{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=August 2015}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Pāremoremo | image_skyline = Paremoremo - Ridge Rd towards Riverhead Coatesville.jpg | image_caption = View from Pāremoremo Road of rural Pāremoremo, looking towards Coatesville | area_total_km2 = 1.28 | area_footnotes = <ref name="Area"/> | population_total = {{NZ population data 2018|Paremoremo|y}} | population_as_of = {{NZ population data 2018|||y}} | population_footnotes = {{NZ population data 2018||y}} | population_density_km2 = auto | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = New Zealand | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Auckland Region | subdivision_type2 = Ward | subdivision_name2 = {{hlist|Rodney ward|Albany ward}} | subdivision_type3 = Local Board | subdivision_name3 = {{hlist|Rodney Local Board|Upper Harbour Local Board}} | leader_title = Territorial Authority | leader_name = Auckland Council | leader_title2 = Mayor of Auckland | leader_name2 = {{NZ officeholder data|Auckland Mayor|y}} | leader_title3 = Whangaparāoa MP | leader_name3 = {{NZ officeholder data|Whangaparāoa MP|y}} | leader_title4 = Te Tai Tokerau MP | leader_name4 = {{NZ officeholder data|Te Tai Tokerau MP|y}} | seat_type = Electorates | seat = {{ubl|Whangaparāoa|Te Tai Tokerau}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 11 | coordinates = {{coord|36|45|16|S|174|38|54|E|region:NZ|display=inline}} }} '''Pāremoremo''' is a rural settlement and its mostly rural surrounds about 8&nbsp;km (5 miles) southwest of Albany on the northern fringe of Auckland, New Zealand. Coatesville is about 7&nbsp;km to the north, and Riverhead is about 8&nbsp;km to the west.<ref>{{cite book|title=Reed New Zealand Atlas|year=2004|isbn=0-7900-0952-8|editor=Peter Dowling |publisher=Reed Books|at=Map 11}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand|year=2005|isbn=1-877333-20-4|author=Roger Smith, GeographX|publisher=Robbie Burton|at=Map 34}}</ref> Pāremoremo is home to New Zealand's only maximum security prison.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-07-06|title=Auckland Prison|url=https://www.corrections.govt.nz/about_us/getting_in_touch/our_locations/auckland_prison|access-date=2021-12-13|website=www.corrections.govt.nz|language=en-NZ}}</ref>

==History== thumb|left|Auckland Prison

Pāremoremo is the location where Te Ākitai Waiohua ancestor and grandmother of Kiwi Tāmaki, Rangi-hua-moa, ate the final moa eggs known to Tāmaki Māori.<ref name="Rangi-Hua-Moa">{{Cite journal| volume = 28| issue = 2 (110| pages = 107–110| last = Graham| first = George| title = RANGI-HUA-MOA. A LEGEND OF THE MOA IN WAITEMATA DISTRICT, AUCKLAND| journal = The Journal of the Polynesian Society| date = 1919}}</ref>

In the 1840s, Maurice and Mary Kelly operated a timber business at Pāremoremo and Albany.<ref name="Grover">{{cite book|title=Why the Hibiscus? Place Names of the Hibiscus Coast|first=Robin |last=Grover |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-473-13484-6 |publisher=Silverdale Printing |pages=10}}</ref> Pāremoremo was originally a small community on the Upper Waitematā Harbour which saw European settlement grow following the construction of a wharf at the foot of Attwood Road. In the early 19th century it was known for its farms, market gardens and orchards. Passengers and cargo travelled to the city by the launches and small ferries of the period.

In the mid 1960s it became the home of Auckland Prison, New Zealand's main maximum security prison.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/P/PenalSystem/SanctionsAvailableToTheCourts/en|title=Sanctions Available to the Courts|encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of New Zealand (1966)}}</ref> A village of 130 houses was built by the Ministry of Justice to house prison workers,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/akldpeople/id/135115/rec/2|title=Paremoremo Village; where families live in fear of the prison siren |publisher=Weekly News|date=2 November 1970|pages=3–5|access-date=18 April 2024}}</ref> but 30 of the houses were sold in 1996 after battles in the Employment Court of New Zealand and Court of Appeal.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/akldpeople/id/87566|title=Prison officers pin hopes on Privy Council|publisher=North Harbour News|date=4 July 1996|page=1|access-date=18 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/akldpeople/id/59248|title=Prison staff uneasy about house decision|publisher=North Harbour News|date=20 March 1997|page=1|access-date=18 April 2024}}</ref>

==Demographics== Statistics New Zealand describes Pāremoremo as a rural settlement, which covers {{Convert|1.28|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=23 December 2024}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Paremoremo|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Paremoremo|y}}|R}}/1.28|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>.

