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Poukawa is a rural community in the Hastings District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island.

Poukawa
Settlement
Coordinates: 39.761°S 176.794°E / -39.761; 176.794
Country	New Zealand
Region	Hawke's Bay Region
Territorial authority	Hastings District
Ward	Kahuranaki
Postcode(s)	4178

It is located south of Hastings, off State Highway 2.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	1,293	—
2013	1,272	−0.23%
2018	1,365	+1.42%
Source: [1]

The statistical area of Poukawa, which at 340 square kilometres is much larger than this community, had a population of 1,365 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 93 people (7.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 72 people (5.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 492 households. There were 705 males and 660 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.07 males per female. The median age was 44.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 297 people (21.8%) aged under 15 years, 204 (14.9%) aged 15 to 29, 639 (46.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 225 (16.5%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 85.7% European/Pākehā, 23.3% Māori, 2.0% Pacific peoples, 0.9% Asian, and 1.5% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 12.5%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 51.0% had no religion, 35.8% were Christian and 4.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 249 (23.3%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 165 (15.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $36,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 606 (56.7%) people were employed full-time, 192 (18.0%) were part-time, and 15 (1.4%) were unemployed.[1]

Marae

The community has two Ngāti Kahungunu marae.

Te Whatuiāpiti Marae and meeting house is a meeting place of Ngāti Whatuiāpiti.[2][3] In October 2020, the Government committed $887,291 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the marae and 4 others, creating 12 jobs.[4]

Kahurānaki Marae and Kahurānaki meeting house is a meeting place of Ngāi Te Rangikoianake and Ngāti Whatuiāpiti.[2][3] In October 2020, the Government committed $6,020,910 to upgrade Kahurānaki and 17 other marae, creating 39 jobs.[4]

Education

Poukawa School is a co-educational state primary school,[5] with a roll of 110 as of July 2022.[6][7]

Railway station

Poukawa had a flag station, opened on 16 February 1876, as part of the Paki Paki to Te Aute section of the Palmerston North–Gisborne Line. By 1891 there were 3 trains a day in each direction,[8] serving a shelter shed, platform, cart approach, loading bank and a short siding.[9] In 1912 an automatic tablet exchanger was added.[9] In 1929 a passing loop was added, which was moved north east, near to Te Mahanga Road, in 1958. In the 1931 earthquake the line near Te Mahanga Road was displaced by about 5 ft (1.5 m).[10] In 1967 Te Mahunga Road crossing gained flashing lights and bells, which were added the next year to Station Road crossing as well.[9] The station lost its passenger service on 3 August 1959 and closed on 1 August 1971.[11]

Te Hauke platform

After an 1884 petition for a platform at Te Hauke, 2 mi 27 ch (3.8 km) south of Poukawa, described as a Native Settlement, a short platform was provided in 1886 and a shelter shed in 1906. Te Hauke closed to all traffic on 21 Nov 1958.[9]

	Former adjoining stations
Te Aute Line open, station closed 6.19 km (3.85 mi)		Palmerston North–Gisborne Line		Pakipaki Line open, station closed 10.04 km (6.24 mi)[12]

References

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