{{short description|Small Maori village in New Zealand}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2019}} '''Waihi Village''', also known as '''Little Waihi''', is a small [[Māori people|Māori]] community of around 25 households<ref>{{Cite web |title=Improving Rural Māori Communities through New Energy Technologies |url=http://www.niwa.cri.nz/rc/prog/c01x0201 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015102100/http://www.niwa.co.nz/rc/prog/c01x0201 |archive-date=2008-10-15 |website=[[National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research|NIWA - National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research]], New Zealand |quote=In 2001 NIWA was granted funding from the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology [...] The programme is called the NEETs project (from New and Emerging Energy Technologies) and is being undertaken over a two-year period from 2002–04 with two communities - Ngati Turumakina at Waihi (Taupo) and Te Roroa at Waipoua (Northland). The Waihi Village has 25 dwellings and community buildings and has access to grid-supplied electricity. |department=NIWA Science : Research & Consultancy : Research Programmes}}</ref> on the southwestern shores of [[Lake Taupō]] seven kilometres northwest of [[Tūrangi]], [[New Zealand]]. It has been the site of three major [[landslide]]s, in 1910, 1846 and around 1780, which killed over 200 people in total.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=February 2003 |title=Event in History: 7 May 1846: Waihi Landslide |url=http://geonet.org.nz/docs/news/geonet-news-issue-2-feb-03.pdf#page=7 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014100544/http://geonet.org.nz/docs/news/geonet-news-issue-2-feb-03.pdf |archive-date=2008-10-14 |magazine=GeoNet News: exploring the GeoNet project |publisher=Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Ltd (GNS) |page=7 |issue=2}}</ref> The landslides flowed down the Waimatai Stream from their source above the village in the [[Hipaua Steaming Cliffs]] geothermal area.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Cooper |first=Lamorna |date=June 2002 |editor-last=<!-- Kumaran --> |editor-first=<!-- Chandrika --> |title=Hipaua Steaming Cliffs and Little Waihi Landslide |url=https://www.civildefence.govt.nz/assets/Archive/tephra-june-2002.pdf#page=44 <!-- http://www.civildefence.govt.nz/memwebsite.nsf/Files/HIPAUAST/$file/HIPAUAST.PDF --> |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040706130222/http://www.civildefence.govt.nz/memwebsite.nsf/Files/HIPAUAST/$file/HIPAUAST.PDF |archive-date=2004-07-06 |journal=<!--[https://www.civildefence.govt.nz/resources/tephra--> Tephra<!--]--> |publisher=Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management |pages=42–47 |volume=<!--[https://www.civildefence.govt.nz/assets/Archive/tephra-june-2002.pdf--> 19: Earth Movements<!--]--> |issn=0112-1359}}<!-- more links: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242671690_Hipaua_Steaming_Cliffs_and_Little_Waihi_Landslide, https://digitalnz.org/records/22936895, https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22936895, https://natlib.govt.nz/records/31200542, https://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/portal/resource/pt/des-15844 --></ref>
The village's Catholic Church of [[Saint Werenfried]] featured on a 40 cent Christmas stamp in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |last=((CommArts Design, Wellington, New Zealand)) <!-- old webpage: "Designer: Comm Arts Design, Wellington, New Zealand", new webpage: "Stamps and first day cover designed by: CommArts Design, Wellington" --> |date=4 September 2002 – 3 September 2003 <!-- "Date of issue: 4 September 2002", "Period of sale: These stamps remained on sale until 3 September 2003." --> |title=Christmas 2002 : Awe-inspiring Churches of New Zealand : Saint Werenfried, Waihi Village, Tokaanu (40c) |url=https://collectables.nzpost.co.nz/christmas-2002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522041222/http://stamps.nzpost.co.nz/Cultures/en-NZ/Stamps/StampsHistoricalIssues/2002/Christmas+2002.htm |archive-date=2010-05-22 |publisher=New Zealand Post |department=Stamps Historical Issues}}</ref>
The village was evacuated on 29 June 2009 after a series of small earthquakes, which led to fears of a landslide.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hakiwai |first=Lawrence |date=29 June 2009 |title=Residents in the small settlement of Waihi Village, at southern end of Lake Taupo, have voluntarily left their homes amidst landslip fears: Small settlement near Taupo evacuated |url=<!-- on 2009-06-29 was at http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/newsdetail1.asp?storyID=159437 --> |accessdate= |work=[[Newstalk ZB]] |publisher=IRN <!-- CY: "Bulletin supplied by IRN Limited (c) 2009 IRN Limited", PUB: "IRN News" --> |id={{Factiva|IRNNWS0020090629e56t000xd}}.}}</ref> Residents were allowed to return on 2 July 2009.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 July 2009 |title=STATE OF EMERGENCY IN WAIHI VILLAGE LIFTED |id=NZPA WGT ljm rq nb. {{Factiva|NZPA000020090702e572000bv}}. |agency=New Zealand Press Association}} Syndicated by: {{cite news |last=<!-- NZPA --> |date=2 July 2009 |title=Waihi Village residents allowed to return to their homes |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/waihi-village-residents-allowed-to-return-to-their-homes/6YRDAHQFBRPSC7YELY7P7VEZLY/ <!-- on 2009-07-03 was at http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10582138 --> |url-access=subscription |accessdate= |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]}}</ref>
