Hatepe
Hatepe | |
|---|---|
Rural settlement | |
 Interactive map of Hatepe | |
| Coordinates: 38°51′14″S 176°00′43″E / 38.854°S 176.012°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Waikato region |
| District | Taupō District |
| Ward | Turangi-Tongariro General Ward |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Taupō District Council |
| • Regional council | Waikato Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Taupō | John Funnell[1] |
| • Taupō MP | Louise Upston[2] |
| • Waiariki MP | Rawiri Waititi[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.22 km2 (0.085 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2025)[5] | |
• Total | 40 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
Hatepe is a small community northeast of Tauranga Taupō and southwest of Waitahanui, on the southeastern side of New Zealand's Lake Taupō. State Highway 1 runs past it. Hinemaiaia River runs into the lake at the north end of the settlement.[6]
The name means "to cut off" or "to proceed in an orderly manner" in the Māori language.[7]
Hatepe was the site of a pā in the mid-19th century.[8]: 11:1.38 Land was gifted by Ngāti Tūwharetoa for a native school in 1886, but no school was built, and in 1890 the iwi requested the land be returned. It was finally returned in 1971.[8]: 103:1.480
The area was farmed by the Morehu family from the 1930s. There was a campground on the foreshore.[9] When the Hinemaiaia River was dammed for a hydroelectric scheme in 1952,[10] the foreshore was flooded and more permanent structures erected on dry land.[9]
Demographics
[edit]Statistics New Zealand describes Hatepe as a rural settlement, which covers 0.22 km2 (0.085 sq mi).[4] It had an estimated population of 40 as of June 2025,[5] with a population density of 182 people per km2. The settlement is part of the larger Lake Taupō Bays statistical area.[11]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 42 | — |
| 2013 | 57 | +4.46% |
| 2018 | 24 | −15.89% |
| 2023 | 42 | +11.84% |
| Source: [12][13] | ||
Hatepe had a population of 42 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 18 people (75.0%) since the 2018 census, and a decrease of 15 people (−26.3%) since the 2013 census. There were 24 males and 18 females in 18 dwellings.[14] The median age was 43.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 9 people (21.4%) aged under 15 years, 3 (7.1%) aged 15 to 29, 21 (50.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 9 (21.4%) aged 65 or older.[12]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 57.1% European (Pākehā), and 71.4% Māori. English was spoken by 92.9%, and Māori by 50.0%. The percentage of people born overseas was 14.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.[12]
Religious affiliations were 14.3% Christian, and 35.7% Māori religious beliefs. People who answered that they had no religion were 50.0%, and 7.1% of people did not answer the census question.[12]
Of those at least 15 years old, 6 (18.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 18 (54.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 3 (9.1%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $45,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 3 people (9.1%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 18 (54.5%) full-time and 3 (9.1%) part-time.[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ "2025 Triennial Elections Declaration of Result" (PDF). Electionz. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ↑ New Zealand Electoral Commission. "Taupō - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ↑ "Waiariki – Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- 1 2 "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Urban Rural 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- 1 2 "Subnational population estimates - Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ↑ Harriss, Gavin (April 2025). "NZ Topo Map" (Map). Hatepe, Waikato.
- ↑ Reed, A.W.; Dowling, Peter (2010). Place Names of New Zealand – via New Zealand Gazetteer.
- 1 2 "Historical Account – Ngāti Tūwharetoa Deed of Settlement" (PDF).
- 1 2 "Introduction to the Village".
- ↑ "Taupo Lit By Its Own Electric Power Plant At Week-end". Rotorua Morning Post. 29 December 1952.
- ↑ "Geographic Boundary Viewer". Stats NZ. Urban Rural – 2023 and Statistical Area 2 – 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Hatepe (1436). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ↑ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7013312.
- ↑ "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.