Maramarua
Maramarua | |
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 Maramarua looking east along SH2 | |
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| Coordinates: 37°15′S 175°14′E / 37.250°S 175.233°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Waikato |
| District | Waikato District |
| Ward | Awaroa-Maramarua General Ward |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Waikato District Council |
| • Regional council | Waikato Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Waikato | Jacqui Church[1] |
| • Port Waikato and Papakura MPs | Andrew Bayly[2] and Judith Collins[3] |
| • Hauraki-Waikato MP | Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke[4] |
| Area | |
• Total | 50.55 km2 (19.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 Census)[6] | |
• Total | 315 |
| • Density | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) |
Maramarua is a locality in the north-eastern part of the Waikato District of New Zealand. State Highway 2 runs through the settlement.
Demographics
[edit]Maramarua settlement is in two SA1 statistical areas which cover 50.55 km2 (19.52 sq mi).[5] The SA1 areas are part of the larger Maramarua statistical area.[7]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 288 | — |
| 2013 | 294 | +0.29% |
| 2018 | 330 | +2.34% |
| 2023 | 315 | −0.93% |
| Source: [8][6] | ||
The settlement had a population of 315 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 15 people (−4.5%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 21 people (7.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 168 males and 147 females in 111 dwellings.[9] 1.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 66 people (21.0%) aged under 15 years, 60 (19.0%) aged 15 to 29, 147 (46.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 39 (12.4%) aged 65 or older.[6]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 80.0% European (Pākehā); 28.6% Māori; 5.7% Pasifika; 5.7% Asian; and 1.0% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA). English was spoken by 95.2%, Māori language by 2.9%, and other languages by 2.9%. No language could be spoken by 1.9% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 1.9%. The percentage of people born overseas was 11.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.[6]
Religious affiliations were 19.0% Christian, 2.9% Hindu, 1.9% Māori religious beliefs, 1.0% Buddhist, and 1.0% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 64.8%, and 11.4% of people did not answer the census question.[6]
Of those at least 15 years old, 18 (7.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 135 (54.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 87 (34.9%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 24 people (9.6%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 126 (50.6%) people were employed full-time, 39 (15.7%) were part-time, and 6 (2.4%) were unemployed.[6]
Maramarua statistical area
[edit]Maramarua statistical area, which also includes Meremere, covers 267.64 km2 (103.34 sq mi)[10] and had an estimated population of 2,080 as of June 2024,[11] with a population density of 7.8 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1,413 | — |
| 2013 | 1,479 | +0.65% |
| 2018 | 1,767 | +3.62% |
| 2023 | 1,839 | +0.80% |
| Source: [12][13] | ||
Maramarua statistical area had a population of 1,839 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 72 people (4.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 360 people (24.3%) since the 2013 census. There were 966 males, 870 females and 3 people of other genders in 615 dwellings.[14] 2.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 37.3 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 444 people (24.1%) aged under 15 years, 282 (15.3%) aged 15 to 29, 882 (48.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 231 (12.6%) aged 65 or older.[13]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 76.7% European (Pākehā); 28.2% Māori; 9.0% Pasifika; 7.2% Asian; 0.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.3% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.4%, Māori language by 4.7%, Samoan by 0.7%, and other languages by 6.4%. No language could be spoken by 2.6% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.7%. The percentage of people born overseas was 15.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.[13]
Religious affiliations were 24.5% Christian, 1.1% Hindu, 1.1% Islam, 1.8% Māori religious beliefs, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.5% New Age, and 1.3% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 60.5%, and 9.1% of people did not answer the census question.[13]
Of those at least 15 years old, 192 (13.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 816 (58.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 384 (27.5%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $42,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 156 people (11.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 771 (55.3%) people were employed full-time, 198 (14.2%) were part-time, and 27 (1.9%) were unemployed.[13]
History
[edit]In 1913 a launch linked with Mercer via the Maramarua River.[15]
The Kōpako sub-bituminous open cast coal mine was sold by Solid Energy to Bathurst Resources and Talleys in 2016.[16] The 1948 mine restarted production in 2017.[17] It was once linked to Meremere Power Station by an aerial ropeway.[18]
Two prominent New Zealanders have died while driving near Maramarua.
Stephen Allen, a lawyer and local body politician, died of a heart attack in 1964 and in the resulting crash, his housekeeper was also killed.[19] Historian Michael King and his wife died when their car crashed into a tree in 2004.[20]
Publican Chris Bush was shot dead at the Red Fox Tavern in Maramarua on 24 October 1987, shortly before midnight, while he was having a drink with staff.[21] Nearly thirty years later, in 2017, two men were charged with murder and aggravated robbery.[22] Mark Joseph Hoggart and another accomplice, with name suppression, have been found guilty of the murder of Chris Bush, on 29 March 2021.[23] Both men have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Chris Bush, on 7 May 2021.[24]
Education
[edit]Maramarua School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[25][26] with a roll of 130 as of November 2024.[27][28] The school opened in 1894.[29]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Maramarua Forest (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.0 (75.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
14.7 (58.5) |
14.0 (57.2) |
14.8 (58.6) |
16.4 (61.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
19.0 (66.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.2 (64.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
8.8 (47.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
11.4 (52.5) |
12.9 (55.2) |
14.7 (58.5) |
16.7 (62.1) |
13.6 (56.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.5 (54.5) |
12.9 (55.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
8.4 (47.1) |
6.5 (43.7) |
4.5 (40.1) |
3.5 (38.3) |
4.8 (40.6) |
6.3 (43.3) |
7.8 (46.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
8.3 (46.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 92.3 (3.63) |
75.1 (2.96) |
94.3 (3.71) |
75.0 (2.95) |
97.4 (3.83) |
93.8 (3.69) |
100.3 (3.95) |
137.4 (5.41) |
91.7 (3.61) |
91.1 (3.59) |
95.3 (3.75) |
107.0 (4.21) |
1,150.7 (45.29) |
| Source: NIWA[30] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Mayor and councillors". Waikato District Council. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Port Waikato - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ "Official Count Results – Papakura". Wellington: New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ "Hauraki-Waikato – Official Result". New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Statistical Area 1 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. 7011048 and 7011052. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Geographic Boundary Viewer". Stats NZ. Statistical Area 1 – 2023 and Statistical Area 2 – 2023.
- ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7011048 and 7011052.
- ^ "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Maramarua (170700). 2018 Census place summary: Maramarua
- ^ a b c d e "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Maramarua (170700). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
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- ^ "Page 1 Advertisements Column 5". PUKEKOHE & WAIUKU TIMES. 18 March 1913. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Bathurst Resources and Talley's buy three Solid Energy mines". Stuff. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Maramarua » Bathurst Resources Ltd". bathurst.co.nz. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ Parliament, New Zealand (July 1958). Parliamentary Debates.
- ^ McGibbon, Ian. "Stephen Shepherd Allen". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ Boyes, Nicola (25 February 2005). "Historian's death puzzles coroner". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
- ^ "Red Fox Tavern cold case pair charged". RNZ. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Thirty years on: Two men charged in Red Fox Tavern slaying". Stuff. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Two men found guilty of 1987 murder, robbery at Red Fox Tavern". TVNZ. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Red Fox Tavern murder: Life behind bars for the two men found guilty of killing Chris Bush". Stuff. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Official School Website". maramarua.school.nz.
- ^ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ "Historic Overview - Pokeno & District" (PDF). Waikato District Council. p. 62. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ "CliFlo – National Climate Database : Maramarua Forest". NIWA. Retrieved 20 May 2024.