47-537: Te Pahu is a rural community in the Waipa District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island , located just north of Cambridge across State Highway 1 . It is located north of Pirongia and south of Ngāhinapōuri just off State Highway 39 . Karamu Walkway runs along the Kapamahunga Range to the north of the village. It is part of Te Araroa long-distance walkway. The first recorded settlers of
94-628: A Pacific affairs ministerial portfolio to be established, having an interest in the experiences of Pacific Island New Zealanders due to his time working in Fiji and the large concentration of Pacific Islanders living in his Auckland Central constituency. During the government Prebble aligned himself with Roger Douglas , the controversial Minister of Finance , and was an associate finance minister. Douglas, Prebble and David Caygill were together dubbed "the Treasury Troika", and were responsible for most of
141-440: A bachelor's or higher degree, and 48 (13.7%) people had no formal qualifications. 69 people (19.7%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 198 (56.4%) people were employed full-time, 57 (16.2%) were part-time, and 18 (5.1%) were unemployed. Te Pahu statistical area covers 158.17 km (61.07 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 1,630 as of June 2024, with
188-492: A joint-venture deal to restructure Vietnam's railway system (which was still using steam engines). He also joined Auckland businessman Malcolm McConnell to create the company McConnell International. New Zealand switched to the mixed-member proportional (MMP) representation electoral system in 1993. Roger Douglas established the ACT New Zealand party, and was joined by Prebble. Initially he did not take an active role in
235-520: A party that falls below the five-percent threshold can still qualify for MMP if it wins at least one electorate seat. The events were captured in the documentary Campaign . Prebble lost his Wellington Central seat in the 1999 election , but remained in Parliament as a list MP and leader of ACT. Prebble was re-elected as a list MP and leader of ACT in the 2002 election . Prebble was replaced as ACT leader by Rodney Hide in 2004, and did not stand in
282-776: A population density of 10.3 people per km. The statistical area had a population of 1,428 at the 2018 New Zealand census , an increase of 159 people (12.5%) since the 2013 census , and an increase of 234 people (19.6%) since the 2006 census . There were 507 households, comprising 744 males and 684 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.09 males per female. The median age was 39.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 318 people (22.3%) aged under 15 years, 228 (16.0%) aged 15 to 29, 735 (51.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 150 (10.5%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 91.2% European/ Pākehā , 10.1% Māori , 1.3% Pacific peoples , 2.3% Asian , and 4.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas
329-561: A population density of 43 people per km . 22,500 people live in Cambridge and 14,150 in Te Awamutu. Waipa District had a population of 58,686 in the 2023 New Zealand census , an increase of 5,445 people (10.2%) since the 2018 census , and an increase of 12,018 people (25.8%) since the 2013 census . There were 28,620 males, 29,886 females and 177 people of other genders in 21,795 dwellings. 2.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+ . The median age
376-468: A population of 9,275, with 283 mi (455 km) of gravel roads , 506 mi (814 km) of mud roads and 153 mi (246 km) of tracks. The Waikato River forms much of the eastern boundary of the district, before it flows north-westward through the district, past Cambridge . The Waipā River , the Waikato River's main tributary, flows northwards through the western part of the district;
423-478: A separate shadow cabinet above the caucus. Prebble was given a seat in the shadow cabinet, but was displeased at the change in portfolio allocations in which he lost justice and was instead given immigration, regional development and the environment. As a result, he refused to join the shadow cabinet to protest his allocation of portfolios he did not want. Colleagues described the move as petulant, with Prebble countering by saying "The difference in opposition to being in
470-590: A sex ratio of 1.05 males per female, with 117 people (25.0%) aged under 15 years, 72 (15.4%) aged 15 to 29, 237 (50.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 42 (9.0%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 89.1% European/ Pākehā , 10.3% Māori , 1.9% Pacific peoples , 1.9% Asian , and 5.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 58.3% had no religion, 30.1% were Christian , 0.6% were Buddhist and 2.6% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 87 (24.8%) people had
517-408: A shadow cabinet and being a backbencher is only in name. It's a shadow rather than a substance." He resigned as junior whip as well and returned to the backbench until March 1981 when he rejoined the shadow cabinet as Shadow Minister for Social Welfare and Pacific Island Affairs. On 2 September 1983, Prebble was injured in a head-on car collision whilst he was returning to Wellington after addressing
