Hōkio Beach is a village and rural community in the Horowhenua District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.

Hokio Beach
Rural settlement
Coordinates: 40.596506°S 175.192814°E / -40.596506; 175.192814
Country	New Zealand
Region	Manawatū-Whanganui region
Territorial authority	Horowhenua District
Ward	Waiopehu
Area [1]
• Total	0.92 km2 (0.36 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[2]
• Total	183
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)

It is located south of Waitarere Beach, west of Levin, and north of Waikawa Beach.

Demographics

Hokio Beach is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement and covers 0.92 km² (0.36 sq mi). It is part of the wider Waikawa statistical area, which covers 62.18 km² (24.01 sq mi).[1]

The population of Hokio Beach was 183 in the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 15 (-7.6%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 18 (-9.%) since the 2006 census. There were 93 males and 90 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.03 males per female. Ethnicities were 117 people (63.9%) European/Pākehā, 75 (41.0%) Māori, 15 (8.2%) Pacific peoples, and 3 (1.6%) Asian (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). Of the total population, 30 people (16.4%) were under 15 years old, 24 (13.1%) were 15–29, 90 (49.2%) were 30–64, and 42 (23.0%) were over 65.[2]

Marae

The area has two marae:

• Kohuturoa Marae and Pāriri meeting house are a tribal meeting place for Muaūpoko.[3][4]
• Ngātokowaru Marae and meeting house are a meeting place for the Ngāti Raukawa hapū of Ngāti Pareraukawa.[3][4]

In October 2020, the Government committed $945,445 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade Kohuturoa Marae and Kawiu Marae, creating 50 jobs. It also committed $106,414 to upgrade the Ngātokowaru Marae, creating 4 jobs.[5]

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