35-586: Kawhia Harbour ( Māori : Kāwhia ) is one of three large natural inlets in the Tasman Sea coast of the Waikato region of New Zealand 's North Island . It is located to the south of Raglan Harbour , Ruapuke and Aotea Harbour , 40 kilometres southwest of Hamilton . Kawhia is part of the Ōtorohanga District and is in the King Country . It has a high-tide area of 68 km (26 sq mi) and
70-696: A megalodon , an extinct shark, was also found by researchers. In 1876, the first telegraph cable connecting Australia and New Zealand was laid in the Tasman Sea. The telegraph cable was made obsolete in 1963 when the Commonwealth Pacific Cable , New Zealand's first international telephone cable, was completed. Moncrieff and Hood were the first to attempt a trans-Tasman crossing by plane in January 1928. The aviators were never seen or heard of again. The first successful flight over
105-552: A low-tide area of 18 km (6.9 sq mi). Te Motu Island is located in the harbour. The settlement of Kawhia is located on the northern coast of the inlet, and was an important port in early colonial New Zealand. The area of Kawhia comprises 16 to 20 hectares (40 to 50 acres) and is the town block that was owned by the New Zealand Government. The government bought it from the Europeans in 1880 "not from
140-597: A roll of 46 as of August 2024. Tasman Sea The Tasman Sea is a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean , situated between Australia and New Zealand . It measures about 2,000 km (1,200 mi) across and about 2,800 km (1,700 mi) from north to south. The sea was named after the Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman , who in 1642 was the first known person to cross it. British explorer Lieutenant James Cook later extensively navigated
175-409: A rural settlement, which covers 0.93 km (0.36 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 410 as of June 2024, with a population density of 441 people per km. The settlement is part of the larger Pirongia Forest statistical area. Kawhia had a population of 384 at the 2018 New Zealand census , an increase of 45 people (13.3%) since the 2013 census , and a decrease of 6 people (−1.5%) since
210-540: A spade. A council sample taken on 30 March 2006 listed these in the water. Kawhia County Council was formed in 1905 and first met on 12 July 1905. New offices were built by Buchanan Bros in 1915-16 over the former beach, and designed by Hamilton architects and engineers, Warren and Blechynden. In 1923, Kawhia County covered 330 sq mi (850 km) and had a population of 1,098, with 52 mi (84 km) of gravel roads , 95 mi (153 km) of mud roads and 125 mi (201 km) of tracks. Kawhia Town Board
245-789: Is diverted west in the Subtropical Front which collides with the western moving Subantarctic front of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current . The East Australian Current sheds eddies on its way south that move south-westward with some known as the Tasman Leakage making it as far westward as the Indian Ocean. A deep-sea research ship, the RV Tangaroa , explored the sea and found 500 species of fish and 1300 species of invertebrates. The tooth of
280-399: Is located around one kilometre off the coast of Kawhia. Pirongia Forest statistical area covers 490.80 km (189.50 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 1,070 as of June 2024, with a population density of 2.2 people per km. Pirongia Forest, which includes Pirongia Forest Park had a population of 966 at the 2018 New Zealand census , an increase of 138 people (16.7%) since
315-450: Is said that a pure woman who touches this stone will be given the gift of a child, and become pregnant. There have been cases of women using Puna when they have had difficulty conceiving a child. Maketu Marae is located next to Kawhia Harbour. The main meeting house of the marae, Auau ki te Rangi, is named after Hoturoa’s father, who was a high chief (ariki) and was built and opened in 1962. The eldest and most prestigious meeting house that
350-477: The 2006 census . There were 162 households, comprising 198 males and 186 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.06 males per female, with 66 people (17.2%) aged under 15 years, 51 (13.3%) aged 15 to 29, 147 (38.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 120 (31.2%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 55.5% European/ Pākehā , 57.0% Māori , 5.5% Pacific peoples , 1.6% Asian , and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. Although some people chose not to answer
385-607: The 2013 census , and an increase of 69 people (7.7%) since the 2006 census . There were 393 households, comprising 498 males and 468 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.06 males per female. The median age was 50.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 189 people (19.6%) aged under 15 years, 117 (12.1%) aged 15 to 29, 417 (43.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 243 (25.2%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 64.3% European/ Pākehā , 46.9% Māori , 3.1% Pacific peoples , 1.6% Asian , and 1.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas
