kerapa , Takiari and Te Waha , and the Waikato Tainui hapū of Ngāti Ngutu and Ngāti Paretekawa . It includes the Moanakahakore meeting house . Hauturu School
66-408: A child, and become pregnant. There have been cases of women using Puna when they have had difficulty conceiving a child. Maketu Marae is located next to Kawhia Harbour. The main meeting house of the marae, Auau ki te Rangi, is named after Hoturoa’s father, who was a high chief (ariki) and was built and opened in 1962. The eldest and most prestigious meeting house that was first built on Maketu Marae
99-733: A hapū consists of a number of whānau (extended family) groups. The Māori scholar Hirini Moko Mead states the double meanings of the word hapū emphasise the importance of being born into a hapū group. As a metaphor this is "the members being born of the same womb", and "conveys the idea of growth, indicating that a hapū is capable of containing many whānau." In the 1870 census the Whakatōhea iwi had five named hapū ranging in size from 51 to 165 people. Some were apparently overlooked, as an iwi register from 1874 showed two more hapū, but these had only 22 and 44 members respectively. The hapū of this iwi ranged in size from 22 to 188. In 1874, hapū still had
132-492: A named hapū, or emphasised a link to an ancestor with mana in a particular area. Tau states that hapū names and locations have become more stable in more recent times. Missionaries such as Henry Williams noted that even in times of war against another iwi, hapū usually operated independently. In the period of the Musket Wars (1807–1842) many of the battles involved fighting between competing hapū rather than different iwi. It
165-468: A roll of 46 as of August 2024. Hap%C5%AB In Māori and New Zealand English , a hapū ("subtribe", or " clan " ) functions as "the basic political unit within Māori society". A Māori person can belong to or have links to many hapū. Historically, each hapū had its own chief and normally operated independently of its iwi (tribe). The word hapū literally means "pregnant", and its usage in
198-413: A rural settlement, which covers 0.93 km (0.36 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 410 as of June 2024, with a population density of 441 people per km . The settlement is part of the larger Pirongia Forest statistical area. Kawhia had a population of 384 at the 2018 New Zealand census , an increase of 45 people (13.3%) since the 2013 census , and a decrease of 6 people (−1.5%) since
231-424: A small male-female imbalance overall with 6 of the 7 iwi having far more males than females. In the four-year period between the census and the register, all the hapū had grown significantly—at a time when popular opinion had it that the Māori population was in decline. Ngāti Rua gained 8, Ngāti Patu gained 28, Ngāti Tama gained 63, Ngāti Ira lost 4, and Ngāti Ngahere gained 17. These population gains were at
264-430: A socio-political context is a metaphor for the genealogical connection that unites hapū members. Similarly, the Māori word for land, whenua , can also mean " placenta ", metaphorically indicating the connection between people and land, and the Māori word for tribe, iwi , can also mean "bones", indicating a link to ancestors. As named divisions of iwi (tribes), hapū membership is determined by genealogical descent;
297-548: A spade. A council sample taken on 30 March 2006 listed these in the water. Kawhia County Council was formed in 1905 and first met on 12 July 1905. New offices were built by Buchanan Bros in 1915-16 over the former beach, and designed by Hamilton architects and engineers, Warren and Blechynden. In 1923, Kawhia County covered 330 sq mi (850 km ) and had a population of 1,098, with 52 mi (84 km) of gravel roads , 95 mi (153 km) of mud roads and 125 mi (201 km) of tracks. Kawhia Town Board
330-401: A time when the iwi had land confiscated by the government for their support of various anti-government movements. Some hapū in other iwi were larger. Before the arrival of Pākehā , the normal day-to-day operating group in Māori society seems to have been the smaller whānau. Each hapū had its own chief and normally operated independently of the tribe (iwi) group. By the 1820s Māori had realised
363-406: Is "Hani (Hani-a-te-waewae-i-kimi-atu) which is on the higher ground and marked the prow of the canoe". Marking the stern of the canoe, Hoturoa placed the symbol of Puna, the spirit-goddess of that creation story. "In full it is named Puna-whakatupu-tangata, and represents female fertility, the spring or source of humanity". It is said that a pure woman who touches this stone will be given the gift of
