25-553: Nireaha Tamaki (born c. 1835–37; died 1911) was a New Zealand Māori leader from the Rangitāne and Ngāti Kahungunu iwi (tribes). This biographical article relating to a Māori person is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Rangit%C4%81ne Rangitāne is a Māori iwi (tribe). Their rohe (territory) is in the Manawatū , Horowhenua , Wairarapa and Marlborough areas of New Zealand . The iwi
50-699: A Rangitāne o Wairau Trust represents the iwi under the Māori Fisheries Act and Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004. It is run by an executive committee of ten trustees and a chairperson. Iwi Aquaculture Organisation in the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004. Rangitāne o Wairau Settlement Trust governs the iwi's Treaty of Waitangi settlement under the Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, Ngāti Kuia, and Rangitāne o Wairau Claims Settlement Act, and represents
75-539: A catchment and source of the Manawatū River (approximately 20 Min drive north of town) has developed into dairy , beef cattle and sheep farming, which now provides the major income for the town's population of 5,680. Before European settlers arrived in the 1870s, the line of descent for Māori in the area was from the Kurahaupō waka. The tribe of the area is Rangitāne , with geographic distinction to Te Rangiwhakaewa in
100-415: A considerable size. Dannevirke has produced a number of sports men and women in a number of different disciplines, among them rugby player John Timu , who made New Zealand teams in both union and league . Ewen Chatfield , who was an important member of the successful New Zealand cricket team of the 1980s Hadlee-Coney-Crowe era, is from Dannevirke, as is former All Black Duncan Hales, who now resides in
125-727: A farm near Dannevirke late in his career. The Dannevirke Sports Club and Aotea Sports Club are the major outlets for sport in the town with netball, cricket and soccer teams as well as a rugby team that compete in the Premier Manawatu Senior Competition and the Hawke's Bay 1st Division. Dannevirke has an Oceanic climate , ( Köppen : Cfb ). Due its high altitude the summer temperatures are often cooler compared to other Eastern North Island towns, such as Masterton , Napier and Gisborne , while in winter Dannevirke can regularly experience frosts as in other parts of New Zealand. Snow
150-690: Is affiliated with the Ngāti Pakapaka and Ngāti Te Rangiwhakaewa hapū, and includes the Kaitoki Memorial Hall. Mākirikiri marae is affiliated with Ngāti Mutuahi and Ngāti Te Rangiwhakaewa hapū, and includes the Aotea Tuatoru wharenui. Whiti te Rā marae, also known as Poherau marae, is affiliated with Ngāti Mutuahi hapū, and includes Whiti te Rā wharenui. Totara College hosts the Dannevirke Garden and Craft Expo, an annual event that has grown to
175-449: Is rare, the latest snow to hit Dannevirke was July 13, 2017 Dannevirke High School is the town's co-educational state secondary school, with a roll of 429 as of August 2024. Dannevirke has three co-educational state primary schools: Dannevirke South School, with a roll of 256, Huia Range School, with a roll of 252, and Ruahine School, with a roll of . St Joseph's School is a co-educational state Catholic primary school, with
200-584: Is the mandated iwi authority for Rangitāne o Manawatū hapū. Rangitāne o Wairau has a rohe over Marlborough , including much of Kahurangi National Park , Nelson Lakes National Park , Mount Richmond Forest Park and the Marlborough Sounds . Its marae (Tua Mātene) and wharenui (Te Huataki) are in Grovetown, just north of Blenheim . However, its rohe also includes the city of Nelson, and the towns of Tākaka , Motueka , Saint Arnaud and Picton . Te Runanga
225-542: The 2013 census , and a decrease of 51 people (−0.9%) since the 2006 census . There were 2,178 households, comprising 2,613 males and 2,892 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.9 males per female, with 1,137 people (20.6%) aged under 15 years, 978 (17.8%) aged 15 to 29, 2,166 (39.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,233 (22.4%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 75.2% European/ Pākehā , 33.1% Māori , 2.3% Pasifika , 3.9% Asian , and 1.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas
250-668: The 2018 New Zealand census , a decrease of 24 people (−1.8%) since the 2013 census , and an increase of 9 people (0.7%) since the 2006 census . There were 486 households, comprising 669 males and 633 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.06 males per female. The median age was 43.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 279 people (21.4%) aged under 15 years, 183 (14.1%) aged 15 to 29, 624 (47.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 222 (17.1%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 85.9% European/ Pākehā , 22.6% Māori , 0.9% Pasifika , 2.1% Asian , and 0.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas
275-535: The German-Danish War of 1864 – a recent and very painful event for these settlers. The settlement quickly earned the nickname of " sleeper town", as the town's purpose was to provide tōtara sleepers for the Napier–Wellington railway line . At one stage the area had 50 operating sawmills. After the native bush was cleared, the land was turned into pasture for grazing animals . On 27 October 1917, much of
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#1732855617171300-657: The 2000s. It broadcasts from Palmerston North and is available on 89.8 FM in Manawatū . Dannevirke Dannevirke ( lit. " work of the Danes ", a reference to Danevirke ; Māori : Taniwaka or Tāmaki-nui-a-Rua , the area where the town is), is a rural service town in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of the North Island, New Zealand. It is the main centre of the Tararua District . The surrounding area,
