{{short description|Beach village in New Zealand}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Onemana | image_skyline = Onemana village from the beach.jpg | image_caption = Onemana village from the beach in 2021 | coordinates = {{coord|-37.15177|175.87754|region:NZ|display=it}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 10 | northwest = | west = | southwest = | south = | southeast = | east = | northeast = | north = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[New Zealand]] | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = [[Waikato]] | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = [[Thames-Coromandel District]] | subdivision_type3 = Ward | subdivision_name3 = South Eastern ward | subdivision_type4 = Community Board | subdivision_name4 = Whangamatā Community | leader_title = Council | leader_name = [[Thames-Coromandel District Council]] | leader_title1 = Regional council | leader_name1 = [[Waikato Regional Council]] | leader_title2 = [[Mayor of Thames-Coromandel]] | leader_name2 = {{NZ officeholder data|Thames-Coromandel District Mayor|y}} | leader_title3 = [[Coromandel (New Zealand electorate)|Coromandel MP]] | leader_name3 = {{NZ officeholder data|Coromandel MP|y}} | leader_title4 = [[Hauraki-Waikato|Hauraki-Waikato MP]] | leader_name4 = {{NZ officeholder data|Hauraki-Waikato MP|y}} | seat_type = Electorates | seat = {{ubl|[[Coromandel (New Zealand electorate)|Coromandel]]|[[Hauraki-Waikato]] (Māori)}} | area_footnotes = <ref name="Area"/> | area_total_km2 = 0.65 | population_footnotes = {{NZ population data 2018||||y}} | population_as_of = {{NZ population data 2018|||y}} | population_total = {{NZ population data 2018|Onemana|y}} | population_density_km2 = auto | official_name = }}
'''Onemana''' is a 1970s beach village on the eastern side of the [[Coromandel Peninsula]] of [[New Zealand]], with a beach, a surf club,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Onemana Surf Lifesaving Club - Building Project|url=https://www.onemanaslsc.org.nz/Our-Club/Building-Project-1|access-date=2021-01-03|website=www.onemanaslsc.org.nz}}</ref> fire station<ref>{{Cite web|title=ONEMANA RURAL FIRE FORCE - STATION 79|url=http://www.111emergency.co.nz/N-R/OnemanaRFF.htm|access-date=2021-01-03|website=www.111emergency.co.nz}}</ref> and dairy,<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Onemana Dairy|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Onemana+Dairy/@-37.1519352,175.8760902,18z/data=!4m7!3m6!1s0x6d72746fd908f493:0xb816c5540c926879!8m2!3d-37.1510335!4d175.8775735!9m1!1b1|url-status=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-03|website=Google maps|language=en}}</ref> along with a spa complex available only to residents. It lies {{Convert|3|km||abbr=on}} to the east of [[State Highway 25 (New Zealand)|State Highway 25]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Onemana New Zealand|url=https://onemana.org.nz/|access-date=2021-01-02|language=en-US}}</ref> south of [[Pauanui]] and north of [[Whangamatā]]. The [[Wharekawa River]] and [[Opoutere]] are just to the north and west.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Onemana, Waikato|url=https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz8269/Onemana/|access-date=2021-01-02|website=NZ Topo Map|language=en}}</ref>
== History ==
The area was originally named Whitipirorua by [[Māori people|Māori]].<ref name="Furey1990">{{Cite Q|Q58677384}}</ref> The first known settlers of the area were the [[Ngāti Hei]]. They were supplanted by [[Ngāti Hako]] in the mid 17th century, but [[Ngā Puhi]] raids during the [[Musket Wars]] of the early 19th century left the area without a permanent population.<ref>King, p. 128.</ref> By a variety of means the land was acquired by the government and sold to settlers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2006|title=The Hauraki report|url=https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/WT/wt_DOC_68331679/Hauraki%20Vol%202.pdf|url-status=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Waitangi Tribunal}}</ref> Archaeological evidence suggests that the area was first settled in the 1300s, with a [[pā]] located at the south of Onemana Beach.<ref name="Furey1991">{{Cite Q|Q58677406}}</ref> The area was important for the production of stone tools made of matā ([[chert]]) and matā tūhua ([[obsidian]]).<ref name="Furey1991"/>
The 364 [[Land lot|section]] [[Subdivision (land)|subdivision]] was created in the 1970s on the Bambury family's Shang-ri-la farm.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our History – Onemana New Zealand|url=https://onemana.org.nz/?page_id=241|access-date=2021-01-02|language=en-US}}</ref> Much of the archaeological site was destroyed to make way for the subdivision.<ref name="Furey1991"/> The name Onemana was adopted for the subdivision, however the name has no traditional relationship with the area.<ref name="Furey1990"/>
== Demographics == Onemana is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers {{Convert|0.65|km2||abbr=on}}<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Urban Rural 2023 (generalised)|access-date=4 March 2025}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Onemana|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Onemana|y}}|R}}/0.65|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>. Onemana is part of the larger [[Whangamatā#Rural area|Whangamatā Rural statistical area]].<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|whangamata-rural|Whangamatā Rural}}</ref>
