Ngawha Springs () is a small settlement and hot water springs approximately five kilometres east of the town of
Kaikohe
Kaikohe is the seat of the Far North District of New Zealand, situated on State Highway 12 about from Auckland, and about from Whangārei. It is the largest inland town and highest community above sea level in the Northland Region. With a pop ...
in
Northland,
New Zealand
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. ''Ngāwhā'' means "boiling spring".
The springs reputedly have therapeutic,
balneological properties for those who bathe in their waters, and is the source of the steam used at the
Ngawha geothermal field
The Ngawha geothermal field is a geothermal area in the North Island of New Zealand. It is situated approximately 5 km east of Kaikohe and is centred on the village of Ngawha Springs. The field covers an area of around 25 km2, much smal ...
's power station. The nearby
Northland Region Corrections Facility is the only prison in Northland.
Ngāwhā Marae and its meeting house, E Koro Kia Tutuki, are a traditional meeting place for the local
Ngāpuhi
Ngāpuhi (also known as Ngāpuhi-Nui-Tonu or Ngā Puhi) is a Māori iwi associated with the Northland regions of New Zealand centred in the Hokianga, the Bay of Islands, and Whangārei.
According to the 2023 New Zealand census, the estimate ...
hapū
In Māori language, Māori and New Zealand English, a ' ("subtribe", or "clan") functions as "the basic political unit within Māori society". A Māori person can belong to or have links to many hapū. Historically, each hapū had its own chief ...
of
Ngāti Kiriahi,
Ngāti Mau,
Ngāti Rangi,
Te Uri Hoatau and
Te Uri Taniwha.
Hot springs
The main Ngāwhā Springs pool complex has 16 public pools and 8 private pools.
The pools vary in temperature from the rather cool 32 °C / 89 °F to the extremely hot "Favourite" and "Doctor". The complex was refurbished in 2020–21, including a new building with changing rooms, a cafe, ticket office, shop and rooms for health practitioners.
[ The two complexes are managed by the Parahirahi Ngāwhā Waiariki Trust.][
]
Demographics
Statistics New Zealand describes Ngāwhā Springs as a rural settlement. It covers 2023 New Zealand census
The 2023 New Zealand census, which took place on 7 March 2023, was the thirty-fifth national census in New Zealand. It implemented measures that aimed to increase the Census' effectiveness in response to the issues faced with the 2018 census, i ...
, an increase of 42 people (28.6%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 66 people (53.7%) since the 2013 census. There were 90 males and 99 females in 63 dwellings.Pākehā
''Pākehā'' (or ''Pakeha''; ; ) is a Māori language, Māori-language word used in English, particularly in New Zealand. It generally means a non-Polynesians, Polynesian New Zealanders, New Zealander or more specifically a European New Zeala ...
), 90.5% Māori
Māori or Maori can refer to:
Relating to the Māori people
* Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group
* Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand
* Māori culture
* Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...
, and 6.3% Pasifika. English was spoken by 96.8%, Māori language by 31.7%, and Samoan by 1.6%. No language could be spoken by 3.2% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language
New Zealand Sign Language or NZSL () is the main language of the deaf community in New Zealand. It became an official language of New Zealand in April 2006 under the New Zealand Sign Language Act 2006. The purpose of the act was to create rights ...
was known by 1.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 4.8, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 22.2% Christian
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, 4.8% Māori religious beliefs
Māori or Maori can refer to:
Relating to the Māori people
* Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group
* Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand
* Māori culture
* Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...
, 1.6% New Age
New Age is a range of Spirituality, spiritual or Religion, religious practices and beliefs that rapidly grew in Western world, Western society during the early 1970s. Its highly eclecticism, eclectic and unsystematic structure makes a precise d ...
, and 1.6% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 63.5%, and 9.5% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 9 (6.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 90 (66.7%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 27 (20.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $27,300, compared with $41,500 nationally. 6 people (4.4%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 45 (33.3%) people were employed full-time, 18 (13.3%) were part-time, and 9 (6.7%) were unemployed.
References
External links
Ngawha.nz
{{Far North District
Hot springs of New Zealand
Populated places in the Northland Region
Kaikohe
Far North District