Waipawa
Waipawa | |
|---|---|
  Waipawa Waipawa's location within the North Island | |
| Coordinates: 39°56′S 176°35′E / 39.933°S 176.583°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Hawke's Bay |
| Territorial authority | Central Hawke's Bay District |
| Population (June 2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,160 |
| Postcode(s) | 4210 |
Waipawa is the second-largest town in Central Hawke's Bay in the east of the North Island of New Zealand. It has a population of 2,160 (June 2018).[1] At the 2013 census, it had a population of 1,965, a change of 2.2 percent from the 2006 census.[2]
The town is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) northeast of Waipukurau and 46 km (29 mi) southwest of Hastings, on the northern bank of the Waipawa River, a tributary of the Tukituki River.[3][4] Waipawa was settled in the early 1860s, and the Settler's Museum exhibits many of these historical collections.[5]
It holds the main office of the Central Hawke's Bay District Council, and is New Zealand's oldest inland European settlement.
Waipawa was originally called Abbotsford.[6] There was also a children's home in Waipawa named Abbotsford.
Youth Organisations
Waipawa has been home to several youth organisations. Namely, the New Zealand Cadet Forces's ATC branch, as well as a Scouts New Zealand branch. However, since 2000, both major youth organisations have gone into recess.
Education
Waipawa has one primary school, 'Waipawa Primary School' and used to have a secondary school, Waipawa District High School. This was merged 75 years ago with Waipukurau District High School to make Central Hawke's Bay College based in Waipukurau.
Notes
- ^ a b "Subnational Population Estimates: At 30 June 2019". Statistics New Zealand. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020. For urban areas, "Subnational population estimates (UA, AU), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996, 2001, 2006–18 (2017 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Statistics New Zealand: 2013 Census About a place: Waipawa".
- ^ Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. map 42. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. map 108. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
- ^ "Waipawa Travel Guide". Jasons Travel Media.
- ^ "Discover Waipawa: Central Hawkes Bay - Unwind Country". Archived from the original on 14 May 2010.
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