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Ātiamuri is a former hydro village in the central North Island of New Zealand. It lies alongside State Highway 1 about 27 km south of Tokoroa and 38 km north of Taupō. It is bordered by the Waikato River and surrounded by pine plantations. Upper Ātiamuri, just north of the Waikato River, is a small community of lifestyle blocks, dairy farms and farm servicing businesses.

Ātiamuri
Hydro village
Pōhaturoa Rock, 1923
Ātiamuri
Coordinates: 38.3937°S 176.0280°E / -38.3937; 176.0280
Country	New Zealand
Region	Waikato

Pohaturoa Rock[1] (520 m) (also known as Mount Pohaturoa)[2] is a distinctive volcanic plug that dominates the landscape. It overlooks Lake Ātiamuri which was formed behind the hydroelectric Atiamuri Power Station. This very visible rocky outcrop is significant in both Arawa and Ngāti Raukawa history, having been a strategic observation post during intertribal conflicts.[3]

Demographics

The area known as Ātiamuri is entirely within the Waikato Regional Council area but is in three district council areas: Rotorua Lakes[4] (Tatua area unit – 2013 population 288),[5] South Waikato[6] (Wawa area – 711)[5] and Taupo[7] (Marotiri area – 1,557).[5]

The Tatua area includes Ātiamuri village,[8] where meshblocks had these statistics – 1275700 – 3 (2013), 9 (2006), 1275800 – 6 (2013), 3 (2006) and 1276000 – 3 (2013), 6 (2006).[5]

The main meshblocks of the village are –

1275900[5] and 1276100[5]

Year	Population	Households	Average income	National average
2001	45	15	$12,500	$18,500
2006	33	12	$15,800	$24,100
2013	30	9	$22,500	$27,900

Year	Population	Households	Average income
2001	36	12	$7,500
2006	18	6	$3,300
2013	21	9	$36,300

Atiamuri Power Station

Atiamuri Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River owned by Mercury Energy. It has a total capacity of 84 MW and was first commissioned in 1958.[9]

Education

Upper Atiamuri School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[10] with a roll of 65 as of March 2022.[11]

In Popular Culture

Atiamuri was a filming location for the 1956 short film People of the Waikato[12] and the 2018 feature film Alien Addiction.[13] Pōhaturoa Rock is visible in several establishment scenes in the latter film.

References

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