Waiau, Canterbury

Waiau
town
A small town set in a valley seen from one of the surrounding hills. A shingle river is in the background
Waiau seen from the Leader Road. The Waiau Uwha River is in the background
Map
Coordinates: 42°39′16″S 173°02′33″E / 42.65444°S 173.04250°E / -42.65444; 173.04250
CountryNew Zealand
RegionCanterbury
Territorial authorityHurunui District
WardWest Ward
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityHurunui District Council
 • Regional councilEnvironment Canterbury
 • Mayor of HurunuiMarie Black
 • Kaikoura MPStuart Smith
 • Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.97 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
280
 • Density290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (New Zealand Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
Postcode
7332

Waiau is a small town in north Canterbury, in the South Island of New Zealand. It lies 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Hanmer Springs on the northern bank of the Waiau Uwha River, some 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the river's mouth. There is a small supermarket, a DIY store and a petrol station.

History

Waiau is the largest town on State Highway 70, also known as the Inland Kaikōura Route. From 1919 until 1978, Waiau was the terminus of the Waiau Branch, a branch line railway that ran to the town from a junction with the Main North Line in Waipara. There were proposals to extend this line beyond Waiau as part of the Main North Line and some 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) of formation was made for a route to Kaikōura, but construction ground to a halt and a coastal route via Parnassus and Hundalee was chosen for the Main North Line instead.

Waiau had at one stage three churches: a Presbyterian church, an Anglican church and a Catholic church. [3] The Catholic Parish of the Good Shepard was opened in 1900 and has seating for 100.[4]

Waiau was heavily impacted by the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake as the epicentre was 15 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of Culverden making it more like the Waiau earthquake. Buildings damaged by the earthquake include many homes, the Waiau Lodge Hotel, historic cottage, bowling green, church, netball courts and swimming pool.[5][6] In 2021 the town still bears many scars from the earthquake.

Waiau shares its name with several much smaller settlements and farming communities within New Zealand. The name is Māori, and means flowing water.[7]

Demographics

Waiau is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement and covers 0.97 km2 (0.37 sq mi).[1] It had an estimated population of 280 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 289 people per km2. Waiau is part of the larger Amuri statistical area.[8]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006252—    
2013258+0.34%
2018255−0.23%
Source: [9]

Waiau had a population of 255 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 3 people (−1.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 3 people (1.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 99 households, comprising 126 males and 123 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female, with 51 people (20.0%) aged under 15 years, 27 (10.6%) aged 15 to 29, 123 (48.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 48 (18.8%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 88.2% European/Pākehā, 21.2% Māori, 2.4% Pasifika, and 1.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 67.1% had no religion, 24.7% were Christian, 1.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.2% were Hindu and 1.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 12 (5.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 75 (36.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 15 people (7.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 99 (48.5%) people were employed full-time, 36 (17.6%) were part-time, and 9 (4.4%) were unemployed.[9]

Lyndon Street

Education

Waiau School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,[10][11] with a roll of 36 as of August 2024.[12]

Swimming Pool

The Waiau Community Pool was built in 2019. The complex includes a 25 metre swimming pool and a smaller toddlers pool. The previous pool in use was destroyed in the 2016 earthquake. [13]

Waiau Lodge Hotel

The Waiau Lodge Hotel was built in 1910. It originally had ten bedrooms for guests. The hotel was known as the "Grand Lady".[14] Frederick O'Malley was the first publican to run the Waiau Lodge Hotel. He sold the hotel in 1913 to Arthur Johnstone. There have been a further 21 owners.[15] The hotel was badly damaged in the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake. All three of the hotel's chimneys had crashed through the roof causing extensive damage.[16] A temporary pub called the Waiau Tavern was set up in the car park for the town's residents and opened six months later.[17][18] In May 2021, the Waiau Lodge Hotel was destroyed by a fire. Approximately thirty firefighters attempted to put out the fire which started late at night.[19]

Climate

The mean yearly highest and lowest temperatures for Waiau from 2008–2024 was 34.8 °C (95 °F) and −5.8 °C (22 °F) respectively. [20]

Climate data for Waiau (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1974–1989, 2008–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 37.8
(100.0) 		36.5
(97.7) 		33.2
(91.8) 		29.3
(84.7) 		27.1
(80.8) 		23.8
(74.8) 		21.8
(71.2) 		24.0
(75.2) 		26.1
(79.0) 		30.3
(86.5) 		32.9
(91.2) 		34.7
(94.5) 		37.8
(100.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 24.6
(76.3) 		24.4
(75.9) 		21.9
(71.4) 		18.7
(65.7) 		15.8
(60.4) 		12.1
(53.8) 		12.0
(53.6) 		13.8
(56.8) 		16.1
(61.0) 		18.3
(64.9) 		20.2
(68.4) 		22.9
(73.2) 		18.4
(65.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.1
(64.6) 		17.6
(63.7) 		15.1
(59.2) 		12.1
(53.8) 		9.4
(48.9) 		6.2
(43.2) 		6.0
(42.8) 		7.6
(45.7) 		10.0
(50.0) 		11.9
(53.4) 		14.0
(57.2) 		16.5
(61.7) 		12.0
(53.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 11.6
(52.9) 		10.8
(51.4) 		8.4
(47.1) 		5.4
(41.7) 		3.1
(37.6) 		0.3
(32.5) 		0.0
(32.0) 		1.4
(34.5) 		4.0
(39.2) 		5.5
(41.9) 		7.7
(45.9) 		10.1
(50.2) 		5.7
(42.2)
Record low °C (°F) 0.6
(33.1) 		0.0
(32.0) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		−7.4
(18.7) 		−8.8
(16.2) 		−7.9
(17.8) 		−6.6
(20.1) 		−4.4
(24.1) 		−3.5
(25.7) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		−8.8
(16.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 58.8
(2.31) 		51.2
(2.02) 		65.5
(2.58) 		57.5
(2.26) 		62.1
(2.44) 		81.1
(3.19) 		74.7
(2.94) 		68.7
(2.70) 		59.8
(2.35) 		68.9
(2.71) 		66.7
(2.63) 		57.7
(2.27) 		772.7
(30.4)
Source: NIWA[21][22]

References

  1. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ "WAIAU HISTORICAL TRAIL" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Church Services | Church Services". www.waiau.nz. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  5. ^ "November 14 earthquake epicentre: Waiau's slow road to recovery". Stuff. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Residents in caravans for the winter, social life disrupted and hard times for farmers in Waiau". Stuff. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  7. ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  8. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Amuri
  9. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7023840 and 7023841.
  10. ^ "Waiau School Official School Website". waiau.ultranet.school.nz.
  11. ^ "Waiau School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  12. ^ "Waiau School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  13. ^ "Waiau Community Pool | Waiau Community Pool". www.waiau.nz. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  14. ^ "'It was a big part of this town': Historic Canterbury hotel burns down". Stuff. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Memories of the "dare devil" publican of Waiau". Stuff. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  16. ^ "North Canterbury's historic Waiau pub gutted". Stuff. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Earthquake damaged Waiau Lodge Hotel to get temporary bar for Christmas". Stuff. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Post-earthquake Waiau no longer dry as new tavern replaces damaged hotel". Stuff. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  19. ^ "'It was a big part of this town': Historic Canterbury hotel burns down". Stuff. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  20. ^ "CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent number: 36157)". NIWA. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  21. ^ "CliFlo – National Climate Database : Waiau School Cws". NIWA. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  22. ^ "CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent numbers: 4554, 4555, 36157)". NIWA. Retrieved 20 July 2024.

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