Haumoana
Haumoana | |
|---|---|
 St Francis Church in Haumoana | |
  Haumoana | |
| Coordinates: 39°37′S 176°57′E / 39.617°S 176.950°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Hawke's Bay |
| Territorial authority | Hastings District |
Haumoana is a coastal town just south of the Tukituki River outlet in Hawke Bay on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is located 12 km south of Napier and ten kilometres east of Hastings. The village incorporates a school, a Presbyterian Church, a general store, a takeaway shop, a hall and a fire station. The village was developed as a holiday settlement with beaches, and the surrounding area has historically been used for sheep and cattle grazing and horticulture. However, lifestyle blocks and grape growing have become more prominent in recent times. Many inhabitants commute to the nearby cities to work. There are approximately 430 houses in Haumoana. The population at the 2013 census was 2256, an increase of 54 people since 2006.[1]
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "sea breeze" for Haumoana.[2]
The area is flat and low lying, with hills to the southwest. The underlying soil material has been laid down by rivers and the sea margin. Particle size ranges from gravel to clay. Nearer the beach the area is underlain by free draining sandy-gravels but further inland the gravels are overlain by poor draining silt and clay rich soils. Parts of the beach are experiencing coastal erosion of 0.7 metres per year, which resulted in the removal of several houses along the gravel beach crest, and other beach front properties being inundated during heavy swells and high tides.
Due to its location near the beach in an area prone to coastal erosion, parts of the beach at Haumoana is being eroded. The long term shoreline retreat at Haumoana is on average between 0.30 m and 0.70 m per year. This rate of erosion is the same as it is at Te Awanga further down the Bay coastline. The coastal erosion rate at Clifton south of Te Awanga is slightly higher.[3][4]
Haumoana has a reticulated water supply managed by the Hastings District Council. An estimated 3% gain their water independently through rain water collection or from individual water bores. Wastewater is disposed using individual septic tanks.
Education
Haumoana School is a co-educational Year 1-6 state primary school,[5] with a roll of 147 as of February 2024.[6][7]
Notable people
- John Scott, architect
- Paul Holmes, media personality
References
- ^ 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Haumoana
- ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
- ^ Coastal Erosion and Inundation Archived 4 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine. www.hbemergency.govt.nz (3 April 2002). Retrieved on 8 August 2012.
- ^ Coastal Erosion – Haumoana, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Haumoana.com. Retrieved on 8 August 2012.
- ^ "Haumoana School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Haumoana School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.