Ngamatapouri

Ngamatapouri
Coordinates: 39°34′24″S 174°49′29″E
Country	New Zealand
Region	Taranaki Region
Territorial authority	South Taranaki District
Ward	Pātea General Ward Te Tai Tonga Māori Ward
Community	Pātea Community
Electorates	Whanganui Te Tai Hauāuru (Māori)
Government
• Territorial Authority	South Taranaki District Council
• Regional council	Taranaki Regional Council

Ngamatapouri is a small rural locality[1] in the Waitōtara River valley, 47 km north of Waitōtara village, in south Taranaki, New Zealand.[2][3] Wanganui is about 80 km to the southeast. The road is sealed as far as the school.[4]

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "the black teals" for Ngāmatapōuri.[5]

Community life centres on Ngamatapouri School. The area is predominantly reliant on sheep and beef pastoral farming.

Demographics

Ngamatapouri is in Mangawhio statistical area, which covers 1,368.63 km^2 (528.43 sq mi)[6] and had an estimated population of 800 as of June 2024,[7] with a population density of 0.58 people per km^2.

Historical population for Mangawhio

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	729	—
2013	747	+0.35%
2018	723	−0.65%
Source: [8]

Mangawhio had a population of 723 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 24 people (−3.2%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 6 people (−0.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 276 households, comprising 402 males and 324 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.24 males per female. The median age was 36.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 180 people (24.9%) aged under 15 years, 108 (14.9%) aged 15 to 29, 351 (48.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 81 (11.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 88.0% European/Pākehā, 13.7% Māori, 2.1% Pacific peoples, 4.6% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 10.4, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 47.3% had no religion, 38.2% were Christian, 0.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.7% were Hindu, 0.4% were Buddhist and 0.8% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 78 (14.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 129 (23.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $34,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 69 people (12.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 324 (59.7%) people were employed full-time, 90 (16.6%) were part-time, and 9 (1.7%) were unemployed.[8]

Education

Ngamatapouri School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of 4 as of November 2024.[9][10] The school opened about 1900 as Marohema School, and was later called Makakaho Junction School.[11]

References

1. "Place name detail: Ngamatapouri". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
2. Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 44. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
3. Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 98. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
4. "Ngamatapouri School".
5. "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
6. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
7. "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
8. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Mangawhio (222000). 2018 Census place summary: Mangawhio
9. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
10. Education Counts: Ngamatapouri School
11. Women of the Upper Waitotara valley (1958). History of the Schools.

External links

• "Ngamatapouri School".