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#1732883604312396-510: Is Te Ruruhi (the Old Lady) which was used as the dining hall until 1986. It was replaced by a two-storey dining hall, Te Tini O Tainui, to cater for the large numbers that visit for occasions such as annual poukai, tangi and hui. The marae is affiliated to Waikato through the hapū of Ngāti Mahuta , with connections to Ngāti Apakura , Ngāti Hikairo , and Ngāti Te Wehi . Six other marae are also based at or near Kawhia Harbour: In October 2020,
429-489: Is a Year 1–8 co-educational state primary school. It is a decile 3 school with a roll of as of August 2024. It was founded in 1918, though Awaroa School got an Education Ministry grant from 1910. The school, which was also known as Awaroa School, was described as being made of packing cases before it was rebuilt in 1924. A request to extend Hauturu Road up the Awaroa valley was made by the new settlers in 1905. Te Koraha School
462-404: Is located around one kilometre off the coast of Kawhia. Pirongia Forest statistical area covers 490.80 km (189.50 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 1,070 as of June 2024, with a population density of 2.2 people per km . Pirongia Forest, which includes Pirongia Forest Park had a population of 966 at the 2018 New Zealand census , an increase of 138 people (16.7%) since
495-606: Is located in the harbour. The settlement of Kawhia is located on the northern coast of the inlet, and was an important port in early colonial New Zealand. The area of Kawhia comprises 16 to 20 hectares (40 to 50 acres) and is the town block that was owned by the New Zealand Government. The government bought it from the Europeans in 1880 "not from the original Māori owners, but from a European who claimed ownership in payment of money owed by another European". Kawhia Harbour
528-479: Is the southernmost location where kauri trees historically grew. Kawhia is known in Māori lore as the final resting-place of the ancestral waka (canoe) Tainui . Soon after arrival, captain Hoturoa made it first priority to establish a whare wananga (sacred school of learning) which was named Ahurei. Ahurei is situated at the summit of the sacred hill behind Kawhia’s seaside marae – Maketu Marae. The harbour area
561-477: The 2006 census . There were 162 households, comprising 198 males and 186 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.06 males per female, with 66 people (17.2%) aged under 15 years, 51 (13.3%) aged 15 to 29, 147 (38.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 120 (31.2%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 55.5% European/ Pākehā , 57.0% Māori , 5.5% Pacific peoples , 1.6% Asian , and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. Although some people chose not to answer
594-607: The 2013 census , and an increase of 69 people (7.7%) since the 2006 census . There were 393 households, comprising 498 males and 468 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.06 males per female. The median age was 50.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 189 people (19.6%) aged under 15 years, 117 (12.1%) aged 15 to 29, 417 (43.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 243 (25.2%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 64.3% European/ Pākehā , 46.9% Māori , 3.1% Pacific peoples , 1.6% Asian , and 1.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas
627-703: The Bruce Herald , Waimate Times, Egmont Settler (later briefly part of Taranaki Central Press at Stratford ) and the Mangaweka Settler. From 1909 Edward Henry Schnackenberg , whose father was a missionary here from 1858 to 1864, owned the paper, until it closed in April 1936. In January 2018, the health board issued a statement that there was no additional risk from tuberculosis in Kawhia after reports of three possible cases. Statistics New Zealand describes Kawhia as
660-563: The Tasman Sea coast of the Waikato region of New Zealand 's North Island . It is located to the south of Raglan Harbour , Ruapuke and Aotea Harbour , 40 kilometres southwest of Hamilton . Kawhia is part of the Ōtorohanga District and is in the King Country . It has a high-tide area of 68 km (26 sq mi) and a low-tide area of 18 km (6.9 sq mi). Te Motu Island
693-580: The Government committed $ 196,684 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade Ōkapu Marae, creating 16 jobs. The Kawhia Harbour area was important to the kauri gum trade of the late 19th/early 20th centuries, as it was the southernmost area where the gum could be found. The Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser was established in May 1901 by William Murray Thompson and Thomas Elliott Wilson, who also ran
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#1732883604312726-501: The Kawhia area and one from Aotea. In 2016, a 5 m (16 ft) tall pou maumahara (remembrance pillar) was put up at Omimiti Reserve, behind the museum. Te Kuiti Stewart began carving it in 2014, from a Pureora Forest totara . It represents 150 years of Kīngitanga on one side and the Elizabeth Henrietta 's 1824 arrival, on the other. At night it is floodlit, with coloured LED lights inside. Kawhia hospital overlooked
