Waikato Region This is a list of localities in Waikato as defined by government agency Statistics New Zealand in 2013, listed by the territorial authorities to which each locality belongs. Waikato is a region of New Zealand in the central North Island which reaches from coast to coast and from Coromandel Peninsula in the north to Lake Taupō and King Country in the south.[ 1] Many boundaries and names were changed in the 2018 census.[ 2] It is bordered by Auckland to the north, Bay of Plenty to the east, and Taranaki , Manawatū-Whanganui and Hawke's Bay to the south.
Thames-Coromandel District [ edit ] Whitianga The Thames-Coromandel District is located in the area around the Firth of Thames and Coromandel Peninsula , to the southeast of Auckland . At the 2006 Census, Thames-Coromandel had 25,941 people (including 4,020 self-identified Māori) and 22,704 occupied dwellings. The district council is seated in the district's largest town, Thames , and was constituted before any other district council in 1975. Thames is located in the southwest of the district; the other major settlements are Whitianga in the northeast and Whangamatā in the southeast.
Locality Population Occupied Dwellings Whitianga 3,768 (2006) [ 3] 1,674 (2006) [ 4] Coromandel 1,473 (2006) [ 5] 642 (2006) [ 6] Te Rerenga 4,173 (2006) [ 7] 1,896 (2006) [ 8] Whangamatā 3,555 (2006) [ 9] 1,701 (2006) [ 10] Tairua 1,269 (2006) [ 11] 603 (2006) [ 12] Moanataiari (northern area of Thames ) 2,472 (2006) [ 13] 1,146 (2006) [ 14] Parawai (southern area of Thames) 4,284 (2006) [ 15] 1,734 (2006) [ 16] Pauanui Beach 750 (2013)[ 17] 399 (2013 - 1,749 unoccupied)[ 18] Hikuai 3,252 (2006) [ 18] 1,314 (2013) [ 18] Te Puru -Thornton Bay 942 (2006) [ 19] 426 (2006) [ 20] Inlets-Thames-Coromandel District n/a n/a Islands-Thames-Coromandel District 12 (2006) [ 21] n/a
Locality Population Occupied Dwellings Features and Facilities Ngatea 1,245 531 (2013)[ 22] Hauraki Plains 2,508 930 (2013)[ 22] Turua 1,317 483 (2013)[ 22] Kerepehi 429 162 (2013)[ 22] Ohinemuri 3,111 1,278 (2013)[ 22] includes Karangahake Gorge , Waikino and Whiritoa Paeroa 3,885 1,647 (2013)[ 22] Waihi 4,527 2,001 (2013)[ 22]
Locality 2013 Population[ 22] 2013 Occupied Dwellings Features and Facilities Buckland 846 294 Redoubt 198 72 south west of Tuakau Opuawhanga 234 81 south east of Tuakau Pōkeno 1,782 615 Mangatāwhiri 1,533 543 Otaua 2,268 810 see Awaroa River , Maioro , Parkinsons Lake and Karioitahi Beach Tuakau 4,185 1,443 Onewhero 3,381 1,401 Rotowaro 0 0 Raglan 2,736 1,143 Waikato Western Hills 3,978 1,437 Waikato Western Hills is a New Zealand census area unit covering a large low population area within Waikato District.[ 23] It includes the localities of Rotongaro, Ruawaro, Renown, Mahuta, Glen Afton , Glen Massey , Waingaro , Ohautira, Waitetuna, Glen Tui and Karakariki.[ 24] Te Uku 1,896 681 Area unit includes Te Mata , Ruapuke and the north side of Aotea Harbour . Te Ākau 930 348 Te Kauwhata 1,473 552 Matangi 2,157 735 Whitikahu 2,115 708 Taupiri 417 162 Eureka 2,187 750 includes Tauwhare and Waitakaruru Stream Gordonton 1,137 342 Tauwhare see Tamahere Kainui 2,766 942 includes Hopuhopu Tamahere 5,628 1,875 Waerenga 2,538 666 Maramarua 1,011 372 Meremere 468 150 Huntly West 2,835 906 see Huntly Huntly East 4,119 1,539 Horotiu 771 279 Te Kowhai 1,512 549 Whatawhata 2,475 831 Ngāruawāhia 5,127 1,719 Inlet-Raglan Harbour 0 0 Inlet-Aotea Harbour North 0 0
Matamata-Piako District [ edit ] Locality 2013 Population[ 22] 2013 Occupied Dwellings Features and Facilities Tahuroa 2,652 948 includes Mangateparu Waitoa 306 120 Springdale 2,454 891 Waihou-Walton 3,999 1,470 includes Walton Te Aroha 3,906 1,662 Morrinsville West 2,562 978 Morrinsville East 4,431 1,773 Waharoa 465 147 Okauia 1,965 723 Te Poi 801 285 Hinuera 906 336 Matamata North 2,928 1,260 Matamata South 4,164 1,656
Locality Population[ 22] Occupied Dwellings[ 22] Features and Facilities Te Pahu 1,272 462 Hautapu 1,914 639 Swayne 1,461 438 north of Cambridge Cambridge - North 3,006 1,137 Cambridge - West 2,718 1,185 Cambridge - Central 765 345 Cambridge - Leamington West 3,528 1,341 Cambridge - Leamington East 3,849 1,482 Ōhaupō 519 186 Kihikihi 1,974 726 Ngāhinapōuri 2,106 735 Lake Cameron 1,176 399 Te Rore 420 156 see Paterangi Pirongia 1,410 513 Pokuru 528 186 see Kakepuku Lake Ngaroto 564 201 Tokanui 444 147 Pukerimu 462 162 Kaipaki 975 354 Rotoorangi 1,935 682 Te Rahu 900 330 Te Rahu Hall (Dec.2011) Kihikihi Flat 798 291 see Rangiaowhia Allen Road 204 72 Rotongata 816 291 Te Awamutu West 1,305 474 Te Awamutu Central 3,321 1,368 Te Awamutu East 2,769 1,107 Te Awamutu South 2,913 1,176 Karapiro 2,625 936 see also Karapiro Power Station , Maungakawa , Maungatautari and Piarere
Ōtorohanga District[ edit ] South Waikato District [ edit ] Locality Population[ 22] Occupied Dwellings[ 22] Features and Facilities Kuratau 273 114 Mangakino 741 312 Tūrangi 2,995 1,173 Acacia Bay 1,425 570 Wairakei-Aratiatia 606 207 see Aratiatia Power Station and Wairakei
Maunganamu 411 150 Taupō East 6 3 Wharewaka 498 252 Rangatira Park 696 291 Rangatira 78 36 Lakewood 1,425 594 Marotiri 1,557 552 see Ātiamuri Oruanui 2,268 822 Kinloch 489 198 Broadlands 639 213 see Iwitahi and Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park Rangipo 99 30 Nukuhau 1,509 606 Taupō Central 3,573 1,479 Tauhara 4,113 1,566 Hilltop 3,540 1,422 Waipahihi 1,881 762 Richmond Heights 2,103 783 Inland Water - Lake Taupō 0 0
Christ's Church, Ngakuru Area outside territorial authority [ edit ]