Mangatāwhiri is a locality about 10 km north-east of
Pōkeno
Pōkeno is a small town in the Waikato District of the Waikato region in New Zealand, southeast of Auckland, from Tuakau and from Mercer, New Zealand, Mercer. State Highway 1 (New Zealand), State Highway 1 originally ran through the town, but ...
and 7 km west of
Mangatangi
Mangatangi is a locality about 7 km east of Mangatāwhiri and 10.5 km west of Miranda in the Waikato District in the North Island of New Zealand.
Mangatangi Reservoir in the Hunua Ranges to the north was created by the Mangatangi Dam, a rol ...
in the
Waikato District
Waikato District is a Territorial authorities of New Zealand, territorial authority of New Zealand, in the northern part of Waikato region, North Island. Waikato District is administered by the Waikato District Council, with headquarters in Ngā ...
in the North Island of New Zealand.
The New Zealand
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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gives a translation of "
tāwhiri tree stream" for ''Mangatāwhiri''.
The Castle is a prominent building on Mangatawhiri Road which once housed the Castle Cafe but is now empty.
Mangatāwhiri River
The Mangatāwhiri River is a river of the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally southwest from its sources in the Hunua Ranges southeast of Clevedon, New Zealand, Clevedon before flowing through a system of irrigation c ...
flows south from the
Hunua Ranges
The Hunua Ranges is a mountain range and regional park to the southeast of Auckland city, in the Auckland and Waikato regions of New Zealand's North Island. The ranges cover some and rise to 688 metres (2255 ft) at Kohukohunui. through Mangatāwhiri, and joins the
Waikato River
The Waikato River is the longest river in New Zealand, running for through the North Island. It rises on the eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu, joining the Tongariro River system and flowing through Lake Taupō, New Zealand's largest lake. It th ...
near
Mercer
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Business
* Mercer (automobile), a defunct American automobile manufacturer (1909–1925)
* Mercer (consulting firm), a human resources consulting firm headquartered in New York City, US
* Mercer (occupation), a merchant or tra ...
.
History
During the 19th Century
New Zealand Wars
The New Zealand Wars () took place from 1845 to 1872 between the Colony of New Zealand, New Zealand colonial government and allied Māori people, Māori on one side, and Māori and Māori-allied settlers on the other. Though the wars were initi ...
, Mangatāwhiri (specifically the Mangatāwhiri River) was set down by the second Māori King as an 'aukati', or demarcation line, indicating the boundary between the lands controlled by the Government (to the north of the river) and those controlled by the then nascent King Movement. Responding to the movement of British colonial troops southward from Auckland, King Tāwhiao stated that should these same troops cross the Mangatāwhiri River, then war would then ensue. On the 12th of July 1863, the British forces led by General Cameron duly crossed the river and thus commenced the
invasion of the Waikato
The invasion of the Waikato became the largest and most important campaign of the 19th-century New Zealand Wars. Hostilities took place in the North Island of New Zealand between the military forces of the colonial government and a federation ...
. This led to some of the most significant conflicts of the 19th century colonisation of New Zealand.
In the late 19th century, Mangatāwhiri was a major location for the
kauri gum
Kauri gum is resin from kauri trees (''Agathis australis''), which historically had several important industrial uses. It can also be used to make crafts such as jewellery. Kauri forests once covered much of the North Island of New Zealand, bef ...
digging trade.
Demographics
Mangatāwhiri locality is in two SA1 statistical areas which cover
The SA1 areas are part of the larger
Mangatangi statistical area.
The SA2 areas had a population of 360 in the
2023 New Zealand census
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, an increase of 33 people (10.1%) since the
2018 census, and an increase of 123 people (51.9%) since the
2013 census. There were 183 males and 171 females in 117 dwellings. 2.5% of people identified as
LGBTIQ+. There were 93 people (25.8%) aged under 15 years, 48 (13.3%) aged 15 to 29, 171 (47.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 48 (13.3%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 85.8%
European
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In general
* ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Europe
** Ethnic groups in Europe
** Demographics of Europe
** European cuisine, the cuisines of Europe and other West ...
(
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 ...
); 20.0%
Māori
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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 ...
; 7.5%
Pasifika; 2.5%
Asian; 0.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.8%, Māori language by 3.3%, Samoan by 1.7%, and other languages by 2.5%. No language could be spoken by 1.7% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 11.7, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 20.8%
Christian
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, and 0.8%
Hindu
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. People who answered that they had
no religion were 71.7%, and 5.8% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 45 (16.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 156 (58.4%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 69 (25.8%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 30 people (11.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 156 (58.4%) people were employed full-time, 42 (15.7%) were part-time, and 3 (1.1%) were unemployed.
Government
The Maungatawhiri Road District Board was established 2 October 1869 and administered the area until 1917 when it was amalgamated with
Franklin County.
Education
Mangatawhiri School is a co-educational state full primary school covering years 1 to 8, with a roll of as of The school started in the Lyons Homestead in the 19th century, and was moved to McKenzie Road in 1925. In 1962 a new school was built on the same site, and it has since been expanded to seven classrooms.
References
{{Waikato District
Waikato District
Populated places in Waikato
Kauri gum