{{Historical populations|2006|429|2013|519|2018|525|2023|483|percentages=pagr|align=left|title=Historical population for the settlement|source=<ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|7001786, 7001793, 7001794 and 7001795}}</ref><ref name="Census 2023"/>}} Pāremoremo settlement had a population of 483 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 42 people (−8.0%) since the 2018 census, and a decrease of 36 people (−6.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 246 males, 231 females and 3 people of other genders in 174 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%2Bdo1.1101.2023&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> 5.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 46.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 69 people (14.3%) aged under 15 years, 93 (19.3%) aged 15 to 29, 252 (52.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 66 (13.7%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 89.4% European (Pākehā); 9.3% Māori; 0.6% Pasifika; 6.8% Asian; 1.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.3%, Māori language by 1.2%, and other languages by 12.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 31.7, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 25.5% Christian, 0.6% Hindu, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.6% New Age, 0.6% Jewish, and 1.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 60.9%, and 8.7% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 105 (25.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 213 (51.4%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 57 (13.8%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $55,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 99 people (23.9%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 234 (56.5%) people were employed full-time, 60 (14.5%) were part-time, and 6 (1.4%) 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%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.1101.2013%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=Pāremoremo (1101)}}</ref>

===Rural surrounds=== Pāremoremo including its rural surrounds covers {{Convert|23.85|km2||abbr=on}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 3 2023 (generalised)|access-date=23 December 2024}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Paremoremo West|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Paremoremo East|y}}|R}}|0}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|({{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Paremoremo West|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Paremoremo East|y}}|R}})/23.85|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>.

{{Historical populations|2006|2,694|2013|3,621|2018|3,768|2023|3,774|percentages=pagr|align=left|title=Historical population for the settlement and its surrounds|source=<ref name="Census 2018 P">{{NZ census 2018|Paremoremo West (116300) and Paremoremo East (116600)}}</ref><ref name="Census 2023 P"/>|footnote=The 2006 population is for a smaller area of 21.08 km<sup>2</sup>.}} Pāremoremo had a population of 3,774 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 6 people (0.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 153 people (4.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 2,085 males, 1,662 females and 27 people of other genders in 1,122 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%2Bdo1.50630%2B116300%2B116601.2023&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> 4.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 40.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 585 people (15.5%) aged under 15 years, 795 (21.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,905 (50.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 486 (12.9%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023 P"/>

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 75.6% European (Pākehā); 14.9% Māori; 5.2% Pasifika; 13.8% Asian; 1.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.1%, Māori language by 4.3%, Samoan by 1.4%, and other languages by 16.8%. No language could be spoken by 1.4% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 31.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 30.5% Christian, 1.5% Hindu, 0.8% Islam, 1.7% Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.6% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 56.1%, and 7.2% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 645 (20.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,671 (52.4%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 687 (21.5%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $39,100, compared with $41,500 nationally. 561 people (17.6%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,461 (45.8%) people were employed full-time, 501 (15.7%) were part-time, and 87 (2.7%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2023 P">{{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%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.50630.2013%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=Pāremoremo (50630)}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" |+Individual statistical areas |- !Name !! Area<br/>(km<sup>2</sup>) !! Population !! Density<br/>(per km<sup>2</sup>) || Dwellings !! Median age !! Median<br/>income |- | Pāremoremo West || style="text-align:right;"|9.48 || style="text-align:right;"|966 || style="text-align:right;"|102 || style="text-align:right;"|315 || 43.6 years || $47,900<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_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%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.116300.2013%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=Pāremoremo West}}</ref> |- | Pāremoremo East || style="text-align:right;"|14.37 || style="text-align:right;"|2,808 || style="text-align:right;"|195 || style="text-align:right;"|807 || 39.5 years || $36,000<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_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%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.116601.2013%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=Pāremoremo East}}</ref> |- ! New Zealand !! !! !! !! !! 38.1 years !! style="text-align:left;"| $41,500 |}

==Parks and reserves== Paremoremo Scenic Reserve is a block of land north of the Paremoremo residential area. It is the largest bush reserve in the North Shore and is a site of ecological significance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northshorecity.govt.nz/your_council/agendas_minutes/2008/Hearings-committee/HearingReportPC28-oct-7-2008.pdf|page=7|title=Proposed Plan Change 28 – Zoning of Reserves|publisher=North Shore City Council|date=7 October 2008}}</ref>

A {{convert|38|ha|acre|0|adj=on}} block of land south of the prison was bought by North Shore City for NZ$3.1 million in February 2002, to be developed as Sanders Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/north-shore-times/2588508/Muddy-winter-reserve-work-angers-locals|accessdate=11 December 2017|title=Muddy winter reserve work angers locals|date=20 July 2009|publisher=Stuff.co.nz}}</ref> The park was finished in 2010, for a total budget of $2.7 million, including a $1.2 million toilet block, a fenced off-leash dog walking area, mountain bike trails, a small children's bike track, and a fenced paddock for equestrians.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}} Also at Sanders Reserve are two small beaches with good swimming areas. People have been known to camp on the grass areas around the beach.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/akldpeople/id/60726|title=Sheep where the Lambs once were|publisher=North Shore Times Advertiser|date=11 October 2002|page=3|access-date=18 April 2024}}</ref>

==Education== Ridgeview School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1433|y}} students as at {{NZ school roll data|||y}}.{{NZ school roll data||||y}}<ref>{{TKI|1433|Ridgeview School}}</ref> The school opened in 1923 as Paremoremo School,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=BBMD|title=PAREMOREMO SCHOOL (BBMD)|publisher=Archives New Zealand|accessdate=2009-02-04}}</ref> and changed its name to Ridgeview in 2000.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/akldpeople/id/78888|title=Paremoremo School getting a new image|publisher=North Shore Times Advertiser|date=18 July 2000|page=18|access-date=18 April 2024}}</ref>

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==External links== *[https://www.ridgeview.school.nz/ Ridgeview School website] {{Subject bar|portal1=New Zealand|auto=y|d=y}} {{coord|36|45|16|S|174|38|54|E|region:NZ_type:city|display=title}} {{Upper Harbour Local Board Area}} Category:Populated places in the Auckland Region Category:North Shore, New Zealand Category:Populated places around the Waitematā Harbour