# Tuahiwi

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Village in Canterbury, New Zealand

Village in Canterbury, New Zealand

Tuahiwi Village St Stephen’s Anglican Church Interactive map of Tuahiwi Coordinates: 43°20′S 172°39′E / 43.333°S 172.650°E / -43.333; 172.650 Country New Zealand Region Canterbury District Waimakariri District Ward Rangiora-Ashley Ward Kaiapoi-Woodend Ward Community Rangiora-Ashley Community Kaiapoi-Woodend Community Electorates Waimakariri Te Tai Tonga (Māori) Government • Territorial Authority Waimakariri District Council • Regional council Environment Canterbury • Mayor of Waimakariri Dan Gordon[1] • Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey • Te Tai Tonga MP Tākuta Ferris[2] Area [3] • Total 22.71 km2 (8.77 sq mi) Population (June 2025)[4] • Total 1,000 • Density 44/km2 (110/sq mi) Time zone UTC+12 (NZST) • Summer (DST) UTC+13 (NZDT)

**Tuahiwi** is a small [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand) settlement located between [Woodend](/source/Woodend%2C_New_Zealand) and [Rangiora](/source/Rangiora). It is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of [Kaiapoi](/source/Kaiapoi).[5]

## History

### Pre-European

Tuahiwi is the modern day primary domicile of [Ngāi Tūahuriri hapū](/source/Ng%C4%81i_Tahu#Te_Ngai_Tuahuriri) of [Ngāi Tahu](/source/Ng%C4%81i_Tahu). In 1831, prior to European settlement, this [pā](/source/P%C4%81), and the main [Kaiapoi Pā](/source/Kaiapoi_P%C4%81) nearby had been attacked by [Te Rauparaha](/source/Te_Rauparaha) in a revenge raid ([utu](/source/Utu_(M%C4%81ori_concept))). Following a protracted siege which saw Kaiapoi Pā razed and subsequently abandoned, Tuahiwi became the central Ngāi Tūāhuriri [pā](/source/P%C4%81). The site was reserved for Māori in 1848 by [Walter Mantell](/source/Walter_Mantell) following the signing of [Kemp's Deed](/source/Kemp's_Deed).[6] Meanwhile, a new European settlement arose along the banks of the north branch of the Waimakariri River, named [Kaiapoi](/source/Kaiapoi).[7]

### Development

The carved [meeting house](/source/Wharenui) Tūtekawa that almost burnt down in 1870[8] succumbed to fire in 1879.[9] Significant colonial developments included the establishment of a Māori mission, which included a church, Saint Stephen's, built in 1867 with its foundation stone having been laid by Governor [George Grey](/source/George_Grey) on his visit to the settlement.[10]

In 1890, Tuahiwi was described as having a neat village of Māori residences. The old whare had been replaced by fenced cottages with gardens. A school, the Anglican church and country meeting hall functioning as a [wharenui](/source/Wharenui), were in the centre of the community. The Native Land Court used the hall from time to time.[11]

### Events

In 1900 the Tuahiwi hall was used as a base by D Company of the 1st North Canterbury Mounted Rifle Battalion, a volunteer unit.[12] The Mounted Rifles included Tuahiwi Māori who protested to the Premier [Richard Seddon](/source/Richard_Seddon) in 1901 on being refused permission to fight in the [Second Boer War](/source/Second_Boer_War) .[13][14]

[Reginald Koettlitz](/source/Reginald_Koettlitz) and a number of members of [Scott's](/source/Robert_Falcon_Scott) [Discovery Expedition](/source/Discovery_Expedition) made a goodwill visit to Tuahiwi in December 1901 prior to the expedition's departure from [Lyttelton](/source/Lyttelton%2C_New_Zealand) for [Antarctica](/source/Antarctica).[15]

## Demographics

The Tuahiwi statistical area covers 22.71 km2 (8.77 sq mi).[3] It had an estimated population of 1,000 as of June 2025,[4] with a population density of 44 people per km2.

‹ The [template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template) *[Historical populations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Historical_populations)* is being [considered for merging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2026_June_24#Template:Infobox_demographics). ›

Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2006 858 — 2013 963 +1.66% 2018 945 −0.38% Source: [16]

Tuahiwi had a population of 945 at the [2018 New Zealand census](/source/2018_New_Zealand_census), a decrease of 18 people (−1.9%) since the [2013 census](/source/2013_New_Zealand_census), and an increase of 87 people (10.1%) since the [2006 census](/source/2006_New_Zealand_census). There were 318 households, comprising 483 males and 462 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.05 males per female. The median age was 44.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 156 people (16.5%) aged under 15 years, 189 (20.0%) aged 15 to 29, 465 (49.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 132 (14.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 85.7% European/[Pākehā](/source/P%C4%81keh%C4%81), 23.2% [Māori](/source/M%C4%81ori_people), 1.9% [Pasifika](/source/Pasifika_New_Zealanders), 1.9% [Asian](/source/Asian_New_Zealanders), and 1.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 14.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 58.7% had no religion, 29.2% were [Christian](/source/Christianity_in_New_Zealand), 2.2% had [Māori religious beliefs](/source/Religion_of_M%C4%81ori_people), 0.6% were [Muslim](/source/Islam_in_New_Zealand) and 1.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 105 (13.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 150 (19.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. 126 people (16.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 432 (54.8%) people were employed full-time, 123 (15.6%) were part-time, and 24 (3.0%) were unemployed.[16]

