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Eketāhuna is a small rural settlement, in the south of the Tararua District and the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.

Eketāhuna
Eketāhuna Kiwi
Coordinates: 40.647°S 175.704°E / -40.647; 175.704
CountryNew Zealand
RegionManawatū-Whanganui
Territorial authorityTararua District
WardSouthern Tararua Ward
Government
  Mayor of TararuaTracey Collis
  Wairarapa MPKieran McAnulty
  Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MPMeka Whaitiri
Area
  Total4.15 km2 (1.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[2]
  Total504
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode
4900
Area code(s)06

The town is located at eastern foot of the Tararua Ranges, 35 kilometres north of Masterton and a similar distance south of Palmerston North. It is situated on State Highway 2, on the eastern bank of the Mākākahi River.[3]

Eketāhuna has become synonymous with stereotypes of remote rural New Zealand towns, with New Zealanders colloquially referring to the town in the same way other English speakers refer to Timbuktu.[4]

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "land on the sandbank" for Eketāhuna.[5] The name sounds like a sentence in Afrikaans which translates to "I have a chicken", making it amusing to immigrant Afrikaans-speaking South Africans in New Zealand.[6]


Geography


The corresponding Statistics New Zealand statistical area covers an area of 892.66 km².[7]

The Pukaha / Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre is located to the south of the town.[6]


History


Anglican church in Eketahuna
Anglican church in Eketahuna

Early settlement


Eketāhuna was settled in 1872, under the name Mellemskov.[6] It was renamed soon after its founding.[8]


Modern history


The population of Eketāhuna and the wider area has plummeted in the 21st century, dropping from 1,920 in 1996 to just 630 in 2013.[9]

On 20 January 2014, the town was the epicenter of the 2014 Eketāhuna earthquake. Measuring 6.2 on the Richter magnitude scale, the quake caused moderate damage all over the southern North Island.[10]

In July 2020, the name of the town was officially gazetted as Eketāhuna by the New Zealand Geographic Board.[11]


Demography


Eketāhuna is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement and covers 4.15 km2 (1.60 sq mi). It is part of the wider Nireaha-Eketahuna statistical area, which covers 892.63 km2 (344.65 sq mi).[1]

The population of Eketāhuna was 504 in the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 60 (13.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 48 (10.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 255 males and 252 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.01 males per female. Ethnicities were 429 people (85.1%) European/Pākehā, 158 (31.3%) Māori, 15 (3.0%) Pacific peoples, and 12 (2.4%) Asian (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). Of the total population, 84 people (16.7%) were under 15 years old, 87 (17.3%) were 15–29, 231 (45.8%) were 30–64, and 102 (20.2%) were over 65.[2]


Nireaha-Eketāhuna


Nireaha-Eketāhuna statistical area has an estimated population of 1,660 as of June 2021,[12] with a population density of 1.86 people per km².

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20061,497    
20131,452−0.44%
20181,566+1.52%
Source: [13]

Nireaha-Eketāhuna, which also includes Alfredton, had a population of 1,566 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 114 people (7.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 69 people (4.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 597 households. There were 816 males and 750 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.09 males per female. The median age was 37.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 366 people (23.4%) aged under 15 years, 261 (16.7%) aged 15 to 29, 726 (46.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 207 (13.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 89.8% European/Pākehā, 22.6% Māori, 1.1% Pacific peoples, 1.7% Asian, and 1.9% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 8.8%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 57.7% had no religion, 28.0% were Christian, 0.4% were Hindu, 0.2% were Buddhist and 3.3% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 138 (11.5%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 291 (24.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 594 (49.5%) people were employed full-time, 246 (20.5%) were part-time, and 60 (5.0%) were unemployed.[13]


Economy


Public toilets
Public toilets

In 2018, 5.0% of the workforce worked in manufacturing, 6.1% worked in construction, 5.0% worked in hospitality, 1.4% worked in transport, 3.9% worked in education, and 6.4% worked in healthcare.[9]


Transport


As of 2018, among those who commute to work, 46.4% drove a car, 3.2% rode in a car and 2.9% walked or jogged. No one commuted by public transport or cycled.[9]


Education


Eketāhuna School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[14][15] with a roll of 100 as of March 2022.[16]


Notable people



See also



Notes


  1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. "Age and sex by ethnic group (grouped total response), for census usually resident population counts, 2006, 2013, and 2018 Censuses (urban rural areas)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  3. "Eketahuna Travel Guide". Jasons Travel Media.
  4. Davison, Isaac (29 August 2017). "Heartbeat: Eketahuna makes a community-led recovery". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. The New Zealand Herald.
  5. "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  6. Easther, Elisabeth (20 March 2015). "Kia ora: Eketahuna". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. The New Zealand Herald.
  7. "Statistical Area 2 2018 (generalised) GIS" (Data table). stats.govt.nz. Statistics New Zealand.
  8. "Horizons Regional Council – Regional Policy Statement". horizons.govt.nz. Horizons Regional Council.
  9. "Place Summary – Nireaha-Eketahuna". Stats NZ. Statistics New Zealand.
  10. "6.2-magnitude earthquake hits lower North Island". The New Zealand Herald. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  11. "Notice of approved official geographic names" (PDF). New Zealand Gazette. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  12. "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  13. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Nireaha-Eketahuna (233700). 2018 Census place summary: Nireaha-Eketahuna
  14. "Official School Website". eketahuna.school.nz.
  15. "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  16. "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.





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