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Ohinewai
Place in Waikato, New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ohinewai (Māori: Ōhinewai) is a small settlement in the Waikato Region, in New Zealand. It is located on the east bank of the Waikato River on SH1, 9 km north of Huntly[6]
The name Ohinewai is Māori for "girl's water place" (o = place of, hine = girl, wai = water),[7] or, more likely, "place of Hinewai", Hinewai being a female personal name.
In July 2019, bed manufacturer Comfort Group announced its intention to create an affordable housing estate in Ohinewai. It has purchased 176ha of land with the intention of developing 1100 homes.[8]
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Demographics
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Ohinewai covers 27.68 km2 (10.69 sq mi).[4] It is part of the larger Huntly Rural statistical area.[9]
Ohinewai had a population of 159 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 3 people (−1.9%) since the 2018 census, and unchanged since the 2013 census. There were 81 males and 84 females in 57 dwellings.[11] There were 33 people (20.8%) aged under 15 years, 30 (18.9%) aged 15 to 29, 72 (45.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 30 (18.9%) aged 65 or older.[5]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 77.4% European (Pākehā), 37.7% Māori, 1.9% Pasifika, 3.8% Asian, and 3.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.2%, Māori language by 7.5%, and other languages by 5.7%. No language could be spoken by 3.8% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 7.5, compared with 28.8% nationally.[5]
Religious affiliations were 20.8% Christian, 3.8% Māori religious beliefs, and 3.8% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 67.9%, and 7.5% of people did not answer the census question.[5]
Of those at least 15 years old, 12 (9.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 66 (52.4%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 39 (31.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 12 people (9.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 66 (52.4%) people were employed full-time, 21 (16.7%) were part-time, and 3 (2.4%) were unemployed.[5]
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Marae
The local marae, Matahuru Papakainga, is a traditional meeting ground for the Waikato Tainui hapū of Ngāti Makirangi, Ngāti Mahuta and Ngāti Naho, and the Ngāpuhi hapū of Ngāti Hine.[12][13]
In October 2020, the Government committed $2,584,751 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the marae and 7 other Waikato Tainui marae, creating 40 jobs.[14]
Education
Ohinewai School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[15][16] with a roll of 119 as of July 2025.[17] It first opened in 1882.[18]
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