Tuahiwi School

## Education

Tuahiwi School is a full primary state school, covering years 1 to 8, with 176 students (as of March 2026).[17][18] The school is bilingual, offering students a choice of tuition in [Māori-language](/source/M%C4%81ori_language) or English education.[19]

## Notable people

- [Aroha Reriti-Crofts](/source/Aroha_Reriti-Crofts) - Community worker

- [Erihana Ryan](/source/Erihana_Ryan) - Māori psychiatrist

- Wiremu Nahira Te-hoika - a Māori chief born about 1812 at Kaiapoi who moved to Tuahiwi in 1850, where he died in February 1903[20]

## References

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [https://ngaitahu.iwi.nz/opportunities-and-resources/publications/te-karaka/a-puzzling-absence/](https://ngaitahu.iwi.nz/opportunities-and-resources/publications/te-karaka/a-puzzling-absence/)

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [The Volunteers](http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=TS19000611.2.11&srpos=49&e=--1870-----10--41-byDA---0tuahiwi--), Star, Issue 6818, 11 June 1900, Page 1

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** [The Volunteers](http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=TS19000730.2.47&srpos=56&e=--1870-----10--51-byDA---0tuahiwi--), Star, Issue 6860, 30 July 1900, Page 3, retrieved 21 April 2016

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** [The Premier at Tuahiwi](http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=CHP19020409.2.41&srpos=19&e=--1901-----10--11-byDA---0tuahiwi--), Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11244, 9 April 1902, Page 8, retrieved 22 April 2016

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** [The Discovery](http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=CHP19011212.2.23&srpos=10&e=--1901-----10--1-byDA---0tuahiwi--), Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11146, 12 December 1901, Page 3

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Census_2018_16-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Census_2018_16-1) ["Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census"](https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/statistical-area-1-dataset-for-2018-census-updated-march-2020). Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Tuahiwi (315200). [2018 Census place summary: Tuahiwi](https://www.stats.govt.nz/tools/2018-census-place-summaries/tuahiwi)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-NZ_school_roll_data_17-0)** ["New Zealand Schools Directory"](https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/data-services/directories/list-of-nz-schools). New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 March 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["Tuahiwi School - Education Counts"](https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=3563). *www.educationcounts.govt.nz*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** ["Bilingual Education @ Our Kura"](https://tuahiwi.school.nz/a/wFidyu5). Tuahiwi School. 13 January 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** ["Funeral of a Maori Chief"](http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=CHP19030206.2.17). *[The Press](/source/The_Press)*. Vol. LX, no. 11501. 6 February 1903. p. 5. Retrieved 24 October 2016.

v t e Waimakariri District, New Zealand Populated places; seat: Rangiora • Waimakariri District Council Kaiapoi-Woodend Ward Kaiapoi-Tuahiwi Sub-Division Clarkville Kaiapoi Kairaki Ohapuku The Pines Beach Flaxton Tuahiwi Woodend-Sefton Sub-Division Coldstream Pegasus Saltwater Creek Sefton Waikuku Waikuku Beach Woodend Woodend Beach Oxford-Ohoka Ward Ohoka-Swannanoa Sub-Division Eyreton Eyrewell Mandeville North Ohoka Swannanoa West Eyreton Wetheral Wilsons Siding Oxford Sub-Division Ashley Gorge Bennetts Bexley Burnt Hill Carleton Coopers Creek Gammans Creek Glenburn Glentui Horrellville Lees Valley Oxford Okuku Range Rockford Starvation Hill The Warren View Hill Okuku Hills Rangiora-Ashley Ward Ashley Sub-Division Ashley Loburn Loburn North Okuku Whiterock Cust Fernside Springbank Summerhill Rangiora Sub-Division Rangiora Southbrook Schools Primary Ashgrove Ashley Clarkville Cust Fernside Kaiapoi Borough Kaiapoi North Loburn North Loburn Ohoka Pegasus Bay (formerly Waikuku) Rangiora Borough Sefton Southbrook St Joseph's St Patrick's Swannanoa Tuahiwi West Eyreton Woodend View Hill Secondary Kaiapoi High Karanga Mai Young Parents' College Rangiora High Area Oxford Area Rangiora New Life Disestablished Primary Okuku Whiterock Facilities Dudley Park, Rangiora Mandeville Sports Centre Rangiora Recreation Ground Rangiora Airport Sports clubs Rangiora AFC Waimakariri United Electorates Historic Ashley Hurunui Kaiapoi Rangiora Current Kaikōura Waimakariri Member of Parliament for the Kaikōura electorate N Doug Kidd (1996–99) N Lynda Scott (1999–2005) N Colin King (2005–14) N Stuart Smith (2014–present) for the Waimakariri electorate L Mike Moore (1996–99) L Clayton Cosgrove (1999–2011) N Kate Wilkinson (2011–14) N Matt Doocey (2014–present) Mayor Trevor Inch (1989–95) Janice Skurr (1995–2001) Jim Gerard (2001–07) Ron Keating (2007–10) David Ayers (2010–2019) Dan Gordon (2019–present) Bodies of water Ashley Gorge Ashley River / Rakahuri Cam River / Ruataniwha Cust River Glentui River Kaiapoi River Karetu River Lilburne River Makerikeri River Okuku River Pegasus Bay Waimakariri Gorge Waimakariri River Ashley Estuary Transportation State Highway 71 Main North Line Eyreton Branch Oxford Branch Public transport in Christchurch Go Bus Christchurch Other MainPower Compass FM 104.9 bold - main town; bold & italics - minor town; normal text - locality; italics - minor locality

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