Ātiamuri
Ātiamuri | |
|---|---|
Hydro village | |
 Pōhaturoa Rock, 1923 | |
 | |
| Coordinates: 38°23′37″S 176°01′41″E / 38.3937°S 176.0280°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Waikato region |
| District | Taupō District |
| Ward | Mangakino-Pouakani General Ward |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Taupō District Council |
| • Regional council | Waikato Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Taupō | David Trewavas[1] |
| • Taupō MP | Louise Upston[2] |
| • Hauraki-Waikato MP | Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.34 km2 (0.52 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[5] | |
• Total | 80 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Ātiamuri is a former hydro village in the central North Island of New Zealand. It lies alongside State Highway 1 about 27 km south of Tokoroa and 38 km north of Taupō. It is bordered by the Waikato River and surrounded by pine plantations. Upper Ātiamuri, just north of the Waikato River, is a small community of lifestyle blocks, dairy farms and farm servicing businesses.
Pohaturoa Rock[6] (520 m) (also known as Mount Pohaturoa)[7] is a distinctive volcanic plug that dominates the landscape. It overlooks Lake Ātiamuri which was formed behind the hydroelectric Atiamuri Power Station. This very visible rocky outcrop is significant in both Arawa and Ngāti Raukawa history, having been a strategic observation post during intertribal conflicts.[8]
Demographics
[edit]The area known as Ātiamuri is entirely within the Waikato Regional Council area but is in three district council areas: Rotorua Lakes,[9] South Waikato[10] and Taupo.[11] Ātiamuri village is in the Taupō District.
Statistics New Zealand describes Ātiamuri village as a rural settlement, which covers 1.34 km2 (0.52 sq mi).[4] It had an estimated population of 80 as of June 2024,[5] with a population density of 60 people per km2. The village is part of the larger Ohakuri statistical area.[12]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 66 | — |
| 2013 | 63 | −0.66% |
| 2018 | 72 | +2.71% |
| 2023 | 72 | +0.00% |
| Source: [13][14] | ||
Ātiamuri village had a population of 72 in the 2023 New Zealand census, unchanged since the 2018 census, and an increase of 9 people (14.3%) since the 2013 census. There were 39 males and 36 females in 24 dwellings.[15] The median age was 41.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 15 people (20.8%) aged under 15 years, 15 (20.8%) aged 15 to 29, 33 (45.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 12 (16.7%) aged 65 or older.[13]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 54.2% European (Pākehā), 50.0% Māori, 8.3% Pasifika, and 4.2% Asian. English was spoken by 100.0%, Māori by 16.7%, and other languages by 4.2%. No language could be spoken by 4.2% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 20.8, compared with 28.8% nationally.[13]
Religious affiliations were 33.3% Christian, 16.7% Māori religious beliefs, and 4.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 41.7%, and 0.0% of people did not answer the census question.[13]
Of those at least 15 years old, 3 (5.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 36 (63.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 21 (36.8%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $40,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 3 people (5.3%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 24 (42.1%) full-time and 6 (10.5%) part-time.[13]
Atiamuri Power Station
[edit]Atiamuri Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River owned by Mercury Energy. It has a total capacity of 84 MW and was first commissioned in 1958.[16]
Education
[edit]Upper Atiamuri School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[17] with a roll of 54 as of March 2025.[18] The school was first mentioned in a newspaper in 1941.[19]
In popular culture
[edit]Atiamuri was a filming location for the 1956 short film People of the Waikato[20] and the 2018 feature film Alien Addiction.[21] Pōhaturoa Rock is visible in several establishment scenes in the latter film.
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Ātiamuri Power Station (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.8 (74.8) |
23.9 (75.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
12.8 (55.0) |
12.4 (54.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
18.2 (64.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.5 (63.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
8.0 (46.4) |
10.1 (50.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
14.2 (57.6) |
16.4 (61.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.3 (52.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
4.7 (40.5) |
3.3 (37.9) |
2.0 (35.6) |
2.5 (36.5) |
4.7 (40.5) |
6.7 (44.1) |
8.4 (47.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
6.9 (44.4) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 92.2 (3.63) |
80.8 (3.18) |
96.5 (3.80) |
88.2 (3.47) |
113.7 (4.48) |
112.5 (4.43) |
118.4 (4.66) |
116.8 (4.60) |
118.7 (4.67) |
124.9 (4.92) |
97.2 (3.83) |
126.5 (4.98) |
1,286.4 (50.65) |
| Source: NIWA (rainfall 1971–2000)[22] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Mayor and Councillors". Taupō District Council. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ New Zealand Electoral Commission. "Taupō - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Hauraki-Waikato – Official Result". New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Urban Rural 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Pohaturoa Rock". New Zealand Gazetteer. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ Woodcut of Mount Pohaturoa Archived 12 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Atiamuri". South Waikato District Council. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "ATIAMURI GEOTHERMAL FIELD" (PDF). Waikato Regional Council. 2011.
- ^ "Atiamuri – South Waikato District Council". www.southwaikato.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Mangakino – Taupo District Council". www.taupodc.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Ohakuri
- ^ a b c d e "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Ātiamuri (1209). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7013283.
- ^ "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ Atiamuri Archived 10 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Mighty River Power, New Zealand.
- ^ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ "Farmer Appellants". Waikato Times. 27 November 1941.
- ^ "People of the Waikato". Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Jimi Jackson takes on 'alien' industry". Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "NIWA Datahub (Agent number: 1806)". NIWA. Retrieved 26 November 2024.