Whakatu is a suburb of Hastings, New Zealand, located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north-east of its centre.[2] A large industrial area is enclosed by a bend in the Clive River, and the closure of the freezing works in Whakatu in 1986 cost the region 2000 full-time and seasonal jobs.[3] State Highway 2 and the Palmerston North–Gisborne Line pass through Whakatu.

Suburb of Hastings in New Zealand

Whakatu
Suburb of Hastings
Country	New Zealand
City	Hastings
Electoral ward	Heretaunga
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	639

Pakowhai	Meeanee	Clive
Twyford	Whakatu
Waipatu	Mangateretere	Haumoana

Richard Tucker (1856–1922) was a notable resident of Whakatu; he owned the largest wool-scouring plant in the Hawke's Bay Region.[4]

Demographics

The population of Whakatu was 639 in the 2018 census, an increase of 42 from 2013. There were 330 males and 312 females. 59.2% of people identified as European/Pākehā, 58.7% as Māori, 4.2% as Pacific peoples and 1.9% as Asian. 23.9% were under 15 years old, 20.7% were 15–29, 45.1% were 30–64, and 10.6% were 65 or older.[1]

Whakatu is in the Karamu statistical area.

References

This Hawke's Bay Region geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e