325-872: The United States. Other Dannevirke All Blacks were Colin Loader (1950s), Blair Furlong (1970 to South Africa), Lui Paewai who is widely acknowledged as the youngest All Black in history at just 17 years old (1924 Invincibles) and whose brother, nephews and grand-nephews (Doc, Hepa, Nathan and Murdoch respectively) went on to have good careers for Hawkes Bay and the New Zealand Maori side, and Roy White (post-war All Black in 1946 and 1947). Other All Blacks who spent time in Dannevirke included 1981 All Black tourist to Romania and France Wayne Neville , who attended Dannevirke High School, and John Ashworth , who moved from Canterbury to
350-561: The eastern side of the Ruahine / Tararua Ranges stretches from Rakautatahi through to Eketāhuna . This rohe is centred on the town of Dannevirke , where there are three Rangitāne Marae, Mākirikiri, Kaitoki, and Whiti-te-rā. Major regional locations Major regional locations Kia Ora FM is the official radio station of the Rangitāne people. It began as Radio Rangitane, or Te Reo Irirangi O Rangitane, on 1 May 1992, and adopted its current name in
375-425: The immediate Dannevirke region. The first known 'Aotea' meeting house was established approximately 15 generations ago (from 2010) followed by the building of a marae at Makirikiri near Dannevirke at about the same time as the first Nordic settlers arrived from Napier and Hawkes Bay. The town was founded on 15 October 1872 by Danish , Norwegian and Swedish settlers, adherents of Scandinavism , who arrived at
400-641: The iwi in resource consent consultation under the Resource Management Act 1991. Both trusts share managers and offices in Blenheim. Rangitāne o Wairau's chief executive/general manager is Corey Hebberd . The iwi has interests in the territory of Tasman District Council , Nelson City Council and Marlborough District Council . It also has a working relationship with Kaikoura District Council and Buller District Council on issues relating to waterways, catchment areas and coastal areas. Rangitāne rohe on
425-428: The local community had brought the fires under control. In total 27 business premises and 2 hotels were destroyed with damage estimated at £200,000. Dannevirke covers 6.82 km (2.63 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 5,680 as of June 2024, with a population density of 833 people per km . Dannevirke had a population of 5,508 at the 2018 New Zealand census , an increase of 429 people (8.4%) since
450-567: The port of Napier and moved inland. The settlers, who arrived under the Public Works Act , built their initial settlement in a clearing of the Seventy Mile Bush . The Dannevirke after which the town was named is an extensive Viking Age fortification line in Denmark which had a strong emotive symbolic role for 19th-century Danes, especially after the site had fallen into German hands in
475-556: The ranges to continue along the summit of the Tararua Range , to the peak of Taramea , then westward to the mouth of the Manawatū River , northwards along the coast back to the mouth of the Rangitikei River. The rohe includes the city of Palmerston North . Six hapū – Ngāti Hineaute, Ngāti Kapuārangi, Ngāti Rangiaranaki, Ngāti Rangitepaia, Ngāti Tauira and Ngāti Mairehau – live in this rohe. Tānenuiarangi Manawatū Incorporated
500-582: The town's business district was destroyed by fire. The fire had started in the Andrew's Hotel on the corner of High and Station Streets at about 2pm. Flames blew across the road engulfing the Dannevirke Co-operative Association's store. As the fire spread through adjoining shops another hotel, the Masonic was engulfed. By about 5pm the Dannevirke and Woodville Fire Brigades, along with assistance from
525-440: Was $ 36,600, compared with $ 31,800 nationally. 162 people (15.8%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 573 (56.0%) people were employed full-time, 168 (16.4%) were part-time, and 18 (1.8%) were unemployed. Dannevirke has three marae (tribal meeting grounds) of the Rangitāne tribe and its hapū (sub-tribes); each marae has a wharenui (meeting house). Kaitoki marae
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#1732855617171550-560: Was 8.5, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 46.8% had no religion, 37.1% were Christian , 5.9% had Māori religious beliefs , 0.4% were Hindu , 0.6% were Muslim , 0.4% were Buddhist and 1.2% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 330 (7.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,380 (31.6%) people had no formal qualifications. 255 people (5.8%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15
575-446: Was 8.8, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 45.6% had no religion, 44.0% were Christian , 2.8% had Māori religious beliefs , 0.2% were Hindu , 0.2% were Buddhist and 1.2% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 117 (11.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 255 (24.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income
600-581: Was formed as one of two divisions (aside from Muaūpoko ) of the expedition team led by Whātonga, a chief from the Māhia Peninsula and father of Tara-Ika a Nohu of Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara fame. The rohe of Rangitāne o Manawatū is from the mouth of the Rangitikei River , stretching up the river to Orangipango , then eastwards to Te Hekenga in the Ruahine Ranges , then southwards along the summit of
625-421: Was that 1,743 (39.9%) people were employed full-time, 666 (15.2%) were part-time, and 204 (4.7%) were unemployed. Papatawa statistical area covers 230.05 km (88.82 sq mi) to the west of Dannevirke, but does not include Papatawa settlement. It had an estimated population of 1,350 as of June 2024, with a population density of 5.9 people per km . The statistical area had a population of 1,302 at
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