Coordinates: 35°38′04″S 174°30′00″E / 35.63444°S 174.50000°E / -35.63444; 174.50000

Ngunguru

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Ngunguru
Ngunguru coast
Ngunguru coast
Ngunguru is located in Northland Region
Ngunguru
Ngunguru
Coordinates: 35°38′04″S 174°30′00″E / 35.63444°S 174.50000°E / -35.63444; 174.50000
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNorthland Region
DistrictWhangarei District
Population
 (2018)
 • Total1,164
View from Ngunguru across the estuary and sandspit

Ngunguru is a coastal settlement in Northland, New Zealand, 26 kilometres (16 mi) north-east of Whangarei. The Ngunguru River flows between the settlement and a long low sandspit into , which stretches southwards. North of Ngunguru are Tutukaka and Matapouri. Just off the Ngunguru coast are the Poor Knight Islands, a protected marine reserve.[1][2]

Ngunguru is a Māori-language word meaning "rumbling tides".[3]

History[]

The waka Tūnui-ā-rangi, which brought to New Zealand according to traditional accounts, visited Ngunguru on its way from the Bay of Islands to Whangarei.[4] The area was named by Puhi, captain of another waka, Mataatua.[5]

In pre-European times, there was a substantial Māori population in the area.[6] A large battle was fought on the Ngunguru sandspit between the local Te Waiariki and Waikato tribes led by Te Wherowhero in 1832.[7]

The first chart of "Nongodo" was drawn by Captain of HMS Buffalo in 1836.[6] James Busby, Gilbert Mair and bought 40,000 acres (16,000 ha) at Ngunguru in 1840, although the government disputed the sale for the next 30 years and attempted to buy the land itself from the original Māori owners.[8][9] They established one of the earliest sawmills in the country at Ngunguru in 1840 to take advantage of the abundant kauri timber. It was water-powered.[10] The mill failed financially in 1844,[11] but others succeeded in the industry and Ngunguru exported timber and especially roofing shingles for many years.[6]

The Melanesian Mission ship Southern Cross was wrecked in Ngunguru Bay in 1860.[6][12]

A bullock track was built to Whangarei in the 1860s.[13] In 1892, coal was discovered at Kiripaka, at the headwaters of the Ngunguru River. 620,000 long tons (630,000 t) were mined until 1921.[6]

The beach settlement developed after roading was improved in the 1950s.[14] An attempt to sell the Ngunguru sandspit for property development in 2005 attracted considerable local opposition, and no buyers.[15] In August 2011 the government purchased the spit from the Todd Property Group. The Department of Conservation will administer the reserve, which is one of a small number of sand spits that are relatively intact from an ecological perspective. Four separate assessments have ranked the spit as nationally significant[16]

Demographics[]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006879—    
2013918+0.62%
20181,164+4.86%
Source: [17]

Ngunguru had a population of 1,164 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 246 people (26.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 285 people (32.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 468 households. There were 558 males and 606 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.92 males per female. Of the total population, 267 people (22.9%) were aged up to 15 years, 135 (11.6%) were 15 to 29, 525 (45.1%) were 30 to 64, and 240 (20.6%) were 65 or older. Figures may not add up to the total due to rounding.

Ethnicities were 87.6% European/Pākehā, 18.0% Māori, 2.3% Pacific peoples, 2.6% Asian, and 2.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 21.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 61.6% had no religion, 25.5% were Christian, and 4.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 222 (24.7%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 153 (17.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $29,500. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 411 (45.8%) people were employed full-time, 168 (18.7%) were part-time, and 21 (2.3%) were unemployed.[17]

Education[]

Ngunguru School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of 274 students as of November 2021.[18][19] The school celebrated its centennial in 1970.[20]

References[]

  1. ^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 8. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
  2. ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 25. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  3. ^ "Whāngārei tribes". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 2008-04-05.
  4. ^ "Canoe traditions – Other northern canoes". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
  5. ^ "Whāngārei tribes – Ancestors". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
  6. ^ a b c d e Parkes, W. F. (1992). Guide to Whangarei City and District. p. 37. ISBN 0-473-01639-7.
  7. ^ "Sandspit Timeline". Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  8. ^ "Busby, James". Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966).
  9. ^ Pickmere, Nancy Preece (1986). Whangarei: The Founding Years. p. 27.
  10. ^ "Whāngārei Harbour and north". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
  11. ^ Pickmere, pp. 27–30
  12. ^ "Australian and New Zealand shipwrecks".
  13. ^ Pickmere, p. 132
  14. ^ "Whangarei". Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966).
  15. ^ Powley, Kathryn (16 July 2005). "Ngunguru Sandspit off market". The Northern Advocate.
  16. ^ "Ngunguru Spit purchase a win for conservation". New Zealand Government (Beehive). 25 August 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  17. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Ngunguru (107600). 2018 Census place summary: Ngunguru
  18. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  19. ^ Education Counts: Ngunguru School
  20. ^ Ngunguru School Centennial 1870–1970 : souvenir booklet. Ngunguru School. 1971. Retrieved 14 August 2009.

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