Normanby, Taranaki

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Normanby is a small village in South Taranaki, New Zealand. It is approximately 6 km inland from Hāwera along State Highway 3. Eltham is 13 km further north.[1][2]

The village is also situated on the Marton - New Plymouth Line railway, which has been freight-only through Normanby since the cessation of passenger railcar services between Wellington and New Plymouth on 30 July 1977.Template:Sfn

The town was founded at the site of the Waihi redoubt, which was established as a field headquarters in September 1866 by colonial military forces fighting Hauhau Māori in the Second Taranaki War[3][4]

Demographics

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Ethnicities were 73.8% European/Pākehā, 39.9% Māori, 3.5% Pacific peoples, 0.6% Asian, and 1.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 58.0% had no religion, 28.0% were Christian, 2.3% had Māori religious beliefs and 1.7% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 42 (5.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 234 (31.2%) people had no formal qualifications. 105 people (14.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 408 (54.4%) people were employed full-time, 105 (14.0%) were part-time, and 33 (4.4%) were unemployed.[6]

Tawhiti and Normanby-Tawhiti statistical areas

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Ethnicities were 79.8% European/Pākehā, 31.1% Māori, 3.4% Pacific peoples, 0.5% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 5.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 57.1% had no religion, 30.1% were Christian, 1.9% had Māori religious beliefs and 1.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 105 (8.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 375 (28.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $34,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 243 people (18.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 753 (58.0%) people were employed full-time, 180 (13.9%) were part-time, and 51 (3.9%) were unemployed.[7]

Ketemarae Pa

Located near Normanby is Ketemarae Pa, a local historic centre for Maori settlement. It is an entry point for the Whakaahurangi track to Kairoa Pa, near Lepperton. This track linked northern and southern Taranaki before British settlement.[8][9]

The site includes the meeting houses of Kumea Mai te Waka and Te Manawanui,[10] and is a meeting place for the Ngāti Ruanui hapū of Araukūku.[11]

In October 2020, the Government committed $1,479,479 from the Provincial Growth Fund to renovate Meremere Marae, Ketemarae Pā, Pariroa Marae and Taiporohēnui Marae, creating 35 jobs.[12]

Education

Normanby School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of Template:NZ school roll data students as of Template:NZ school roll data[13] The school was established in 1876.[14]

Climate

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References

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  3. ↑ South Taranaki District Council website
  4. ↑ The New Zealand Wars, Vol 2 by James Cowan, 1922, chapter 15.
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  6. ↑ Template:NZ census 2018
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  8. ↑ Rumbletum.org: Ketemarae Pa
  9. ↑ Te Ao Hou: Recent Books on the Maori, June 1959
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  13. ↑ Education Counts: Normanby School
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Further reading

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External links

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