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Pakowhai
Settlement in Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pakowhai is a small settlement in the Hastings District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is a located between Napier and Hastings, north of the Ngaruroro River.[6]
Mission Estate Winery established its first vineyard in Hawke's Bay at Pakowhai in 1851.[7]
The Pakowhai Regional Park is located on the river's south bank. It is a country park,[8] with dog-walking areas and agility features.[9] It hosts community planting days,[10] and attracts kākā from inland mountains.[11]
A new petrol station was controversially proposed for the area in 2019.[12]
Pakowhai was inundated by flooding during Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023 after the Ngaruroro River burst its banks. Dozen of houses were destroyed. [13]
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Pakowhai covers 22.90 km2 (8.84 sq mi).[4] It is part of Omahu-Pakowhai statistical area.[14]
Pakowhai had a population of 222 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 78 people (−26.0%) since the 2018 census, and a decrease of 93 people (−29.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 111 males and 108 females in 15 dwellings.[16] There were 33 people (14.9%) aged under 15 years, 39 (17.6%) aged 15 to 29, 102 (45.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 54 (24.3%) aged 65 or older.[5]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 78.4% European (Pākehā), 17.6% Māori, 4.1% Pasifika, 8.1% Asian, and 8.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 100.0%, Māori by 2.7%, and other languages by 8.1%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 1.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 14.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.[5]
Religious affiliations were 28.4% Christian, 1.4% Hindu, 2.7% Māori religious beliefs, 1.4% Buddhist, and 1.4% New Age. People who answered that they had no religion were 55.4%, and 10.8% of people did not answer the census question.[5]
Of those at least 15 years old, 48 (25.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 117 (61.9%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 42 (22.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 24 people (12.7%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 90 (47.6%) full-time, 27 (14.3%) part-time, and 3 (1.6%) unemployed.[5]
Omahu-Pakowhai statistical area
Omahu-Pakowhai statistical area, which includes Omahu and Waiohiki, covers 57.13 km2 (22.06 sq mi)[17] and had an estimated population of 1,910 as of June 2024,[18] with a population density of 33 people per km2.
Omahu-Pakowhai had a population of 1,560 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 237 people (−13.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 147 people (10.4%) since the 2013 census. There were 792 males, 762 females, and 6 people of other genders in 333 dwellings.[21] 1.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 46.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 249 people (16.0%) aged under 15 years, 249 (16.0%) aged 15 to 29, 774 (49.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 288 (18.5%) aged 65 or older.[19]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 63.7% European (Pākehā); 46.2% Māori; 4.2% Pasifika; 2.5% Asian; 0.6% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.3% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.7%, Māori by 17.5%, Samoan by 1.3%, and other languages by 4.8%. No language could be spoken by 1.0% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.8%. The percentage of people born overseas was 9.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.[19]
Religious affiliations were 38.5% Christian, 0.2% Hindu, 0.2% Islam, 6.0% Māori religious beliefs, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, and 0.6% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 48.8%, and 5.4% of people did not answer the census question.[19]
Of those at least 15 years old, 243 (18.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 762 (58.1%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 309 (23.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $40,500, compared with $41,500 nationally. 132 people (10.1%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 678 (51.7%) full-time, 156 (11.9%) part-time, and 54 (4.1%) unemployed.[19]
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Education
Pakowhai School is a Year 1-6 co-educational state primary school,[22] with a roll of 36 as of July 2025.[23][24] The school was established in 1895.[25]
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