22-507: The Whirinaki Power Station is an open cycle gas turbine power station at Whirinaki in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. The NZED constructed a 220 MW gas turbine power station on this site, which began operation in 1978. This power station comprised four Pratt & Whitney twinpac units, each with two FT4 gas turbines (based on the JT4A ). This plant was fueled with diesel, which meant electricity generation
44-528: A standby power station , it has a total capacity of 155MW. It was owned by the Government but maintained and operated by Contact Energy. The station was due to be transferred to Meridian Energy on 1 October 2010 as part of the 2010 electricity market reforms, but Meridian refused to buy it. The New Zealand Government announced in December 2010 it would sell it by tender. The Ministry of Economic Development offered
66-547: A database to target Māori voters in the general election held later in 2023. Takutai Moana Kemp was the chief executive of the marae at the time and was also a candidate for Te Pāti Māori, later narrowly winning a seat at the 2023 general election. Results of the 2013 census were released over an 18-month period, beginning 15 October 2013. It recorded 4,242,048 people who were resident in New Zealand on 5 March 2013. This represents an increase of 214,101 people (5.3 percent) since
88-426: A delay due to the effects of Cyclone Gabrielle ), and it implemented measures that aimed to increase the census' effectiveness in response to the issues faced with the 2018 census, including supporting Māori to complete the census. It also included new questions on topics such as gender, sexual identity, and disabilities/health conditions. A few people object to the census and attempt to evade it. As early as 1859,
110-406: A different census form in previous years and separate censuses in the nineteenth century. Results for those censuses before 1966 have been destroyed with a few exceptions and those since will not be available before 2066. The 2006 census was held on Tuesday, 7 March. For the first time, respondents had the option of completing their census form online rather than by a printed form. The 2011 census
132-747: A population density of 366 people per km . It is part of the larger Puketapu-Eskdale statistical area . Whirinaki had a population of 384 at the 2018 New Zealand census , an increase of 48 people (14.3%) since the 2013 census , and an increase of 42 people (12.3%) since the 2006 census . There were 150 households, comprising 192 males and 198 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female, with 57 people (14.8%) aged under 15 years, 42 (10.9%) aged 15 to 29, 204 (53.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 84 (21.9%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 92.2% European/ Pākehā , 13.3% Māori , 0.8% Pasifika , 3.1% Asian , and 3.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. Although some people chose not to answer
154-426: A resident was prosecuted for not completing his census form. The most famous of these census evaders is The Wizard of New Zealand , Ian Brackenbury Channell, who has avoided the census on numerous occasions. He spent the night of the 1981 census in a boat beyond New Zealand's 20 kilometres (12 mi) territorial limit in order to avoid enumeration in the country. He has also publicly burnt census forms. Following
176-406: Is a national population and housing census conducted by Statistics New Zealand , a government department, every five years. There have been 34 censuses since 1851 . In addition to providing detailed information about national demographics , the results of the census play an important part in the calculation of resource allocation to local service providers. The 2023 census held on 7 March 2023
198-447: Is at Whirinaki. The diesel-powered Whirinaki Power Station opened next to the mill in 1978, later closed and then reopened in 2004. Designed to be a standby power station , it has a total capacity of 155MW and is owned and operated by Contact Energy . A mountain bike park is immediately north of the mill. Pētane Marae is in a rural area nearby. It is a meeting place for Ngāti Matepū and Ngāti Whakaari , two hapū (sub-tribes) of
220-695: The Ngāti Kahungunu iwi (tribe). Te Amiki is the name of the meeting house . In October 2020, the Government committed $ 6,020,910 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade 19 Hawke's Bay marae, including Pētane Marae. The funding was expected to create 39 jobs. The marae was flooded during Cyclone Gabrielle in February 2023. Statistics New Zealand describes Whirinaki as a rural settlement, which covers 1.23 km (0.47 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 450 as of June 2024, with
242-559: The 2006 census, Statistics New Zealand prosecuted 72 people for failing to return their forms, with 41 convictions. After the 2013 census, they wrote to 450 people in July 2013 who had failed to return the forms, of whom 99 were prosecuted, resulting in 46 convictions. Most of those convicted faced two charges and were fined $ 50 to $ 500 per charge. In June 2024, allegations surfaced that workers and volunteers at Manuwera Marae had collected citizens' private information from 2023 census forms, creating