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#1732902533583564-539: A television reporter he was hit, mid-sentence, by an egg thrown from the crowd. The egg was thrown by Christopher Owen-Cooper, a former serviceman who served in both World War II and the Korean War , who faced a disorderly behaviour charge. Owen-Cooper was quoted by The Dominion newspaper as saying "We've all built up frustration, we're sick of what the Government's doing. They [politicians] can't give us any answers so it
611-588: Is an actor with a number of television roles. Prebble has been married three times. His first wife was Nancy Cocks , and his second was Doreen Kuper , a former Honorary Consul for the Solomon Islands in New Zealand. His current wife is former Press Gallery radio journalist Ngahuia Wade . Cocks was a member of the Labour Party's Fijian branch; in 1975, she was elected to Labour's national executive. Prebble
658-439: Is in three SA1 statistical areas which also include Harapepe and cover 33.20 km (12.82 sq mi). The SA1 areas are part of the larger Te Pahu statistical area. The SA1 areas had a population of 468 at the 2018 New Zealand census , an increase of 69 people (17.3%) since the 2013 census , and an increase of 81 people (20.9%) since the 2006 census . There were 159 households, comprising 243 males and 231 females, giving
705-522: Is the orthographic form it uses. The District was formed from Waipa County Council and its town boroughs in 1989. The county boundaries have varied since five ridings were formed in Waipa county in 1876: Newcastle , Hamilton , Mangapiko North and South, Rangiaowhia , and Pukekura. In 1902, it covered 282 sq mi (730 km ) and had an additional riding, Tuhikaramea. In 1923, Waipa County covered 429 sq mi (1,110 km ) and had
752-466: The 1975 election . Soon after his election, owing mainly to Labour's drastic reduction in MPs in their 1975 defeat, he was made Labour's spokesman for race relations and the environment. Following the 1978 election, he was given the more prominent portfolio of justice by Labour leader Bill Rowling . From 1978 until 1980, he was additionally the Labour Party's junior whip . In 1979, Rowling decided to create
799-655: The 1990 election . In opposition he was appointed Shadow Minister of State Owned Enterprises, Works, Police and Pacific Island Affairs. In the 1993 election , Prebble lost his seat to Sandra Lee , deputy leader of the new left-wing Alliance party. In the 1995 New Year Honours , Prebble was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire , for public services. After leaving parliament Prebble worked making consultancy deals and moved to Vietnam tendering to build New Zealand's first embassy there. In 1996 he also secured
846-571: The 2005 election . He became campaign manager for ACT leading up to the 2014 election with his stated aim to bring 9 ACT MP's into Parliament; this did not eventuate however as ACT did not gain any new seats, only retaining Epsom. In late October 2024, the Sixth National Government appointed Prebble to the Waitangi Tribunal . Labour Member of Parliament Willie Jackson opposed Prebble's appointment, citing his alignment with
893-491: The Waipa District Council . Its most populous town is Cambridge . The seat of the council is at the second most populous town, Te Awamutu . The district is south and south-east of the city of Hamilton . It has five wards: Te Awamutu , Cambridge , Pirongia , Maungatautari and Kakepuku. Although the official name remains Waipa District, the council sought in 2020 a simpler means of changing to Waipā District, which
940-483: The Waipā River . A pub and general store were established in the 1860s, followed by a post office in 1866 and a school house in 1877. The school house was used for monthly Presbyterian church services; it closed briefly and reopened before burning down in 1891; another school opened nearby in 1889 and took in the remaining students. A bridge was built over the river in 1881, reducing the community's isolation. The area
987-522: The Wellington Central electorate following a campaign that saw National Party leader and Prime Minister Jim Bolger predict Prebble would win rather than National’s candidate. Bolger saw ACT as a natural partner either in a coalition or a confidence-and-supply arrangement, and wanted to assure ACT would be in the chamber by helping Prebble win Wellington Central. Under New Zealand's MMP rules,
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#17329025335831034-453: The 1920s and 1930s Robertson, then Hodgson's, Motors ran a daily bus from Pirongia to Hamilton via Te Pahu. A new garage and general store was established in 1952. A limeworks opened in 1972. The Post Office was among many closed by Richard Prebble on 5 February 1988. In 2019, Waikato Regional Council reported a surge of complaints about farm effluent discharges from farms at several Waikato locations including Te Pahu. Te Pahu settlement
1081-578: The Kīngitanga. In particular, the Grey Government planned to exclude the blocks that McLean had repurchased specifically to include them in the package of lands ringfenced for return, which were mostly in the Harapepe district around Pirongia. But Grey did say that some Harapepe lands would be set aside as an endowment for a school at which Kīngitanga children could be educated ." The first European settler in