{{Historical populations|2006|129|2013|111|2018|153|2023|192|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|7010723}}</ref><ref name="Census 2023"/>}} [[File:Whitipirorua_Point_and_the_south_end_of_Onemana_Beach.jpg|thumb|Whitipirorua Point and the south end of Onemana Beach in 2013]] Onemana had a population of 192 in the [[2023 New Zealand census]], an increase of 39 people (25.5%) since the [[2018 New Zealand census|2018 census]], and an increase of 81 people (73.0%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]]. There were 96 males and 99 females in 96 dwellings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.1146.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}}</ref> The median age was 59.3 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 24 people (12.5%) aged under 15 years, 18 (9.4%) aged 15 to 29, 75 (39.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 75 (39.1%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 93.8% [[European New Zealanders|European]] ([[Pākehā]]), 17.2% [[Māori people|Māori]], and 3.1% [[Asian New Zealanders|Asian]]. English was spoken by 96.9%, Māori language by 3.1%, Samoan by 1.6%, and other languages by 9.4%. No language could be spoken by 3.1% (e.g. too young to talk). [[New Zealand Sign Language]] was known by 1.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 25.0%, compared with 28.8% nationally.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
Religious affiliations were 31.2% [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]], 1.6% [[New Age]], and 1.6% other religions. People who answered that they had [[Irreligion in New Zealand|no religion]] were 59.4%, and 7.8% of people did not answer the census question.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
Of those at least 15 years old, 42 (25.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 81 (48.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 39 (23.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $33,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 15 people (8.9%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 57 (33.9%) people were employed full-time, 30 (17.9%) were part-time, and 3 (1.8%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2023">{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.1146.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Onemana (1146)}}</ref>
The population can approach 3,000 during the summer peak.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=2016/17 Peak Population Report|url=http://www.coromandel.govt.nz/PageFiles/5601/Peak%20population%20study%20and%20report%202017-18.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708022218/http://www.coromandel.govt.nz/PageFiles/5601/Peak%20population%20study%20and%20report%202017-18.pdf|archive-date=8 July 2021|access-date=|website=Thames-Coromandel District Council|page=4}}</ref>
== Infrastructure == A {{Convert|110|m||abbr=on}} deep (well) [[groundwater]] [[Well#Drilled wells|bore]] into [[rhyolite]] provides water for the village,<ref>{{Cite web|last=John Hadfield & Debbie Nicole|date=29 Aug 2000|title=Community Groundwater Supply Source Protection|url=https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/assets/WRC/WRC-2019/tr00-10.pdf|url-status=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Waikato Regional Council}}</ref> which used {{Convert|5370000|l||abbr=}} in the peak 2 weeks of 2014/2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Thames-Coromandel District Council - Water figures show a busier Coromandel east coast|url=http://www.tcdc.govt.nz/Your-Council/News-and-Media/News-and-Public-Notices/News-Archived-Articles/December-2015/January-2015/Water-figures-show-a-busier-Coromandel-east-coast/|access-date=2021-01-02|website=www.tcdc.govt.nz}}</ref> The sewage plant handles up to {{Convert|196|m3|impgal|abbr=on}} a day, which is disposed of to [[landfill]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2018|title=New Zealand Wastewater Treatment Plant|url=https://www.waternz.org.nz/Attachment?Action=Download&Attachment_id=1884|url-status=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> Heavy overnight rain from [[Cyclone Wilma]] in March 2017 damaged 2 houses with slips and caused wastewater overflows.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Thames-Coromandel District Council - Storm causes wastewater overflows|url=http://www.tcdc.govt.nz/Your-Council/News-and-Media/News-and-Public-Notices/News-Archived-Articles/December-20111/January-2011/Storm-causes-wastewater-overflows/|access-date=2021-01-02|website=www.tcdc.govt.nz}}</ref> Onemana sewage plant resource consent renewal was scheduled for 2019/2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Thames-Coromandel District Council - Whangamata Ward Highlights|url=http://www.tcdc.govt.nz/Your-Council/Documents-incl-Bylaws-Policies-and-Strategies/Long-Term-Plans/Ten-Year-Plan-2012-2022/Whangamata-Ward-Highlights/|access-date=2021-01-02|website=www.tcdc.govt.nz}}</ref> Two accessible toilets, a shelter and community notice board were funded by the Tourism Infrastructure Fund in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Thames-Coromandel District Council - Works around the wards update|url=http://www.tcdc.govt.nz/Your-Council/News-and-Media/News-and-Public-Notices/News-Archived-Articles/2019/June-2019/Works-around-the-wards-update-2019/|access-date=2021-01-02|website=www.tcdc.govt.nz}}</ref>
== Surfing == Onemana has several [[surfing]] peaks along the beach with both [[Surf break#Point break|right and left handed breaks]]. The seabed is a mix of sand and rocky reef; and a stream discharges centrally to the bay. A right hand break is sometimes off the southern point through to the beach.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ed Atkin and Shaw Mead|date=Jun 2016|title=Surf breaks of regional significance in the Waikato region|url=https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/assets/WRC/WRC-2019/TR201719.pdf|url-status=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
== Notes == {{Reflist}}
{{Geographic Location|title=Neighbouring areas|Northwest=[[Wharekawa River]]|North=[[Opoutere]]|Northeast=[[Whakahau]]|West=[[Coromandel Range]]|Centre=Onemana|East=[[Pacific Ocean]]|South=[[Whangamatā]]|Southeast=[[Mayor Island / Tūhua]]|Southwest=}} {{Thames-Coromandel District}}
[[Category:Thames-Coromandel District]] [[Category:Populated places in Waikato]]