759-411: The census's question about religious affiliation, 46.1% had no religion, 37.5% were Christian , 7.0% had Māori religious beliefs and 1.6% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 39 (12.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 99 (31.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 18 people (5.7%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15
792-559: The economic benefits of working in larger groups—especially when it came to trading with ships. The larger hapū could work more effectively to produce surplus flax , potatoes, smoked heads and pigs in exchange for blankets, tobacco, axes and trade muskets. In warfare the hapū operated as the standard grouping for warriors during the period of the Musket Wars (1807–1842). Hapū would unite politically under their own chief, to form much larger armies of up to several thousand warriors, although it
825-576: The town, on the site of Te Puru pa, which became the Armed Constabulary redoubt in 1863. Like the County Office, the hospital was also designed by Warren and Blechynden and opened in 1918. It was still a cottage hospital in 1948, but had become a maternity hospital by 1959 and closed in March 1967. Kawhia School is a Year 1–8 co-educational state primary school. It is a decile 1 school with
858-496: Was $ 19,700, compared with $ 31,800 nationally. 60 people (7.7%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 270 (34.7%) people were employed full-time, 141 (18.1%) were part-time, and 39 (5.0%) were unemployed. 2 hours either side of low tide (for tide times, see tide-forecast.com) about 100 m off the Tasman Sea beach, 4 km from Kawhia (see 1:50,000 map ), oozes hot water, which can be formed into shallow bathing pools with
891-404: Was 6.8, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 54.0% had no religion, 31.4% were Christian , 3.7% had Māori religious beliefs and 1.6% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 81 (10.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 246 (31.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income
924-478: Was common for hapū to retain independence within the larger group. Te Maire Tau noted in his study of Ngāi Tahu migrations that hapū size and names were volatile, with hapū splitting into sister groups when they grew in size or when migrating. New hapū often adopted names from events associated with the migration. Likewise the same group of people would change their name according to different circumstances. Name changes primarily asserted rights to resources given to
957-463: Was formed in 1906, with an area of 470 acres (190 ha). Its population in 1923 was 195, when it had 6 mi 14 ch (9.9 km) of streets and a 10 acres (4.0 ha) domain. The County merged into Ōtorohanga and Waitomo in 1956, after a Local Government Commission inquiry. The Community Board meets monthly and consists of 4 members, plus the Kāwhia - Tihiroa Ward councillor. Three members are elected from
990-571: Was not uncommon for two hapū from the same iwi to clash. Hapū were frequently the political unit that sold land to the Europeans: in the 20 years after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, according to Native Affairs Minister William Richmond , different hapū or comparatively small groups of individuals sold half of all the blocks sold under the Treaty. Richmond said that hapū or small groups sold all
1023-472: Was open from at least 1911 to 1935. It was about 12km12 km (7.5 mi) up the Awaroa valley. 38°06′16″S 174°55′50″E / 38.104438°S 174.930491°E / -38.104438; 174.930491 This Waikato geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kawhia Harbour Kawhia Harbour ( Māori : Kāwhia ) is one of three large natural inlets in
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1056-415: Was that 81 (25.5%) people were employed full-time, 69 (21.7%) were part-time, and 21 (6.6%) were unemployed. Before 2018, Kawhia was in its own statistical area In 2013 231 dwellings were unoccupied. In the much wider Pirongia Forest area, 396 dwellings were unoccupied in 2018, when it was estimated that 70% of Kawhia's houses were holiday homes. As of 2017, New Zealand's median centre of population
1089-456: Was the birthplace of the prominent Māori warrior chief Te Rauparaha of the Ngāti Toa tribe, who lived in the area until the 1820s, when he, and his tribe along with Ngāti Rārua and Ngāti Koata migrated southwards. Tainui was buried at the base of Ahurei by Hoturoa himself, and other members of the iwi. Hoturoa marked out the waka with two limestone pillars, which he blessed. Firstly, there
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