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Pakaraka is a settlement in Northland, New Zealand, at the junction of State Highway 1 and 10, in the district the Ngāpuhi tribe called Tai-a-mai.[1]

Pakaraka
Coordinates: 35°21′27″S 173°57′23″E
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNorthland Region
DistrictFar North District
WardBay of Islands/Whangaroa
Government
  Territorial AuthorityFar North District Council
  Regional councilNorthland Regional Council

Demographics


Pakaraka statistical area covers 72.34 km2 (27.93 sq mi)[2] and had an estimated population of 720 as of June 2021,[3] with a population density of 10.0 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006507    
2013555+1.30%
2018666+3.71%
Source: [4]

Pakaraka had a population of 666 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 111 people (20.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 159 people (31.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 222 households, comprising 333 males and 333 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. The median age was 40.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 147 people (22.1%) aged under 15 years, 96 (14.4%) aged 15 to 29, 333 (50.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 93 (14.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 80.2% European/Pākehā, 34.2% Māori, 0.9% Pacific peoples, and 1.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 14.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 55.4% had no religion, 32.0% were Christian, 1.4% had Māori religious beliefs, and 0.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 96 (18.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 90 (17.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $29,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 78 people (15.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 264 (50.9%) people were employed full-time, 84 (16.2%) were part-time, and 24 (4.6%) were unemployed.[4]


History and culture


Henry Williams' Holy Trinity Church, Pakaraka
Henry Williams' Holy Trinity Church, Pakaraka

Pre-European history


A pā was located at the base, and on the slopes, of Pouerua, a 270 metres (890 ft) high basaltic scoria cone. The pā was studied during a major archeological project in the 1980s.[5]

Parts of the Flagstaff War were fought around Pakaraka in 1845.[6] After the Battle of Ohaeawai on 23 June 1845 the British troops destroyed Te Haratua's pā at Pakaraka on 16 July 1845.[7]


Modern history


Mount Pouerua is registered with the Heritage New Zealand as a traditional site. Holy Trinity Church. The Retreat and the Store are also registered with the trust.[8]


Marae


The local Kahukura Ariki Marae and Kahukura Ariki meeting house are affiliated with the Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa hapū of Hāhi Katorika, and the Ngāpuhi / Ngāti Kahu ki Whaingaroa hapū of Ngāti Kohu.[9][10]


Education


Pakaraka School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of 35 students as of March 2022.[11][12] In 2018, all but one of the students was Māori.[13] The school opened in 1911.[14]


Notable people





Notes


  1. Best, Elsdon (1927). "Old Forts of the Taiamai District, Bay of Islands". The Pa Maori. Whitcombe and Tombs Limited.
  2. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  3. "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  4. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Pakaraka (103600). 2018 Census place summary: Pakaraka
  5. Sutton, Doug G.; Furey, Louise; Marshall, Yvonne M. (2003). The archaeology of Pouerua. Auckland University Press. ISBN 978-1-86940-292-1.
  6. Reverend Robert Burrows (1886). "Extracts from a Diary during Heke's War in the North in 1845".
  7. Cowan, James (1922). "Volume I: 1845–1864". The New Zealand Wars: a history of the Maori campaigns and the pioneering period. Wellington: R.E. Owen. pp. 73–144.
  8. "New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero". Historic Places Trust. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  9. "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  10. "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  11. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  12. Education Counts: Pakarata School
  13. "Pakaraka School". Education Review Office. 1 March 2018.
  14. De Graaf, Peter (15 November 2011). "Stalwarts return to school for centenary". Northern Advocate.
  15. "Heke Pokai, Hone Wiremu". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
  16. "The Church Missionary Gleaner, May 1874". Opening of a new church in New Zealand. Adam Matthew Digital. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  17. "Holy Trinity, Pakaraka, Northland". Don Donovan.
  18. "The Retreat (Pakaraka)". Henry and William Williams Memorial Museum Trust. Retrieved 28 January 2015.





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