Hawarden, New Zealand
{{Short description|Town in Canterbury, New Zealand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=December 2015}}
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| subdivision_name = New Zealand
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Canterbury
| subdivision_type2 = Territorial authority
| subdivision_name2 = Hurunui District
| subdivision_type3 = Ward
| subdivision_name3 = West Ward
| seat_type = Electorates
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| leader_title = Territorial Authority
| leader_name = Hurunui District Council
| leader_title1 = Regional council
| leader_name1 = Environment Canterbury
| leader_title2 = Mayor of Hurunui
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Hawarden is a small town in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located near Waikari, just off State Highway 7.
From 15 December 1884 until 15 January 1978, the town was served by the Waiau Branch, a branch line railway that at one stage was planned to become the Main North Line to Nelson and Blenheim.{{cite book |title=Cyclopedia of New Zealand - Hawarden |date=1903 |publisher=Cyclopedia Company Limited}} The Weka Pass Railway restoration project once had plans to retain the line through Hawarden, but later chose to terminate their line in Waikari. Some relics of the old railway line still remain at the site of Hawarden's railway station.{{cite book|title=The Great Northern - the story of the Waiau Branch |first=Leslie |last=Dew |publisher=Weka Pass Railway Inc.|ISBN=0-473-07188-6 |date=2001}}
The town is home to the Flaxmere Gardens and is located in a scenic area near the Lake Sumner Forest Park, with a number of other lakes also in the vicinity.
Demographics
Hawarden is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement and covers {{Convert|0.67|km2||abbr=on}}.{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787|access-date=23 May 2023|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} It had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Hawarden|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Hawarden|y}}|R}}/0.67|0}} people per km2. Hawarden is part of the larger Upper Hurunui statistical area.{{NZ census place summary 2018|upper-hurunui|Upper Hurunui}}
{{Historical populations|2006|201|2013|234|2018|240|percentages=pagr|align=left|title=Historical population for Hawarden|source=}}
File:Hawarden Community War Memorial Hall, Canterbury, New Zealand 02.jpg
Before the 2023 census, the settlement had a larger boundary, covering {{Convert|0.98|km2||abbr=on}}. Using that boundary, Hawarden had a population of 240 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 6 people (2.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 39 people (19.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 108 households, comprising 126 males and 114 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.11 males per female. The median age was 47.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 48 people (20.0%) aged under 15 years, 27 (11.2%) aged 15 to 29, 99 (41.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 63 (26.2%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 93.8% European/Pākehā, 11.2% Māori, 2.5% Pasifika, and 2.5% Asian. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.8% had no religion, 32.5% were Christian, 1.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.2% were Hindu, 1.2% were Buddhist and 1.2% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 24 (12.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 48 (25.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $24,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 15 people (7.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 84 (43.8%) people were employed full-time, and 27 (14.1%) were part-time.{{NZ census 2018|7023863}}
=Upper Hurunui statistical area=
Upper Hurunui, which includes Hawarden and Waikari, covers {{Convert|1004.96|km2||abbr=on}}. It had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Upper Hurunui|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Upper Hurunui|y}}|R}}/1004.96|1}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|1,365|2013|1,425|2018|1,473|percentages=pagr|title=Historical population for Upper Hurunui|align=left|source=}}
Upper Hurunui had a population of 1,473 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 48 people (3.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 108 people (7.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 594 households, comprising 747 males and 729 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female. The median age was 45.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 291 people (19.8%) aged under 15 years, 198 (13.4%) aged 15 to 29, 684 (46.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 300 (20.4%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 93.7% European/Pākehā, 6.9% Māori, 1.6% Pasifika, 2.2% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 13.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 49.7% had no religion, 39.5% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.2% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 1.2% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 150 (12.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 255 (21.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $28,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 159 people (13.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 594 (50.3%) people were employed full-time, 207 (17.5%) were part-time, and 24 (2.0%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|Upper Hurunui (312400)|upper-hurunui|Upper Hurunui}}
Education
File:Huruni College, Hawarden, Canterbury, New Zealand 03.jpg
Hurunui College is a co-educational state area school for Year 1 to 13 students,{{cite web |title=Official School Website |url=http://www.hurunuicollege.school.nz |website=hurunuicollege.school.nz}}{{cite web |title=Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=311 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|311|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|}}.{{cite web |title=Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=311 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}}
Notable people
- Sally Brooker, inorganic chemist{{cite journal |last=Brooker |first=Sally |date=24 April 2015 |title=Spin crossover with thermal hysteresis: practicalities and lessons learnt |url=https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2015/cs/c4cs00376d |journal=Chemical Society Reviews |volume=44 |issue= 10|pages=2880–2892 |doi=10.1039/C4CS00376D |pmid=25907385 |access-date=24 September 2018|doi-access=free }}
- Joe Earl (born 1952), Olympic rower{{cite news |first=Gordon |last=Findlater |title=Munich's highs and lows |url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/62809565/the-star-september-05-2019 |access-date=6 September 2019 |work=The Star |date=5 September 2019 |location=Christchurch |page=29}}
- James Wattie, founder of Wattie's{{DNZB|last=Boyd|first=Mary|id=4w9|title=James Wattie|accessdate=27 April 2023}}
References
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