Waiwera

The name is of Māori origin and means "Hot Water" (Wai = Water and Wera = Hot),{{cite web|url=http://www.jasons.co.nz/waiwera|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823040736/http://www.jasons.co.nz/waiwera|url-status=usurped|archive-date=23 August 2010|title=Waiwera Travel Guide |publisher=Jasons Travel Media}} and is a shortened version of the traditional name Waiwerawera.{{cite book |last1=Cameron |first1=Ewen |last2=Hayward |first2= Bruce |author-link2=Bruce Hayward |last3=Murdoch |first3= Graeme |title=A Field Guide to Auckland: Exploring the Region's Natural and Historical Heritage |isbn=978-1-86962-1513 |publisher=Random House New Zealand |year=2008 |page=122}}

Its main claim to fame was the hot water springs which were well known in pre-European times and reputedly visited by Māori from as far away as Thames. The first European settler to promote the springs was Robert Graham who established a health resort in 1848. This resort was destroyed by fire in 1939.{{cite book | last=Bioletti | first=Harry | title=Rodney Coast to Coast | date=1992 | isbn=0-473-01296-0 |page=61}} During the late 19th century there was a regular steam ferry service from Auckland.Wises New Zealand Guide. 1979. p. 490. The bath house was torn down in 1951. The commercial hot pools closed in 2018.{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Caroline|date=24 May 2021|title=Million-dollar dumps: Waiwera's abandoned hot pools a 'taonga being wasted'|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/property/300313255/milliondollar-dumps-waiweras-abandoned-hot-pools-a-taonga-being-wasted|access-date=27 May 2022|website=Stuff}}

Statistics New Zealand describes Waiwera as a rural settlement, which covers {{Convert|0.55|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Urban Rural 2023 (generalised)|access-date=14 December 2024}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Waiwera|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Waiwera|y}}|R}}/0.55|0}} people per km². Waiwera is part of the larger Wainui-Waiwera statistical area.{{NZ census place summary 2018|wainui-waiwera|Wainui-Waiwera}}

{{Historical populations|2006|192|2013|237|2018|240|2023|252|percentages=pagr|align=left|source={{NZ census 2018|7001364}}}}

Waiwera had a population of 252 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 12 people (5.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 15 people (6.3%) since the 2013 census. There were 117 males and 132 females in 141 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%2Bdo1.1089.2023&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}} 1.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 58.8 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 15 people (6.0%) aged under 15 years, 21 (8.3%) aged 15 to 29, 126 (50.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 90 (35.7%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 83.3% European (Pākehā); 13.1% Māori; 2.4% Pasifika; 7.1% Asian; and 1.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA). English was spoken by 98.8%, Māori language by 4.8%, and other languages by 14.3%. No language could be spoken by 1.2% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 1.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 25.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 41.7% Christian, 1.2% Hindu, 1.2% Māori religious beliefs, 2.4% Buddhist, 2.4% New Age, 1.2% Jewish, and 1.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 42.9%, and 6.0% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 48 (20.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 123 (51.9%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 60 (25.3%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $35,900, compared with $41,500 nationally. 21 people (8.9%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 102 (43.0%) people were employed full-time, 27 (11.4%) were part-time, and 3 (1.3%) 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.1089.2013%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=Waiwera (1089)}}

-Waiwera- (48752551396).jpg|Watercolour of Waiwera c. 1860s drawn by John Hoyte

Waiwera (AM 79550-1).jpg|Waiwera in the 1940s

Mahurangi Island, Waiwera.jpg|Mahurangi Island and Waiwera Beach

Waiwera Hot Pools P5140070.jpg|Waiwera Hot Pools in 2006

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