1128-460: The Taxi Proprietors' Association conference. He was taken to Dannevirke Hospital and was treated for a concussion and broken pelvis. Perhaps due to his legal background, Prebble became quickly known for his "tough, aggressive, non-compromising debating style." From 1975 to 1984, Labour was in opposition, and Ross Meurant recalled that "Sir Rob has often said that when he was in government,
1175-633: The area are descendants of the Tainui waka , led by Māhanga , who established Purakau Pā at the junction of the Kaniwhaniwha stream and the Waipā River and settled the lower valley in the late sixteenth century. Māhanga's son Tonganui suffered a major defeat to Kawhia Māori. The tribe suffered a major defeat to Europeans during the Invasion of the Waikato ; their land was confiscated and they were forced to relocate to
1222-534: The area was John Vittoria Cowell, a Kawhia trader, who was given about 40,000 acres (16,000 ha) by Ngāti Apakura in October 1839. He was the son of John Cowell, a lay missionary, who came to work with Samuel Marsden . After the 1864 invasion, John Cowell lost all his lands under the Confiscation Act and died in poverty. His Homewood house, on Rosborough Road, to the south of Te Pahu, may date from 1841 and be
1269-423: The census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 7,965 (17.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 25,443 (54.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 10,878 (23.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $ 45,200, compared with $ 41,500 nationally. 6,432 people (13.7%) earned over $ 100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15
1316-509: The economic reform undertaken by the Labour government. The " Rogernomics " reforms, which were based on free market economic theory, were unpopular with many traditional Labour supporters. In August 1988, Prebble spoke at a public meeting in Sydenham and was greeted with jeering crowds of Labour supporters who were angry with the reforms and their consequent unemployment. While being interviewed by
1363-402: The matter had been eating and gnawing at him and was killing him. I said I didn't think this was a proper basis for making policy. Mr Lange said in that case I should resign." The comments on television by Prebble led to his dismissal from cabinet altogether the following day. Lange stated at a press conference that Prebble had misrepresented the detail and nature of a private conversation between
1410-595: The most irritating and damaging of his opponents was Richard Prebble. 'Always at it' said Sir Rob, 'Always a bother to us. Even if some thought he was mad the way he carried on, we never knew what he was going to come up with next.'" When the Fourth Labour Government was formed, after the 1984 election , Prebble was elected to the cabinet and was appointed Minister of Transport , Minister of Civil Aviation and Meteorological Services , Minister of Railways and Minister of Pacific Island Affairs . He pressed for
1457-409: The north. In 1879 peace negotiations Prime Minister Grey said Harapepe was excluded from the proposal to return Waikato lands to King Tāwhiao , even though former Minister of Native Affairs, Donald McLean , had included it in his offer of terms. A Waitangi Tribunal report says, " This was, it seems, the first official public admission that not all Crown lands were to be made available to return to
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1504-507: The oldest surviving building in Waikato. During the war the area was settled by British militia, who were banned from leaving the area but often too poor to buy crops to continue living there. Many lots were abandoned; settlers who continued living there constantly feared attack from local Māori and often sought shelter in a blockhouse. A local industry of flax milling, and mixed cow and pig farming. Te Pahu remained extremely isolated for many years, with settlers relying on supplies delivered by
1551-532: The party and, though frequently invited to speak at ACT functions, he stated in July 1995 that he had no intention of standing for parliament again. However, in March 1996, Douglas stepped down as the new party's leader, and Prebble took over beating former Federated Farmers president Owen Jennings for the party leadership. In the 1996 election , the first to be held under MMP, ACT won eight seats in Parliament. Prebble won
1598-499: The public mood, was opposed to public asset sales and impeded Prebble's efforts in selling them. The disagreement became a very public falling-out when Lange stripped him of the State Owned Enterprises (SOE) portfolio on 4 November 1988. Prebble publicly counterattacked in a television interview that night saying that Lange was acting dictatorially and was in no state to be making decisions. Prebble commented: "He [Lange] said
1645-438: The two rivers meet outside the district. The highest mountains are Mount Pirongia in the west and Maungatautari in the east. The region's economy is based largely on dairy farming and cereal production. The southeastern corner of the district includes the hydroelectric project at Karapiro . Waipā District covers 1,470.08 km (567.60 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 62,700 as of June 2024, with
