Pākiri
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Pākiri is a locality in Auckland, in the former Rodney District of New Zealand. Leigh is about Script error: No such module "convert". to the south-east. The Pākiri River flows through the area and into the Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana to the north-east.[1][2]
The area is named for the Ngāti Wai chief, Te Kiri.[3] The beach was originally known by the name Ngā One Haea o Pākiri ("The Gleaming White Sands of Pakiri"), Pākiri being the name of the Ngāti Wai pā found at the headlands of the Pākiri River.[4] Ngāti Manuhiri, an iwi descended from the early Ngāti Wai ancestors in the area, are the mana whenua for the Pākiri area.[4]
Geography
Pākiri Beach is a Script error: No such module "convert". white sandy beach to the north.[3] It is a tourist destination known for its natural environment.[5] The Auckland Regional Council purchased two blocks of land in 2005, totalling Script error: No such module "convert"., with Script error: No such module "convert". of beach frontage,[6][7] and is developed this into the Pākiri Regional Park.[8]
History
During the 1860s, Pākiri Beach was the location of a kauri sawmill at the mouth of the Pākiri River.[4]
A Pakiri Road District was formed 26 September 1867 but no evidence exists of a road board ever being operational and the district is not mentioned after 1876.[9]
Suction dredging has been used to mine sand from the sea floor off the coast since the 1950s.[10][11] This caused controversy in 1994, when Script error: No such module "convert". of sand was to be extracted to bolster the popular Mission Bay in Auckland, and was brought to the Planning Tribunal in the case Haddon v Auckland Regional Council for violation of the Resource Management Act 1991, and its provisions for kaitiakitanga.
Demographics
Pākiri is in an SA1 statistical area which covers Script error: No such module "convert".[12] and includes Pākiri Beach. The SA1 area is part of the larger Cape Rodney statistical area.[13]
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People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 76.6% European (Pākehā); 37.5% Māori; 6.2% Pasifika; 3.1% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.3%, Māori language by 7.8%, Samoan by 1.6%, and other languages by 6.2%. No language could be spoken by 3.1% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 10.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.[15]
Religious affiliations were 26.6% Christian, 18.8% Māori religious beliefs, 1.6% New Age, and 1.6% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 48.4%, and 6.2% of people did not answer the census question.[15]
Of those at least 15 years old, 27 (15.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 99 (57.9%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 42 (24.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $36,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 12 people (7.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 72 (42.1%) people were employed full-time, 39 (22.8%) were part-time, and 3 (1.8%) were unemployed.[15]
Education
Pakiri School is a coeducational full primary school (years 1-8) with a roll of Template:NZ school roll data students as of Template:NZ school roll data[16] Most children are of Māori descent and are affiliated to Ngati Wai and Ngati Manuhiri. The school celebrated its 125th jubilee in 2002.[17]
References
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