Kapiro
Kapiro | |
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| Coordinates:35°10′59″S173°54′29″E/ 35.183°S 173.908°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Northland Region |
| District | Far North District |
| Ward | Bay of Islands-Whangaroa |
| Community | Bay of Islands-Whangaroa |
| Subdivision | Waipapa |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Far North District Council |
| • Regional council | Northland Regional Council |
Kapirois a locality in theFar North Districtof Northland, New Zealand.State Highway 10passes through Kapiro.Waipapais 2.7 km south, andKaeois 19 km northwest, by road.
History
[edit]The Kapiro block was a designatedKauri gumreserve after 1898[1]to restrict the harvesting of gum.[2]The gum was depleted by 1919, and suggestions were made to use the land for settlement of returning soldiers fromWorld War I,[3]or planting trees on it.[4]The land was covered with a noxious weed,hakea.[5]
An experimental farm was established in the late 1920s.[6][7]This was not promising at first,[8]but by the mid 1940s the experiment was much more successful.[9]Kapiro became a rich dairying area.[10]
A vineyard was established from 2007.[11]
Demographics
[edit]The statistical area of Lake Manuwai-Kapiro, which includes the area aroundLake Manuwai,covers 58.85 km2(22.72 sq mi)[12]and had an estimated population of 2,430 as of June 2023,[13]with a population density of 41 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1,644 | — |
| 2013 | 1,896 | +2.06% |
| 2018 | 2,133 | +2.38% |
| Source:[14] | ||
Before the 2023 census, the statistical area had a larger boundary, covering 59.06 km2(22.80 sq mi).[12]Using that boundary, Lake Manuwai-Kapiro had a population of 2,133 at the2018 New Zealand census,an increase of 237 people (12.5%) since the2013 census,and an increase of 489 people (29.7%) since the2006 census.There were 744 households, comprising 1,077 males and 1,056 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female. The median age was 46.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 420 people (19.7%) aged under 15 years, 297 (13.9%) aged 15 to 29, 1,032 (48.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 387 (18.1%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 91.3% European/Pākehā, 16.6% Māori, 2.7% Pacific peoples, 3.2% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 24.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 62.2% had no religion, 27.0% were Christian, 0.1% were Muslim, 1.0% were Buddhist and 2.8% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 330 (19.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 240 (14.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $30,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 255 people (14.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 888 (51.8%) people were employed full-time, 297 (17.3%) were part-time, and 45 (2.6%) were unemployed.[14]
References
[edit]- ^"Local and General News".New Zealand Herald.25 May 1901. p. 4.
- ^Walrond, Carl (24 September 2007)."Kauri gum reserves".Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- ^"Soldier Settlement".Auckland Star.24 May 1919. p. 3.
- ^"Local and General News".The New Zealand Herald.10 June 1919. p. 3.
- ^"In the Northland".Auckland Star.8 February 1926. p. 4.
- ^"Ironsand Lands".Northern Advocate.19 January 1928. p. 5.
- ^"Settlement of Land".New Zealand Herald.10 May 1930. p. 13.
- ^"Land Settlement".New Zealand Herald.26 January 1926. p. 5.
- ^"Fat Cows".Northern Advocate.8 November 1946. p. 3.
- ^"Waipapa-Kapiro Settlers' Assn".Northern Advocate.19 August 1949. p. 3.
- ^"Kapiro Vineyard".Cuisine Wine.Retrieved1 May2020.
- ^ab"ArcGIS Web Application".statsnz.maps.arcgis.com.Retrieved20 April2024.
- ^"Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat".Statistics New Zealand.Retrieved25 October2023.
- ^ab"Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census".Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Lake Manuwai-Kapiro (102200).2018 Census place summary: Lake Manuwai-Kapiro