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#1732877346931264-683: The Whirinaki site. This plant was intended to be a generator of last resort, providing back up generation when needed, usually during years of low hydro lake levels, but also when there was a shortfall in generation reserves on the electricity market, such as after the failure of a major power station or the HVDC Inter-Island link. The power station cost $ 150 million and was opened in June 2004. The diesel-fuelled station comprises three Pratt & Whitney twinpacs, each with two FT8 gas turbines. Designed to be
286-539: The census for population data is the mesh block . There are 53,589 mesh blocks, with an average of 88 people in each. The 2018 census collected data on the following topics: * Required to be included under the Statistics Act 1975 or the Electoral Act 1993 The first full census in New Zealand was conducted in 1851, and the census was triennial until 1881, at which time it became five-yearly. The 1931 census
308-454: The census's question about religious affiliation, 57.0% had no religion, 33.6% were Christian , 0.8% had Māori religious beliefs , 0.8% were Muslim , 0.8% were Buddhist and 1.6% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 66 (20.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 63 (19.3%) people had no formal qualifications. 78 people (23.9%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15
330-757: The lead-in to the census, with one form per person and a special form with questions about the dwelling. In addition, teams of census workers attempt to cover all hospitals, camp grounds, workplaces and transport systems where people might be found at midnight. In 2018 , the process was different. The majority of households received an access code in the post and were encouraged to complete their census online. If preferred, households could request paper census forms. The 2023 census could be completed online or on paper forms. Forms with an access code were mailed out to householders from 20 February, but paper forms could be requested online or by telephone (free call 0800 CENSUS (0800 236–787)). The smallest geographic unit used in
352-630: The plant for sale by competitive tender and Contact Energy bought it on 22 December 2011. Whirinaki, Hawke%27s Bay Whirinaki is a small coastal settlement in Hawke's Bay , in the eastern North Island of New Zealand. It sits just north of the mouth of the Esk River , a few kilometres north of Bay View and a similar distance east of Eskdale . It lies on State Highway 2 , just north of its junction with State Highway 5 . Pan Pac timber and wood pulp mill, one of Hawke's Bay's largest industrial plants,
374-486: Was cancelled due to the effects of the Great Depression , as was the 1941 census due to World War II . The 1946 census was brought forward to Tuesday 25 September 1945, so that the results could be used for an electoral redistribution (the first for ten years) before the 1946 election . 1951 was the first year in which Māori and European New Zealanders were treated equally, with European New Zealanders having had
396-657: Was expensive and the plant very rarely operated. In 1993, one twin-pac unit was moved to construct a gas fired cogeneration plant at the Te Awamutu dairy factory. In 2001, the remaining three units were sold and removed to become three of the six units at the Valley Power Peaking Facility in Australia. Following national power shortages in 2001 and 2003 due to low hydro lake levels, the New Zealand government commissioned Contact Energy to build reserve generation on
418-474: Was held on Tuesday 5 March 2013 and the 2018 census was held on Tuesday 6 March 2018. The 2018 census faced wide criticism for low response rates, a poor rollout of the online component of the census and delays. This resulted in an independent review of the census process, and the resignation of the then-Chief Executive of Statistics New Zealand Liz MacPherson. The 2023 census was held on Tuesday, 7 March (despite Statistics New Zealand initially not ruling out
440-566: Was scheduled for Tuesday, 8 March. However, due to the Christchurch earthquake on 22 February 2011, it was cancelled. For the first time ever, all 2011 census forms would have been digitally archived. On 27 May 2011 Statistics New Zealand announced that a census would take place in March 2013. The legislation required to change the census date was introduced to Parliament in August 2011. The 2013 census
462-402: Was that 171 (52.3%) people were employed full-time, 66 (20.2%) were part-time, and 9 (2.8%) were unemployed. 39°22′34″S 176°53′36″E / 39.37611°S 176.89333°E / -39.37611; 176.89333 2006 New Zealand census The New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings ( Māori : Te Tatauranga o ngā Tāngata Huri Noa i Aotearoa me ō rātou Whare Noho )
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#1732877346931484-459: Was the most recent, with the results being released from 29 May 2024 to August 2025. Since 1926, the census has always been held on a Tuesday and since 1966, the census always occurs in March. These are statistically the month and weekday on which New Zealanders are least likely to be travelling. The census forms have to be returned by midnight on census day for them to be valid. Until 2018, census forms were hand-delivered by census workers during
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