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Flaxmere (Māori: Paharakeke) is a township in the Hastings District and outlying suburb of Hastings City, in the Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island. It consists of a series of cul-de-sacs, radiating from a main street.[1]
Flaxmere has a population of 9,408 according to the 2013 Census. Areas within Flaxmere include Flaxmere East, Kingsley-Chatham, Lochain and Woolwich, according to the census units of Statistics NZ.[2]
Flaxmere was built to cater to the housing demand of Hastings. Flaxmere was intended to be an upper-middle class subdivision but because land was subdivided into smaller lots it turned into a low income neighbourhood. Flaxmere has one of the highest social deprivation index values of the Napier-Hastings metropolitan area, being exceeded only by the suburbs of Camberley and Maraenui.[3]
It has a small shopping centre with a supermarket, petrol station, post office, bakery, video store, butchery, indoor rock climbing centre, and various other businesses offering necessities and/or leisure. Other amenities include a library, police station, several churches and an indoor swimming complex, Flaxmere Waterworld.
Education
Flaxmere has four primary schools:
- Flaxmere Primary School is co-educational state primary school,[4][5] with a roll of 458 as of August 2024.[6][7]
- Peterhead School is a co-educational state primary school,[8] with a roll of 508 as of August 2024.[6][9]
- Irongate School is a co-educational state primary school,[10] with a roll of 234 as of August 2024.[6][11]
- Kimi Ora Community School is a co-educational state primary school,[12] with a roll of 143 as of August 2024.[6][13]
The township also has two other schools:
- Flaxmere College is a co-educational state secondary school,[14][15] with a roll of 338 as of August 2024.[6][16]
- Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngati Kahungunu Ki Heretaunga is a co-educational Year 1-13 Māori immersion school,[17] with a roll of 231 as of August 2024.[6][18]
References
- ^ Hariss, Gavin. "Flaxmere, Hawke's Bay". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Statistics NZ Interactive Boundary Maps - ^ Ministry of Health 2006 Social Deprivation Scores for Census Units Flaxmere incorporates the following census units Kingsley-Chatham Score 1204 Lochain Score 1143 Flaxmere East Score 1141. Suburbs in Napier-Hastings with higher deprivation scores are: Camberley Score 1244 Maraenui Score 1252.
- ^ "Official School Website". flaxmere.school.nz.
- ^ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ a b c d e f "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ "Official School Website". flaxmerecollege.co.nz.
- ^ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
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