{{Short description|Town in Tasman, New Zealand}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name = Riwaka | native_name = Riuwaka ([[Māori language|Māori]]) | native_name_lang = mi | settlement_type = | image_skyline = Riwaka Tavern.JPG | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = The Riwaka Hotel | nickname = | motto = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 11 | coordinates = {{coord|41|5|S|173|0|E|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = New Zealand | subdivision_type1 = [[Territorial authorities of New Zealand|Territorial authority]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Tasman District|Tasman]] | subdivision_type2 = Ward | subdivision_name2 = Motueka Ward | subdivision_type3 = Community | subdivision_name3 = Motueka Community | seat_type = [[New Zealand electorates|Electorates]] | seat = {{ubl|[[West Coast-Tasman]]|{{nowrap|[[Te Tai Tonga]] ([[Māori electorates|Māori]])}}}} | government_footnotes = | leader_title = Territorial authority | leader_name = [[Tasman District Council]] | leader_title1 = [[Mayor of Tasman]] | leader_name1 = {{NZ officeholder data|Tasman District Mayor|y}} | leader_title2 = {{nowrap|[[West Coast-Tasman|West Coast-Tasman MP]]}} | leader_name2 = {{NZ officeholder data|West Coast-Tasman MP|y}} | leader_title3 = [[Te Tai Tonga|Te Tai Tonga MP]] | leader_name3 = {{NZ officeholder data|Te Tai Tonga MP|y}} | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | total_type = | unit_pref = | area_footnotes = <ref name="Area"/> | area_total_km2 = 5.49 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | population_footnotes = {{NZ population data 2018||||y}} | population_total = {{NZ population data 2018|Riwaka|y}} | population_as_of = {{NZ population data 2018|||y}} | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_note = | timezone1 = NZST | utc_offset1 = +12 | timezone1_DST = NZDT | utc_offset1_DST = +13 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = Area code | area_code = 03 | website = | footnotes = }} '''Riwaka''' ({{langx|mi|Riuwaka}}) is a small settlement in the [[Tasman District]] of New Zealand's [[South Island]]. It lies beside [[Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere]], five kilometres north of [[Motueka]], and close to the mouth of the [[Riuwaka River]]. The land where the town is based was a swamp known as Tureauraki.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Riwaka {{!}} NZHistory, New Zealand history online |url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/keyword/riwaka |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=nzhistory.govt.nz}}</ref> Europeans first settled in Riwaka in May 1842.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wakefield's Memorial Riwaka and Puketawai Pā |url=https://www.theprow.org.nz/places/wakefields-memorial-riwaka/#.Y9IX99VByUk |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=www.theprow.org.nz}}</ref> The Riwaka economy has been based around growing [[tobacco]] and [[hops]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hops, tobacco and hemp |url=https://teara.govt.nz/mi/hops-tobacco-and-hemp/print |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=teara.govt.nz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Riwaka {{!}} NZETC |url=https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc05Cycl-t1-body1-d1-d2-d45.html |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=nzetc.victoria.ac.nz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Reaping The Harvest - Nelson Photo News - No 101 : April 5, 1969 |url=https://photonews.org.nz/nelson/issue/NPN101_19690405/t1-body-d44.html |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=photonews.org.nz |language=en}}</ref>
==Etymology== The settlement's name, ''Riwaka'', is a corruption of the [[Māori language|Māori]] name ''Riuwaka'', which derives from ''riu'' meaning ''bilge'' or ''interior'', and ''waka'' meaning ''canoe''.<ref>{{LINZ|38562|Riwaka}}</ref> The name can be interpreted as ''the hull of the canoe''.<ref name="School"/>
The name of the nearby river was officially altered from ''Riwaka River'' to ''Riuwaka River'' in August 2014,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.linz.govt.nz/regulatory/place-names/recent-place-name-decisions-and-place-names-interest/nzgb-decisions-august |title=NZGB decisions |date=August 2014 |publisher=Land Information New Zealand |access-date=7 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121203027/http://www.linz.govt.nz/regulatory/place-names/recent-place-name-decisions-and-place-names-interest/nzgb-decisions-august |archive-date=21 November 2015 }}</ref> following the [[Treaty of Waitangi claims and settlements|Treaty of Waitangi settlements]] between [[the Crown]] and local [[iwi]] [[Ngāti Rārua]] and [[Te Atiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui]].