1692-612: The two. Prebble returned to the backbenches afterwards. In August 1989, he put himself forward to fill one of two vacant seats in cabinet, but lost a caucus ballot to Annette King . When Lange's replacement as Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer held a complete re-election of cabinet in January 1990, Prebble was elected and returned to the frontbench and cabinet. Palmer gave him the SOE portfolio once again and later appointed him Minister of Police as well. Prebble retained his Auckland Central seat in
1739-551: Was 15.1, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 56.1% had no religion, 32.8% were Christian , 0.2% were Buddhist and 2.3% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 270 (24.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 165 (14.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $ 40,300, compared with $ 31,800 nationally. 246 people (22.2%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15
1786-560: Was 40.9 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 11,751 people (20.0%) aged under 15 years, 9,651 (16.4%) aged 15 to 29, 25,896 (44.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 11,388 (19.4%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 86.5% European ( Pākehā ); 15.9% Māori ; 2.3% Pasifika ; 6.1% Asian ; 0.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English
1833-649: Was born in Kent , England, to Kenneth Ralph Prebble and Mary Prebble (née Hoad). In 1948, he moved with his parents and older brothers John and Tom Prebble when his father became vicar of Northcote parish in Auckland. His father was an Anglo-Catholic Anglican priest, and a leader in the Charismatic Renewal as archdeacon at St. Pauls , on retirement he and Mary were received into the Roman Catholic Church . He
1880-404: Was built at Te Pahu in 1897 and was joined in 1909 by neighbouring Te Pahu Post Office. A daily mail service to both post offices started in 1913 and was taking passengers in 1914. Te Pahu Hall also opened nearby in 1911. The hall was renovated and extended between 1979 and 1981. As late as 1935 the name Harapepe was still being used to describe a proposed extension of electric power supplies. In
1927-545: Was educated at Auckland Grammar School before becoming a barrister and solicitor in 1971. From 1973 to 1974, he worked overseas in Fiji where he practised law. Prebble's older brother, John Prebble KC, is an emeritus professor in law at Victoria University of Wellington . His younger brother, Mark Prebble was the State Services Commissioner and head of New Zealand's public service. John's daughter Antonia Prebble
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1974-614: Was originally a member of the Labour Party and in 1965 he became chairman of the Auckland Central Electorate Committee. At the 1969 and 1972 elections he was a campaign organiser for Auckland Central MP Norman Douglas . When Douglas announced his retirement Prebble was selected, aged 27, to replace him as Labour's candidate in the seat. He was successful in being elected in the Auckland Central electorate at
2021-556: Was spoken by 97.2%, Māori language by 3.4%, Samoan by 0.2% and other languages by 8.4%. No language could be spoken by 2.1% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 19.9, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 32.2% Christian , 0.9% Hindu , 0.3% Islam , 0.8% Māori religious beliefs , 0.5% Buddhist , 0.4% New Age , 0.1% Jewish , and 1.5% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 55.7%, and 7.8% of people did not answer
2068-464: Was struck by major flooding in 1907 and February 1958, leaving the community again cut off from Te Awamutu and Hamilton . A limeworks was built on Limeworks Loop Rd in 1917. The name Harapepe remains on the modern map, 1.2 km (0.75 mi) south of Te Pahu Road corner, though it has lost all but a few houses. It was originally the main military settlement in the area, with – The importance of Harapepe seems to have declined after Harapepe dairy
2115-492: Was that 24,564 (52.3%) people were employed full-time, 6,645 (14.2%) were part-time, and 891 (1.9%) were unemployed. Richard Prebble Richard William Prebble CBE (born 7 February 1948) is a former member of the New Zealand Parliament . Initially a member of the Labour Party , he joined the newly formed ACT New Zealand party under Roger Douglas in 1996, becoming its leader from 1996 to 2004. Prebble
2162-460: Was that 633 (57.0%) people were employed full-time, 195 (17.6%) were part-time, and 33 (3.0%) were unemployed. Te Pahu School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of 112 as of August 2024. The school opened in 1911. Waipa District Waipa District (or Waipā District ) is a municipality in the Waikato region of New Zealand that is administered by
2209-617: Was time someone gave them the hurry along." He was discharged but paid $ 50 in costs. Prebble held more portfolios than any other minister in the government as his post of Minister for State Owned Enterprises absorbed almost all the portfolios of government owned operations and assets which were scheduled to be privatised (much to the opposition of the public). As such, Prebble became grossly overworked and colleagues noticed he paid little attention to his appearance with unkempt hair and ragged suits. Other ministers also felt his portfolio took up too much time in cabinet meetings. Lange, in tune with
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