Waimā

Image:Waima mission 1858.jpg

In 1810, an encounter at Waimā during the Musket Wars resulted in the death of the Ngā Puhi chief Te Tauroto.{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/P/PomareIiWhetoi/PomareIiWhetoi/en|title=POMARE II, Whetoi|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966)}}{{cite book|url=https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-SmiMaor-t1-body-d4.html#n51|title=Maori Wars of the Nineteenth Century|last=Smith|first=Stephenson Percy|pages=51|year=1910}} Te Whareumu was killed and Muriwai mortally wounded in a skirmish in March 1828.{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/M/Muriwai/Muriwai/en|title=Muriwai|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966)}}

The chief of the sub tribe Te Mahurehure and Te Urikaiwhare was Mohi Tawhai (d.1875),{{cite book |url= https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Rus03Hist-t1-body-d1-d2.html#fn-84 |title=History of New Zealand |volume=3 |author=G. W. Rusden |edition=2nd |chapter=XVIII. — 1874—1877. — Session of 1874 |publisher=Melville, Mullen and Slade |year=1883 |page=84 |accessdate=30 November 2011}} who was a signatory to the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 and was known as the peace maker of the North.

Waimā was the site of a Wesleyan mission in the mid-19th century.{{cite book|title=The Penguin History of New Zealand|author=Michael King|author-link=Michael King (historian)|year=2003|isbn=0-14-301867-1|pages=145|publisher=Penguin Books |edition=7th}} In the 1870s timber milling commenced in the area.{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/H/HokiangaAndHarbour/HokiangaAndHarbour/en|title=Hokianga and Harbour|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966)}}

In 1898, people of Waimā refused to pay a tax on dogs, and marched on Rawene in the Dog Tax War.{{cite encyclopedia |url= http://www.teara.govt.nz/Places/Northland/Northland/12/en |title=Northland – Government|encyclopedia=Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand}}

Waimā has four Ngāpuhi marae. Moehau Marae, Ōtātara Marae and Ohinewai meeting house; and Tuhirangi Marae are affiliated with the hapū of Te Māhurehure. Te Raukura Marae is affiliated with both Te Māhurehure and Te Rauwera.{{cite web|title=Te Kāhui Māngai directory|url= http://www.tkm.govt.nz/ |website=tkm.govt.nz|publisher=Te Puni Kōkiri}}{{cite web |title=Māori Maps |url=https://maorimaps.com/map |website=maorimaps.com |publisher=Te Potiki National Trust}}

In October 2020, the Government committed $325,525 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade Tuhirangi Marae, creating 1 jobs.{{cite web |title=Marae Announcements |url=https://www.growregions.govt.nz/assets/funding-announcements/marae-announcements.xlsx |website=growregions.govt.nz |publisher=Provincial Growth Fund |format=Excel |date=9 October 2020}}

Waimā is included in the Waimā Forest statistical area, which covers {{Convert|237.00|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=8 April 2022|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Waima Forest|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Waima Forest|y}}|R}}/237.00|1}} people per km².

{{Historical populations|2006|1,029|2013|873|2018|1,095|2023|1,095|percentages=pagr|align=left|source={{NZ census 2018|Waima Forest (102700)|waima-forest|Waima Forest}}}}

Waimā Forest had a population of 1,095 in the 2023 New Zealand census, unchanged since the 2018 census, and an increase of 222 people (25.4%) since the 2013 census. There were 567 males and 528 females in 336 dwellings.{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.102700.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}} 1.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 38.7 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 246 people (22.5%) aged under 15 years, 204 (18.6%) aged 15 to 29, 462 (42.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 183 (16.7%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 37.0% European (Pākehā); 81.1% Māori; 7.4% Pasifika; 2.2% Asian; 0.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 0.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.6%, Māori language by 28.5%, Samoan by 0.8% and other languages by 2.2%. No language could be spoken by 2.2% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 1.1%. The percentage of people born overseas was 7.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 35.9% Christian, 8.5% Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% New Age, and 0.8% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 46.6%, and 8.8% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 63 (7.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 474 (55.8%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 294 (34.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $25,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 24 people (2.8%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 279 (32.9%) people were employed full-time, 87 (10.2%) were part-time, and 87 (10.2%) were unemployed.{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.102700.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Waimā Forest (102700)}}

• William Satchell, novelist and poet.{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/S/SatchellWilliam/SatchellWilliam/en|title=SATCHELL, William|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966)}}

Waima School, renamed to Te Kura O Waima, is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school{{TKI|1122|Waima School}} and has a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1122|y}} students as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}} The school was founded in 1881.{{cite web |url= http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/notices.php?action=view&id=603826 |title=Waima School 125th Jubilee|publisher=Education Gazette New Zealand|date=19 June 2006}} During the Dog Tax War of 1898, the government army of 120 men set up camp at Waima School.

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• {{Wikivoyage-inline|Waima Valley}}
• [https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/search/searchterm/Waima/field/title/ Photographs of Waima] held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.

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