==Demographics== Riwaka is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers {{Convert|5.49|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=10 April 2026}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Riwaka|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Riwaka|y}}|R}}/5.49|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>. It is part of the larger Kaiteriteri-Riwaka statistical area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/sidebar/index.html?appid=3a406ce8fbb14367ab5caae21c07ab8b|title=Geographic Boundary Viewer|publisher=Stats NZ|at=Urban Rural Areas – 2023 and Statistical Area 2 – 2023}}</ref>
{{Historical populations|2006|630|2013|660|2018|765|2023|756|percentages=pagr|align=left|title=Historical population for Riwaka|source=<ref name="Census 2023"/><ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|7022557, 7022560–7022562 and 7022566}}</ref>}} [[File:Riwaka Memorial Hall.JPG|thumb|Riwaka Memorial Hall]] Rīwaka had a population of 756 in the [[2023 New Zealand census]], a decrease of 9 people (−1.2%) since the [[2018 New Zealand census|2018 census]], and an increase of 96 people (14.5%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]]. There were 381 males, 375 females, and 3 people of [[non-binary gender|other genders]] in 273 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%2Bdo1.2009.2023&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> 3.2% of people identified as [[LGBTQ|LGBTIQ+]]. The median age was 42.8 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 123 people (16.3%) aged under 15 years, 138 (18.3%) aged 15 to 29, 354 (46.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 138 (18.3%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 87.3% [[European New Zealanders|European]] ([[Pākehā]]); 14.7% [[Māori people|Māori]]; 5.2% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pasifika]]; 3.2% [[Asian New Zealanders|Asian]]; 0.4% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 5.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.4%, Māori by 2.4%, Samoan by 2.4%, and other languages by 7.1%. No language could be spoken by 0.8% (e.g. too young to talk). [[New Zealand Sign Language]] was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 20.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
Religious affiliations were 19.8% [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]], 0.4% [[Islam in New Zealand|Islam]], 0.4% [[Māori religious beliefs]], 0.4% [[Buddhism in New Zealand|Buddhist]], 0.8% [[New Age]], and 2.0% other religions. People who answered that they had [[Irreligion in New Zealand|no religion]] were 67.5%, and 9.5% of people did not answer the census question.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
Of those at least 15 years old, 84 (13.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 369 (58.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 177 (28.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $36,500, compared with $41,500 nationally. 42 people (6.6%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 333 (52.6%) full-time, 96 (15.2%) part-time, and 12 (1.9%) 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.2009.2013%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=Rīwaka (2009)}}</ref>
===Kaiteriteri-Riwaka statistical area=== Kaiteriteri-Riwaka statistical area, which also includes [[Mārahau]] and [[Kaiteriteri]], covers {{Convert|29.48|km2||abbr=on}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised)|access-date=10 April 2026}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Kaiteriteri-Riwaka|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Kaiteriteri-Riwaka|y}}|R}}/29.48|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>.
{{Historical populations|2006|1,464|2013|1,539|2018|1,770|2023|1,992|percentages=pagr|align=left|title=Historical population for Kaiteriteri-Riwaka|source=<ref name="Census 2023 KR"/><ref name="Census 2018 KR">{{NZ census 2018|Kaiteriteri-Riwaka (300800)|kaiteriteri-riwaka|Kaiteriteri-Riwaka}}</ref>|footnote=The 2006 population is for a smaller area of 28.57 km<sup>2</sup>.}} Kaiteriteri-Rīwaka had a population of 1,992 in the [[2023 New Zealand census]], an increase of 222 people (12.5%) since the [[2018 New Zealand census|2018 census]], and an increase of 453 people (29.4%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]]. There were 1,053 males, 933 females, and 3 people of [[non-binary gender|other genders]] in 729 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%2Bdo1.300801.2023&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> 2.6% of people identified as [[LGBTQ|LGBTIQ+]]. The median age was 47.1 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 267 people (13.4%) aged under 15 years, 315 (15.8%) aged 15 to 29, 933 (46.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 474 (23.8%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023 KR"/>
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 83.9% [[European New Zealanders|European]] ([[Pākehā]]); 10.5% [[Māori people|Māori]]; 10.2% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pasifika]]; 2.4% [[Asian New Zealanders|Asian]]; 0.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.7%, Māori by 2.1%, Samoan by 2.9%, and other languages by 13.0%. No language could be spoken by 1.1% (e.g. too young to talk). [[New Zealand Sign Language]] was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 28.5, compared with 28.8% nationally.<ref name="Census 2023 KR"/>
Religious affiliations were 28.9% [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]], 0.2% [[Islam in New Zealand|Islam]], 0.3% [[Māori religious beliefs]], 0.8% [[Buddhism in New Zealand|Buddhist]], 1.1% [[New Age]], and 1.4% other religions. People who answered that they had [[Irreligion in New Zealand|no religion]] were 60.1%, and 7.5% of people did not answer the census question.<ref name="Census 2023 KR"/>
Of those at least 15 years old, 306 (17.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 882 (51.1%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 534 (31.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $34,400, compared with $41,500 nationally. 117 people (6.8%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 810 (47.0%) full-time, 264 (15.3%) part-time, and 48 (2.8%) unemployed.<ref name="Census 2023 KR">{{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.300801.2013%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=Kaiteriteri-Rīwaka (300801)}}</ref>
== Church == The Saint Barnabas [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] church is located on Main Road, Riwaka.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Motueka Anglican Parish {{!}} St Thomas, Motueka – St Barnabas, Riwaka Village Church – St James, Ngatimoti |url=https://motuekaanglican.org.nz/ |access-date=2023-01-26 |language=en-NZ}}</ref>
==Education==
Riwaka School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,<ref name="official3217">{{cite web |title=Riwaka School Official School Website |url=http://www.riwaka.school.nz |website=riwaka.school.nz}}</ref><ref name="moe3217">{{cite web |title=Riwaka School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=3217 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=[[Ministry of Education (New Zealand)|Ministry of Education]]}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|3217|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|}}.<ref name="ero3217">{{cite web |title=Riwaka School Education Review Office Report |url=https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/3217/riwaka-school |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=[[Education Review Office]]}}</ref> The school, opened in 1848, is one of the oldest schools in New Zealand.<ref name="School">{{cite web|url=https://riwaka.school.nz/about/our-history-community/|title=Our History & Community|publisher=Riwaka School|accessdate=24 July 2021}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Commons category}} {{Tasman District}}
[[Category:Populated places in the Tasman District]] [[Category:Populated places around Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere]]