Tuai
Tuai | |
|---|---|
 Tuai Power Station | |
| Coordinates: 38°48′42″S 177°08′52″E / 38.811657°S 177.147726°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Hawke's Bay Region |
| Territorial authority | Wairoa District |
| Ward |
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| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial authority | Wairoa District Council |
| • Mayor of Wairoa | Craig Little[1] |
| • Napier MP | Katie Nimon[2] |
| • Waiariki MP | Rawiri Waititi[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.99 km2 (8.49 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[5] | |
• Total | 230 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (27/sq mi) |
Tuai is a village and rural community located around Lake Whakamarino, in the Wairoa District of the Hawke's Bay Region, on New Zealand's North Island.[6]
The local Tuai Power Station was opened in 1929 on the shores of Lake Whakamarino, as part of the Waikaremoana power scheme. Genesis Energy has controlled the power station remotely from Tokaanu power station since the early 2000s.[7]
Artist Doris Lusk depicted the power station in a 1948 painting.[8] She described the power station as a “gothic building in the middle of the wild hills”.[9]
Lake Whakamarino, also known as Tuai Lake, is popular with anglers.[10] It can be used by fly-fishers, and accessed with small unanchored boats.[11]
Demographics
Statistics New Zealand describes Tuai as a rural settlement, which covers 21.99 km2 (8.49 sq mi).[4] It had an estimated population of 230 as of June 2024,[5] with a population density of 10 people per km2. It is part of the larger Maungataniwha-Raupunga statistical area.[12]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 243 | — |
| 2013 | 213 | −1.86% |
| 2018 | 216 | +0.28% |
| 2023 | 222 | +0.55% |
| Source: [13][14] | ||
Tūai had a population of 222 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 6 people (2.8%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 9 people (4.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 108 males and 114 females in 87 dwellings.[15] 1.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 32.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 63 people (28.4%) aged under 15 years, 42 (18.9%) aged 15 to 29, 90 (40.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 30 (13.5%) aged 65 or older.[13]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 25.7% European (Pākehā), 87.8% Māori, and 1.4% Pasifika. English was spoken by 94.6%, Māori by 54.1%, and other languages by 2.7%. No language could be spoken by 2.7% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 6.8, compared with 28.8% nationally.[13]
Religious affiliations were 20.3% Christian, 32.4% Māori religious beliefs, 1.4% New Age, and 1.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 40.5%, and 6.8% of people did not answer the census question.[13]
Of those at least 15 years old, 24 (15.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 99 (62.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 45 (28.3%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $31,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 3 people (1.9%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 63 (39.6%) full-time, 21 (13.2%) part-time, and 12 (7.5%) unemployed.[13]
Marae
Te Kūhā Tārewa Marae and Te Poho o Hinekura or Ruapani meeting house is a meeting place of the Tūhoe hapū of Ngāti Hinekura, and the Ngāti Ruapani hapū of Ngāti Hinekura and Tuwai.[16][17]
In October 2020, the Government committed $1,949,075 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the marae and 23 other Ngāti Kahungunu marae. The funding was expected to create 164 jobs.[18]
Education
Te Kura o Waikaremoana is a Year 1–8 co-educational state primary school.[19] It is a decile 2 school with a roll of 24 as of July 2025.[20][21] The school was formed by the merger of Tuai School and Kokako School in 2005.[22] Tuai School was established by 1929[23] and Kokako School was established between 1896[24] and 1898.[25]
Climate
| Climate data for Tuai (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.2 (61.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
9.7 (49.5) |
7.3 (45.1) |
6.5 (43.7) |
7.2 (45.0) |
8.8 (47.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
11.5 (52.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.5 (52.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
10.7 (51.3) |
8.5 (47.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
4.2 (39.6) |
3.5 (38.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
4.9 (40.8) |
6.5 (43.7) |
8.4 (47.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 128.0 (5.04) |
146.1 (5.75) |
207.6 (8.17) |
143.1 (5.63) |
143.6 (5.65) |
155.9 (6.14) |
204.3 (8.04) |
136.8 (5.39) |
148.3 (5.84) |
124.6 (4.91) |
154.0 (6.06) |
112.0 (4.41) |
1,804.3 (71.03) |
| Source: NIWA[26] | |||||||||||||
References
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- ^ "Napier - Official Result". Electoral Commission. 1 August 2025.
- ^ "Waiariki – Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
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- ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Hariss, Gavin. "Tuai, Hawke's Bay". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
- ^ Pollock, Kerryn (30 November 2015). "Tuai power station 2007". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
- ^ Derby, Mark. "'Powerhouse, Tuai', 1948". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
- ^ "Power House, Tuai". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Christchurch Art Gallery.
- ^ "Tuai and Lake Whakamarino New Zealand". tourism.net.nz. New Zealand Tourism Guide.
- ^ "Trout numbers boosted at hydro lakes". Gisborne Herald. 7 December 2017.
- ^ "Geographic Boundary Viewer". Stats NZ. Urban Rural – 2023 and Statistical Area 2 – 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Tūai (1280). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7015752.
- ^ "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
- ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
- ^ "Marae Announcements" (Excel). growregions.govt.nz. Provincial Growth Fund. 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ Mallard, Trevor (12 May 2004). "Final decisions for Wairoa review". New Zealand Government.
- ^ "Dannevirke". Manawatu Times. 26 August 1929.
- ^ "Tenders". Auckland Star. 16 May 1896.
- ^ "From Hawke's Bay to Bay of Plenty". New Zealand Herald. 12 March 1898.
- ^ "CliFlo – National Climate Database : Tuai". NIWA. Retrieved 20 May 2024.