Rangataua
Rangataua | |
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| Coordinates: 39°25′44″S 175°27′18″E / 39.429°S 175.455°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Manawatū-Whanganui |
| District | Ruapehu District |
| Ward | Waimarino-Waiouru |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.77 km2 (0.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2018 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 132 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode | 4691 |
| Area code | 06 |
Rangataua is a small village in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located at the southern end of both the Tongariro National Park and Rangataua State Forest, adjacent to the southwestern slopes of the active volcano Mount Ruapehu. Part of the Manawatū-Whanganui region, the town is 5 kilometres east of Ohakune, 75 kilometres northeast of Wanganui, and 20 kilometres west of Waiouru.
The village's permanent population work in the nearby region with much of the seasonal population working at the Turoa Skifield. When the timber industry was at its peak, Rangataua had a population of 957 in 1914.[3]
Rangataua contains many properties that are owned as holiday villas or baches usually used for skiing at the nearby Turoa Skifield.
Transportation
State Highway 49 runs immediately adjacent to the village, as does the North Island Main Trunk railway. There is no station and all passenger rail traffic uses the railway station at Ohakune.
History
The name Rangataua comes from two Māori words: Ranga - to parade in ranks; to fall in, and taua - war party.[4] Rangataua was the site of a Māori village. In the mid seventeenth century this village was attacked and subsequently destroyed. The survivors of the attack established a Pā on the site of present-day Ohakune.[5]
The town grew rapidly after the railway opened. A 1909 report said a billiard room, hair-dressing saloon, stationery shop and bakery were open, or being built. Marino and Piwari Streets were nearing completion and Miharo was expected to be a business street.[6] A skating rink opened in 1911.[7]
The Raetihi Forest Fire of March 19–20, 1918 almost destroyed Rangataua. Many houses and sawmills were burnt down.[8] Fires had previously threatened the town in January 1914.[9]
Demographics
Rangataua is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement and covers 0.77 km2 (0.30 sq mi). It is part of the wider Tangiwai statistical area, which covers 2,696.63 km2 (1,041.17 sq mi).[1]
The population of Rangataua was 132 in the 2018 New Zealand census, unchanged since the 2013 census, and an increase of 12 (10.%) since the 2006 census. There were 63 males and 69 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.91 males per female. Ethnicities were 117 people (88.6%) European/Pākehā, 39 (29.5%) Māori, 3 (2.3%) Pacific peoples, and 3 (2.3%) Asian (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). Of the total population, 36 people (27.3%) were under 15 years old, 24 (18.2%) were 15–29, 66 (50.0%) were 30–64, and 9 (6.8%) were over 65.[2]
Conservation areas
To the immediate east of the village is the 6710 hectare Rangataua Conservation Area, which is contiguous with the UNESCO World Heritage Site Tongariro National Park on its northern boundary.[10] Rangataua is bounded to the north by the 58 hectare Rangataua Scenic Reserve, and to the immediate southeast by the 77 hectare Mangaehuehu Scenic Reserve.[11]
See also
References
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Age and sex by ethnic group (grouped total response), for census usually resident population counts, 2006, 2013, and 2018 Censuses (urban rural areas)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Yearbook collection: 1893–2012". archive.stats.govt.nz. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ "Rangataua". Nzetc.org. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ Hare, McLintock, Alexander; Wellington., Brian Newton Davis, M.A., Vicar, St. Philips, Karori West, Wellington and Edward Stewart Dollimore, Research Officer, Department of Lands and Survey; Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "OHAKUNE". Teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "RANGATAUA NOTES. WANGANUI CHRONICLE". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 21 Apr 1909. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "ATTACKING THE BUSH. DOMINION". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 29 Mar 1911. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "NEW ZEALAND DISASTERS - RAETIHI FIRE - 1918". Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Papers Past - BUSH FIRES IN KING COUNTRY. (Poverty Bay Herald, 1914-01-13)". Paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.doc.govt.nz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "National parks and reserves of New Zealand". www.nationalparks-worldwide.info. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
External links
- 1909 photos of tree stumps and buildings and of post office