Rotokauri is a semi-rural suburb split between western Hamilton and

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. It is one of the future urban zones of Hamilton, along with Peacocke. The northeastern parts of Rotokauri, within Hamilton, are sometimes called Burbush and Baverstock. Part of Rotokauri was taken into Hamilton with the 10th city extension in November 1989. Until then it had been in the

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area. The outskirts of Rotokauri have an impressive orchid farm, all under glass, exporting blooms across the world, and providing ample local employment. The New Zealand

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gives a translation of "

kauri ''Agathis'', commonly known as kauri or dammara, is a genus of 22 species of evergreen tree. The genus is part of the ancient conifer family Araucariaceae, a group once widespread during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, but now largely res ...

tree lake" for . Prior to the 1863

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the area was occupied by

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, Ngāti Ruru and Ngāti Ngamurikaitaua, all being

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hapū In 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 and normally ope ...

Demographics

Rotokauri covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Rotokauri had a population of 1,563 at the

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, an increase of 318 people (25.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 447 people (40.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 501 households, comprising 798 males and 771 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.04 males per female, with 321 people (20.5%) aged under 15 years, 300 (19.2%) aged 15 to 29, 747 (47.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 201 (12.9%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 84.8% European/

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, 12.7%

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, 1.3% Pacific peoples, 9.0% Asian, and 1.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 18.2, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 48.9% had no religion, 38.6% were

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, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.0% were Hindu, 1.3% were Muslim, 1.0% were

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and 2.3% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 300 (24.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 180 (14.5%) people had no formal qualifications. 345 people (27.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 717 (57.7%) people were employed full-time, 189 (15.2%) were part-time, and 24 (1.9%) were unemployed.

Education

Rotokauri School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students with a roll of as of . The school opened in 1911.

Lakes

Waiwhakareke, or Horseshoe Lake (neither name is official) is the second largest lake in Hamilton, covering . It is a

peat Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and is the most efficien ...

lake in Waiwhakareke Natural Heritage Park, bought by the City Council in 1975. Like most of Waikato it would have been inundated by a flood of water and

ignimbrite Ignimbrite is a type of volcanic rock, consisting of hardened tuff. Ignimbrites form from the deposits of pyroclastic flows, which are a hot suspension of particles and gases flowing rapidly from a volcano, driven by being denser than the surro ...

debris from

Lake Taupō Lake Taupō (also spelled Taupo; mi, Taupō-nui-a-Tia or ) is a large crater lake in New Zealand's North Island, located in the caldera of the Taupō Volcano. The lake is the namesake of the town of Taupō, which sits on a bay in the lake's no ...

about 22,000 years ago. A peat bog formed in the hollow and restricted drainage. Work to restore the natural qualities of the park began in 2004. The lake drains north into a stream, which feeds

Lake Rotokauri Lake Rotokauri is located approximately 7 km to the northwest of Hamilton, New Zealand. It is a peat lake, and is one of the Waipa Peat lakes. The lake has a maximum depth of four metres and the open water covers approximately 77 hectares ...

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Education

Lakes

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