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#1732791222823420-719: The Bruce Herald , Waimate Times, Egmont Settler (later briefly part of Taranaki Central Press at Stratford ) and the Mangaweka Settler. From 1909 Edward Henry Schnackenberg , whose father was a missionary here from 1858 to 1864, owned the paper, until it closed in April 1936. In January 2018, the health board issued a statement that there was no additional risk from tuberculosis in Kawhia after reports of three possible cases. Statistics New Zealand describes Kawhia as
455-750: The East Australian Current continues south in the western Tasman a branch flows east called the Tasman Front towards the north of New Zealand with most continuing eastward above New Zealand into the South Pacific Ocean. It transpires that while predominantly the location of westerly wind stress is a factor in how far north the formation of the Tasman Front occurs, so is the presence of the New Zealand land mass, as
490-597: The Government committed $ 196,684 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade Ōkapu Marae, creating 16 jobs. The Kawhia Harbour area was important to the kauri gum trade of the late 19th/early 20th centuries, as it was the southernmost area where the gum could be found. The Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser was established in May 1901 by William Murray Thompson and Thomas Elliott Wilson, who also ran
525-508: The Kawhia area and one from Aotea. In 2016, a 5 m (16 ft) tall pou maumahara (remembrance pillar) was put up at Omimiti Reserve, behind the museum. Te Kuiti Stewart began carving it in 2014, from a Pureora Forest totara . It represents 150 years of Kīngitanga on one side and the Elizabeth Henrietta 's 1824 arrival, on the other. At night it is floodlit, with coloured LED lights inside. Kawhia hospital overlooked
560-843: The Northeast From the South East Rock to the north point of Three Kings Islands ( 34°10′S 172°10′E / 34.167°S 172.167°E / -34.167; 172.167 ), thence to North Cape in New Zealand. On the East On the Southeast A line running from South West Cape , Stewart Island, through the Snares (48°S, 166°30'E) to North West Cape, Auckland Island ( 50°30′S 166°10′E / 50.500°S 166.167°E / -50.500; 166.167 ), through this island to its southern point. On
595-475: The South A line joining the southern point of Auckland Island ( 50°55′S 166°0′E / 50.917°S 166.000°E / -50.917; 166.000 ) to South East Cape, the southern point of Tasmania. The Tasman Sea's midocean ridge developed between 85 and 55 million years ago as Australia and Zealandia broke apart during the breakup of supercontinent Gondwana . It lies roughly midway between
630-591: The Tasman Sea in the 1770s during his three voyages of exploration. The Tasman Sea is informally referred to in both Australian and New Zealand English as the Ditch ; for example, " crossing the Ditch " means travelling to Australia from New Zealand, or vice versa. The diminutive term "the Ditch" used for the Tasman Sea is comparable to referring to the North Atlantic Ocean as "the Pond". The south of
665-411: The census's question about religious affiliation, 46.1% had no religion, 37.5% were Christian , 7.0% had Māori religious beliefs and 1.6% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 39 (12.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 99 (31.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 18 people (5.7%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15
700-527: The continental margins of Australia and Zealandia. Much of Zealandia is submerged, so the ridge runs much closer to the Australian coast than New Zealand's. The Tasman Sea features a number of midsea island groups, quite apart from coastal islands located near the Australian and New Zealand mainlands: The East Australian Current that commences its flow southwards in the tropics of the Coral Sea, near
735-494: The east coast to South East Cape , the southern point of Tasmania. On the North The parallel of 30°S from the Australian coast eastward as far as a line joining the east extremities of Elizabeth Reef and South East Rock ( 31°47′S 159°18′E / 31.783°S 159.300°E / -31.783; 159.300 ) then to the southward along this line to the South East Rock [an outlier of Lord Howe Island ]. On
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#1732791222823770-465: The eastern coast of Australia is the most energetic circulation feature in the south western Pacific Ocean and is a primary means of heat transport from the tropics to the middle latitudes between Australia and New Zealand. The East Australian Current is a return of the westward-flowing Pacific Equatorial Current (Pacific South Equatorial Current ). At the juncture between the Tasman and Coral seas while
805-427: The iwi. Hoturoa marked out the waka with two limestone pillars, which he blessed. Firstly, there is "Hani (Hani-a-te-waewae-i-kimi-atu) which is on the higher ground and marked the prow of the canoe". Marking the stern of the canoe, Hoturoa placed the symbol of Puna, the spirit-goddess of that creation story. "In full it is named Puna-whakatupu-tangata, and represents female fertility, the spring or source of humanity". It
