Ātiamuri

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Ātiamuri
Hydro village
Photograph of Pōhaturoa Rock
Pōhaturoa Rock, 1923
Ātiamuri is located in North Island
Ātiamuri
Ātiamuri
Coordinates: 38°23′37″S 176°01′41″E / 38.3937°S 176.0280°E / -38.3937; 176.0280
RegionWaikato
CountryNew Zealand

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.

Mount Pōhaturoa (520 m) is a distinctive volcanic plug that dominates the Ātiamuri landscape.[1] 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.[2]

Demographics[]

The area known as Ātiamuri is entirely within the Waikato Regional Council area but is in three district council areas: Rotorua Lakes[3] (Tatua area unit – 2013 population 288),[4] South Waikato[5] (Wawa area – 711)[4] and Taupo[6] (Marotiri area – 1,557).[4]

The Tatua area includes Ātiamuri village,[7] where meshblocks had these statistics – 1275700 – 3 (2013), 9 (2006), 1275800 – 6 (2013), 3 (2006) and 1276000 – 3 (2013), 6 (2006).[4]

The main meshblocks of the village are –

1275900[4] and 1276100[4]

Year Population

Households

 Average income National average
2001 45 15 $12,500 $18,500
2006 33 12 $15,800 $24,100
2013 30 9 $22,500 $27,900
Year Population

Households

 Average income
2001 36 12 $7,500
2006 18 6 $3,300
2013 21 9 $36,300

Atiamuri Power Station[]

Main article: Atiamuri Power Station

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.[8]

Education[]

Upper Atiamuri School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[9] with a roll of 64 as of November 2021.[10]

In Popular Culture[]

Atiamuri was a filming location for the 1956 short film People of the Waikato[11] and the 2018 feature film Alien Addiction.[12] Pōhaturoa Rock is visible in several establishment scenes in the latter film.

References[]

  1. ^ Woodcut of Mount Pohaturoa Archived 12 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ "Atiamuri". South Waikato District Council. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  3. ^ "ATIAMURI GEOTHERMAL FIELD" (PDF). Waikato Regional Council. 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "2013 Census map – QuickStats about a place". archive.stats.govt.nz. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Atiamuri – South Waikato District Council". www.southwaikato.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Mangakino – Taupo District Council". www.taupodc.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Atiamuri, Waikato – NZ Topo Map". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  8. ^ Atiamuri Archived 10 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Mighty River Power, New Zealand.
  9. ^ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  10. ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  11. ^ "People of the Waikato". Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Jimi Jackson takes on 'alien' industry". Retrieved 21 April 2021.


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