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Tuahiwi

Coordinates: 43°20′S 172°39′E / 43.333°S 172.650°E / -43.333; 172.650
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Tuahiwi
Village
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Coordinates: 43°20′S 172°39′E / 43.333°S 172.650°E / -43.333; 172.650
CountryNew Zealand
RegionCanterbury
DistrictWaimakariri District
Ward
  • Rangiora-Ashley Ward
  • Kaiapoi-Woodend Ward
Community
  • Rangiora-Ashley Community
  • Kaiapoi-Woodend Community
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityWaimakariri District Council
 • Regional councilEnvironment Canterbury
 • Mayor of WaimakaririDan Gordon[1]
 • Waimakariri MPMatt Doocey[2]
 • Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris[3]
Area
[4]
 • Total
22.71 km2 (8.77 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2025)[5]
 • Total
1,000
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)

Tuahiwi is a small New Zealand settlement located between Woodend and Rangiora. It is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Kaiapoi.[6]

History

Pre-European

Tuahiwi is the modern day primary domicile of Ngāi Tūahuriri hapū of Ngāi Tahu. In 1831, prior to European settlement, this pā, and the main Kaiapoi Pā nearby had been attacked by Te Rauparaha in a revenge raid (utu). Following a protracted siege which saw Kaiapoi Pā razed and subsequently abandoned, Tuahiwi became the central Ngāi Tūāhuriri pā. The site was reserved for Māori in 1848 by Walter Mantell following the signing of Kemp's Deed.[7] Meanwhile, a new European settlement arose along the banks of the north branch of the Waimakariri River, named Kaiapoi.[8]

Development

The carved meeting house Tūtekawa that almost burnt down in 1870[9] succumbed to fire in 1879.[10] Significant colonial developments included the establishment of a Māori mission, which included a church, Saint Stephen's, built in 1867 with its foundation stone having been laid by Governor George Grey on his visit to the settlement.[11]

In 1890, Tuahiwi was described as having a neat village of Māori residences. The old whare had been replaced by fenced cottages with gardens. A school, the Anglican church and country meeting hall functioning as a wharenui, were in the centre of the community. The Native Land Court used the hall from time to time.[12]

Events

In 1900 the Tuahiwi hall was used as a base by D Company of the 1st North Canterbury Mounted Rifle Battalion, a volunteer unit.[13] The Mounted Rifles included Tuahiwi Māori who protested to the Premier Richard Seddon in 1901 on being refused permission to fight in the Second Boer War .[14][15]

Reginald Koettlitz and a number of members of Scott's Discovery Expedition made a goodwill visit to Tuahiwi in December 1901 prior to the expedition's departure from Lyttelton for Antarctica.[16]

Demographics

The Tuahiwi statistical area covers 22.71 km2 (8.77 sq mi).[4] It had an estimated population of 1,000 as of June 2025,[5] with a population density of 44 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006858—    
2013963+1.66%
2018945−0.38%
2023969+0.50%
Source: [17][18]

Tuahiwi had a population of 969 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 24 people (2.5%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 6 people (0.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 498 males, 468 females, and 3 people of other genders in 339 dwellings.[19] 3.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 45.8 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 156 people (16.1%) aged under 15 years, 159 (16.4%) aged 15 to 29, 495 (51.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 153 (15.8%) aged 65 or older.[17]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 87.0% European (Pākehā); 22.6% Māori; 1.5% Pasifika; 3.7% Asian; 0.6% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.5%, Māori by 5.6%, and other languages by 5.3%. No language could be spoken by 1.2% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 14.6, compared with 28.8% nationally.[17]

Religious affiliations were 25.7% Christian, 0.3% Hindu, 0.3% Islam, 2.5% Māori religious beliefs, 0.3% Buddhist, 1.2% New Age, 0.3% Jewish, and 0.6% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 62.2%, and 7.1% of people did not answer the census question.[17]

Of those at least 15 years old, 126 (15.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 495 (60.9%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 189 (23.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $41,900, compared with $41,500 nationally. 87 people (10.7%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 423 (52.0%) full-time, 129 (15.9%) part-time, and 15 (1.8%) unemployed.[17]

Education

Te Kura o Tuahiwi is a full primary state school, covering years 1 to 8,[20] with 183 students (as of July 2026).[21] The school is bilingual, offering students a choice of tuition in Māori-language or English education.[22] A Mission school opened in 1863, and was the beginning of government-supported education. Tuahiwi School celebrated its centenary in 1963[23] and Te Kura o Tuahiwi celebrated 150 years in 2013.[24]

Notable people

  • Aroha Reriti-Crofts - Community worker
  • Erihana Ryan - Māori psychiatrist
  • Wiremu Nahira Te-hoika - a Māori chief born about 1812 at Kaiapoi who moved to Tuahiwi in 1850, where he died in February 1903[25]

References

  1. ↑ "2025 Triennial Elections Declaration of Result" (PDF). Electionz. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Waimakariri - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Te Tai Tonga – Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Subnational population estimates - Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  6. ↑ Teara, retrieved 20 April 2016
  7. ↑ Hight, James; Straubel, Carl Rudolf (1957). A History of Canterbury : to 1854. Vol. I. Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd. p. 106.
  8. ↑ Maori Pa, Press, Volume XIII, Issue 1797, 15 January 1869, Page 2, retrieved 12 October 2024.
  9. ↑ News of the day, Press, Volume XIX, Issue 2794, 16 April 1872, Page 2, retrieved 20 April 2016
  10. ↑ https://ngaitahu.iwi.nz/opportunities-and-resources/publications/te-karaka/a-puzzling-absence/
  11. ↑ Suicide of a well known Maori, Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11307, 24 June 1902, Page 3, retrieved 22 April 2016
  12. ↑ Middle Island natives, Press, Volume XLVII, Issue 7631, 15 August 1890, Page 3, retrieved 12 October 2024.
  13. ↑ The Volunteers, Star, Issue 6818, 11 June 1900, Page 1
  14. ↑ The Volunteers, Star, Issue 6860, 30 July 1900, Page 3, retrieved 21 April 2016
  15. ↑ The Premier at Tuahiwi, Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11244, 9 April 1902, Page 8, retrieved 22 April 2016
  16. ↑ The Discovery, Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11146, 12 December 1901, Page 3
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Tuahiwi (315200). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  18. ↑ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Tuahiwi (315200). 2018 Census place summary: Tuahiwi
  19. ↑ "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  20. ↑ "Te Kura o Tuahiwi - Education Counts". www.educationcounts.govt.nz.
  21. ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  22. ↑ "Bilingual Education @ Our Kura". Te Kura o Tuahiwi. 4 March 2025.
  23. ↑ "Tuahiwi School centennial, March 8,9,10, 1963". 1963 – via National Library of New Zealand.
  24. ↑ "He pitopito kōrero". Te Kura o Tauhiwi. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  25. ↑ "Funeral of a Maori Chief". The Press. Vol. LX, no. 11501. 6 February 1903. p. 5. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
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