840-531: The original Māori owners, but from a European who claimed ownership in payment of money owed by another European". Kawhia Harbour is the southernmost location where kauri trees historically grew. Kawhia is known in Māori lore as the final resting-place of the ancestral waka (canoe) Tainui . Soon after arrival, captain Hoturoa made it first priority to establish a whare wananga (sacred school of learning) which
875-427: The sea is passed over by depressions going from west to east. The northern limit of these westerly winds is near to 40°S . During the southern winter, from April to October, the northern branch of these winds from the west changes its direction toward the north and goes up against trade winds . Hence, the sea receives frequent winds from the southwest during this period. In the Australian summer (from November to March),
910-432: The southern branch of the trade winds goes up against west winds and produces further wind activity in the area. The Tasman Sea is 2,250 km (1,400 mi) wide and has an area of 2,300,000 km (890,000 sq mi). The maximum depth of the sea is 5,943 m (19,498 ft). The base of the sea is made up of globigerina ooze. A small zone of pteropod ooze is found to the south of New Caledonia and to
945-730: The southern extent of 30°S , siliceous ooze can be found. The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Tasman Sea as: On the West A line from Gabo Island (near Cape Howe , 37°30'S) to the northeast point of East Sister Island (148°E), thence along the 148th meridian to Flinders Island ; beyond this island a line running to the eastward of the Vansittart Shoals to [Cape] Barren Island , and from Cape Barren (the easternmost point of [Cape] Barren Island) to Eddystone Point (41°S) in Tasmania, thence along
980-838: The top of New Zealand defines the furtherest south that the Tasman Front can be split off by the westerly winds. A boundary current called the East Auckland Current goes down the west coast of the North Island and further south the East Cape Current, that has been diverted towards the South Island by the shapes of the Lord Howe Rise and southern east coast of the North island continues to the south. The East Australian Current south of Tasmania also
1015-587: The town, on the site of Te Puru pa, which became the Armed Constabulary redoubt in 1863. Like the County Office, the hospital was also designed by Warren and Blechynden and opened in 1918. It was still a cottage hospital in 1948, but had become a maternity hospital by 1959 and closed in March 1967. Kawhia School is a Year 1–8 co-educational state primary school. It is a decile 1 school with
1050-493: Was $ 19,700, compared with $ 31,800 nationally. 60 people (7.7%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 270 (34.7%) people were employed full-time, 141 (18.1%) were part-time, and 39 (5.0%) were unemployed. 2 hours either side of low tide (for tide times, see tide-forecast.com) about 100 m off the Tasman Sea beach, 4 km from Kawhia (see 1:50,000 map), oozes hot water, which can be formed into shallow bathing pools with
1085-404: Was 6.8, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 54.0% had no religion, 31.4% were Christian , 3.7% had Māori religious beliefs and 1.6% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 81 (10.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 246 (31.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income
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1120-545: Was first built on Maketu Marae is Te Ruruhi (the Old Lady) which was used as the dining hall until 1986. It was replaced by a two-storey dining hall, Te Tini O Tainui, to cater for the large numbers that visit for occasions such as annual poukai, tangi and hui. The marae is affiliated to Waikato through the hapū of Ngāti Mahuta , with connections to Ngāti Apakura , Ngāti Hikairo , and Ngāti Te Wehi . Six other marae are also based at or near Kawhia Harbour: In October 2020,
1155-460: Was formed in 1906, with an area of 470 acres (190 ha). Its population in 1923 was 195, when it had 6 mi 14 ch (9.9 km) of streets and a 10 acres (4.0 ha) domain. The County merged into Ōtorohanga and Waitomo in 1956, after a Local Government Commission inquiry. The Community Board meets monthly and consists of 4 members, plus the Kāwhia - Tihiroa Ward councillor. Three members are elected from
1190-492: Was named Ahurei. Ahurei is situated at the summit of the sacred hill behind Kawhia’s seaside marae – Maketu Marae. The harbour area was the birthplace of the prominent Māori warrior chief Te Rauparaha of the Ngāti Toa tribe, who lived in the area until the 1820s, when he, and his tribe along with Ngāti Rārua and Ngāti Koata migrated southwards. Tainui was buried at the base of Ahurei by Hoturoa himself, and other members of
1225-410: Was that 81 (25.5%) people were employed full-time, 69 (21.7%) were part-time, and 21 (6.6%) were unemployed. Before 2018, Kawhia was in its own statistical area In 2013 231 dwellings were unoccupied. In the much wider Pirongia Forest area, 396 dwellings were unoccupied in 2018, when it was estimated that 70% of Kawhia's houses were holiday homes. As of 2017, New Zealand's median centre of population
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