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Waiwhetū
Suburb of Lower Hutt
Waiwhetu Marae including te waharoa.JPG
Map
CountryNew Zealand
CityLower Hutt
Local authorityHutt City Council
Electoral wardEastern / Harbour
Community boardPetone Community Board[1]
Area
 • Land168 ha (415 acres)
Population
 (June 2022)[2]
 • Total4,810
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Waiwhetū
Moera Gracefield
Carving detail of te waharoa at Waiwhetū Marae

Waiwhetū is an eastern suburb of Lower Hutt in the Wellington Region situated in the south of the North Island of New Zealand.

In the 19th-century period of European settlement it was worked by Irish-born Alfred Ludlam, who was a member of three of New Zealand's four earliest parliaments. In the 1840s it was set aside by the New Zealand Company as a native reserve for the Te Āti Awa tribe. In the 1930s the New Zealand government compulsorily acquired the land and built new homes for Te Āti Awa.[3]

The suburb includes Waiwhetū Marae, a marae (tribal meeting-ground) of Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o te Ika and of Te Āti Awa. The marae, founded in 1960, includes the Arohanui ki te Tangata wharenui (meeting house).[4][5]

Waiwhetū Marae features a number of significant carvings and has associations with a number of notable Māori artists, including Rangi Hetet (who did much of the original carving for the marae), his wife Erenora Puketapu-Hetet and their daughter Veranoa Hetet.[6] The marae is associated[by whom?] with Ihaia Puketapu.[7][failed verification][8]

Demographics

Waiwhetū statistical area covers 1.68 km2 (0.65 sq mi).[9] It had an estimated population of 4,810 as of June 2022,[2] with a population density of 2,863 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20063,951—    
20133,963+0.04%
20184,305+1.67%
Source: [10]

Waiwhetū had a population of 4,305 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 342 people (8.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 354 people (9.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,590 households. There were 2,097 males and 2,208 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female. The median age was 35.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 852 people (19.8%) aged under 15 years, 906 (21.0%) aged 15 to 29, 2,025 (47.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 519 (12.1%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 58.7% European/Pākehā, 20.4% Māori, 9.7% Pacific peoples, 21.7% Asian, and 4.2% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 29.8%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 44.0% had no religion, 37.0% were Christian, 6.6% were Hindu, 2.3% were Muslim, 1.3% were Buddhist and 3.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 945 (27.4%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 546 (15.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $33,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,779 (51.5%) people were employed full-time, 504 (14.6%) were part-time, and 198 (5.7%) were unemployed.[10]

Education

Our Lady of Rosary School is a co-educational state-integrated Catholic primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[11][12] with a roll of 273 as of July 2022.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Hutt City Wards and Suburbs" (PDF). Hutt City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Hutt Valley - south". teara.govt.nz. Te Ara: The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Waiwhetū is built on land largely set aside as a native reserve for its former owners, the Te Āti Awa tribe, in the 1840s. The government compulsorily acquired the land in the 1930s, building new homes for Te Āti Awa people.
  4. ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  5. ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  6. ^ "THE MAORI HEART OF THE HOUSE". Runanganui o Taranaki Whanui. 22 February 2018. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Waiwhetū marae 41351". teara.govt.nz. Te Ara: The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
  8. ^ Compare: "Waiwhetū marae 13468". teara.govt.nz. Te Ara: The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, Ministry for Culture and Heritage. In 1985, 10 carved pou (posts) were installed at Waiwhetū marae, Lower Hutt, as part of the marae's 25th anniversary celebrations. This pou represents Īhāia Pōrutu Puketapu, a prominent local Te Āti Awa chief.
  9. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Waiwhetu (246000). 2018 Census place summary: Waiwhetu
  11. ^ "Our Lady of Rosary School Official School Website". olr.school.nz.
  12. ^ "Our Lady of Rosary School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  13. ^ "Our Lady of Rosary School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.

Coordinates: 41°13′26″S 174°54′54″E / 41.224°S 174.915°E / -41.224; 174.915

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