Waihi Village is part of the [[Pukawa#Demographics|Lake Taupo Bays]] statistical area.<ref>{{Cite map|title=Geographic Boundary Viewer|publisher=Stats NZ Geospatial Team|url=https://arcg.is/0K9P552 <!-- this redirects to https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/sidebar/index.html?appid=3a406ce8fbb14367ab5caae21c07ab8b¢er=175.7419;-38.9181&level=11&hiddenLayers=193a84e124e-layer-80;193a84e143f-layer-81;193a84e1440-layer-82;193a84e1440-layer-83;193a84e1440-layer-84;193a84e1441-layer-86;1903215be9e-layer-18;1903215c0bc-layer-19;1903215c0bd-layer-20;1903215c0be-layer-21;1903215c0be-layer-22;19398e45adc-layer-110;19398e45ce5-layer-111;19398e45ce5-layer-112;19398e45ce6-layer-113;19398e45ce6-layer-114;19398e45ce6-layer-115;19398e45ce6-layer-116;19398dc6591-layer-102;19398dc6592-layer-103;19398dc6592-layer-104;19398dc6592-layer-105;19398dc6593-layer-106;19398dc6594-layer-108;19398dc6594-layer-109;1939808f8fd-layer-78;1939808fb16-layer-79;1939808fb16-layer-80;19398d4b744-layer-87;19398d4ba1a-layer-88;19398d4ba1a-layer-89;19398d4ba1a-layer-90;19398d4ba1b-layer-91;19398d8a235-layer-93;19398d8a44b-layer-94;19398d8a44b-layer-95;19398d8a44b-layer-96;19398d8a44c-layer-97;19398d8a44c-layer-98;19398d8a44c-layer-99;1903215cbec-layer-39;1903215d30d-layer-47;1903215d30d-layer-48;1903215d30e-layer-49;1903215d30e-layer-50;1903215d30e-layer-51;1903215d30e-layer-52;1903215d30e-layer-53;193998633e1-layer-79;19886d35acc-layer-79;19886d367ed-layer-80;19886d367ee-layer-81;19886d367ee-layer-82;19886d367ee-layer-83;19886d367ee-layer-84;19886d367ee-layer-85;19886d367ee-layer-86;1939509c1bf-layer-79;1939509c1c0-layer-80;1939509c1c0-layer-81;1939509c1c0-layer-82;19394726161-layer-78;193947263f3-layer-79;193947263f4-layer-80;193947263f6-layer-81;193947263f6-layer-82 -->|map=Statistical Area 2 - 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite map|title=Statistical Area 2 2025|date=<!-- Date Added: -->2 Dec 2024 – <!-- Last Updated: -->7 Aug 2025|publisher=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120978-statistical-area-2-2025/ <!-- or https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/mapviewer/?mv.basemap=Streets&mv.centre=175.74021220207214%2C-38.93823194779249&mv.content=layer.120978.color%3A003399.opacity%3A100&mv.panes=pane.0.id%3A16276bb4-5f74-4f53-bacd-888c624050b3%3Bpane.0.centre%3A%5B175.74021220207214%2C-38.93823194779249%5D%3Bpane.0.zoom%3A16%3Bpane.0.pitch%3A0%3Bpane.0.bearing%3A0%3Bpane.0.resolution%3A1.7617615576676944%3Bpane.0.extent%3A%7B%22minx%22%3A175.7332730114257%2C%22miny%22%3A-38.94103955984256%2C%22maxx%22%3A175.74715139271862%2C%22maxy%22%3A-38.93542422457423%7D%3B&mv.panesViewOption=map-pane-single&mv.zoom=16 -->|id=Layer ID 120978, File Identifier c285293c-297d-4523-1157-2ead91de838f|at=SA22025_V1_00: 187900}} (Note: to see this information, enter "Waihi Village, WK, New Zealand" into the search bar, select the value from the dropdown, click on the pin (you might need to move the map around a little to see it), and look at the Spatial Query window.)</ref><!-- this previously cited <ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|lake-taupo-bays|Lake Taupo Bays}}</ref>, but that doesn't seem to actually verify this statement -->
== Whare whakairo == [[File:Waihi marae, Waihi Village-109553.jpg|thumb|Tāpeka meeting house at Waihi marae]] The official opening of Tāpeka, the [[whare whakairo]], was held on 18 April 1959. The opening was presided over by [[Ngāti Tūwharetoa]] paramount chief, [[Hepi Te Heuheu Tūkino VII|Hepi Hoani Te Heuheu Tūkino]]. Guests included cabinet minister [[Eruera Tirikatene]] and the Prime Minister, [[Walter Nash]]. Tāpeka was built to replace a previous whare whakairo of the same name that was reportedly unstable during earthquakes. The building project took eight years to complete and involved fundraising, volunteer labour, gala days, functions and a government subsidy.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Warren |first=Geraldine |date=20 June 2017 – 9 March 2021 <!-- "First published: 20 June 2017. Updated: 9 March 2021." --> |title=Front-page news: A mystery hui |url=https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/topics/front-page-news-a-mystery-hui |access-date=26 June 2021 |website=[[Auckland War Memorial Museum]] - Tāmaki Paenga Hira}}</ref>
The carvings for the former Tāpeka were presented to St Peters College, Northland for their recreation hall in 1955. All the carvings in Tāpeka (1959) were newly carved. The carving project was welcomed by [[Te Puea Hērangi|Princess Te Puea]] to [[Tūrangawaewae]] Marae and was supervised by her nephew Tamatai Wanakore Hērangi. However, due to his ill health, the project was moved to the Rotorua School of Arts and Crafts and continued by Tuhaka Kapua and [[Hōne Taiapa]]. The carving project was eventually taken to Waihi by Taiapa.<ref name=":0" />
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