{{Short description|Town in Canterbury, New Zealand}} {{About|the town in Canterbury|the 17th-century chief|Waikari (Ngāti Tūwharetoa)|the Dunedin suburb|Wakari}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name = Waikari | native_name = | native_name_lang = <!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead --> | settlement_type = town | image_skyline = WaikariStar&GarterHotel.JPG | imagesize = | image_alt = A two-storey, wooden pub, with Dominion Breweries signage. A telephone pole and a small utility vehicle are in the foreground. | image_caption = The Star and Garter Hotel in Waikari | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 6 | map_alt = | map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|42|58|S|172|41|E|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = New Zealand | subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of New Zealand|Region]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Canterbury Region|Canterbury]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Territorial authorities of New Zealand|Territorial authority]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Hurunui District]] | subdivision_type3 = Ward | subdivision_name3 = West Ward | seat_type = Electorates | seat = {{ubl|[[Kaikōura (New Zealand electorate)|Kaikōura]]|[[Te Tai Tonga]]}} | leader_title = Territorial Authority | leader_name = [[Hurunui District Council]] | leader_title1 = Regional council | leader_name1 = [[Environment Canterbury]] | leader_title2 = [[Mayor of Hurunui]] | leader_name2 = {{NZ officeholder data|Hurunui District Mayor|y}} | leader_title3 = [[Kaikōura (New Zealand electorate)|Kaikoura MP]] | leader_name3 = {{NZ officeholder data|Kaikōura MP|y}} | leader_title4 = [[Te Tai Tonga|Te Tai Tonga MP]] | leader_name4 = {{NZ officeholder data|Te Tai Tonga MP|y}} | established_title = | established_date = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | area_footnotes = <ref name="Area"/> | area_total_km2 = 0.79 | population_footnotes = {{NZ population data 2018||||y}} | population_as_of = {{NZ population data 2018|||y}} | population_total = {{NZ population data 2018|Waikari|y}} | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone1 = [[Time in New Zealand|New Zealand Standard Time]] | utc_offset1 = +12 | timezone1_DST = [[Time in New Zealand|New Zealand Daylight Time]] | utc_offset1_DST = +13 | postal_code_type = [[Postcodes in New Zealand|Postcode]] | postal_code = 7420 | area_code_type = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Waikari''' is a small town in the [[Canterbury Region|Canterbury]] region of [[New Zealand]]'s [[South Island]].
Its Anglican parish church is the Church of Ascension, 79 Princes Street, Waikari, where [[William Orange (clergyman)|William Orange]] was vicar in the 1920s.<ref name="DNZB Orange">{{DNZB|title=William Alfred Orange|first= Jeremy J.|last= Clark|id=4o7|accessdate=4 February 2012}}</ref>
The New Zealand [[Ministry for Culture and Heritage]] gives a translation of "dig for water" for {{lang|mi|Waikari}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/maori-language-week/1000-maori-place-names|title=1000 Māori place names|publisher=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage|date=6 August 2019}}</ref>
Waikari is located on [[New Zealand State Highway 7|State Highway 7]] near the [[Weka Pass]] and was served by the [[Waiau Branch]] [[railway]] from 6 April 1882 until its closure on 15 January 1978. The section of the railway through the Weka Pass has been retained by the [[Weka Pass Railway]] and preserved trains operate between [[Waipara]] and Waikari.
A town water supply was first put to ratepayers in 1956 and the water supply and sewage works were completed in 1966. Fortnightly rubbish collection was in place in Waikari by 1973. In 1984, Waikari (and [[Hawarden, New Zealand|Hawarden]]) became the last towns in North Canterbury to be switched to an automatic telephone exchange.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lovell-Smith |first=Maragaret |title=Hurunui Heritage The development of a district 1950-2000 |publisher=Hurunui District Council |year=2000 |isbn= |location=New Zealand |pages=111-130}}</ref>
The town is also located near the site of [[Māori people|Māori]] cave art and rock drawings in the [[Weka Pass]] Reserve.
==Demographics== Waikari is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement and covers {{Convert|0.79|km2||abbr=on}}.<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787|access-date=25 August 2021|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}}</ref> It had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Waikari|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Waikari|y}}|R}}/0.79|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>. Waikari is part of the larger [[Upper Hurunui]] statistical area.<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|upper-hurunui|Upper Hurunui}}</ref>
{{Historical populations|2006|252|2013|264|2018|264|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2018"/>}} [[File:The Corriedale - sculpture, Waikari, Canterbury, New Zealand 04.jpg|thumb|''The Corriedale'' sheep sculpture]] Waikari had a population of 264 at the [[2018 New Zealand census]], unchanged since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]], and an increase of 12 people (4.8%) since the [[2006 New Zealand census|2006 census]]. There were 120 households, comprising 141 males and 126 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.12 males per female, with 36 people (13.6%) aged under 15 years, 27 (10.2%) aged 15 to 29, 123 (46.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 78 (29.5%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 92.0% European/[[Pākehā]], 11.4% [[Māori people|Māori]], 4.5% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pasifika]], and 2.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.3% had no religion, 37.5% were [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]] and 2.3% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 15 (6.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 75 (32.9%) people had no formal qualifications. 12 people (5.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 84 (36.8%) people were employed full-time, 36 (15.8%) were part-time, and 9 (3.9%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|7023867 and 7023868}}</ref>
==Education==
Waikari School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,<ref name="moe3569">{{cite web |title=Waikari School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=3569 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=[[Ministry of Education (New Zealand)|Ministry of Education]]}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|3569|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|}}.<ref name="ero3569">{{cite web |title=Waikari School Education Review Office Report |url=https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/3569/waikari-school |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=[[Education Review Office]]}}</ref>
==Notable people== * [[Derek Quigley]], politician
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} *[http://www.hurunui.com/Information/Waikari/ Information about Waikari] *[http://8mmforum.film-tech.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=8;t=002165 8mm Forum: Waikari Cinema]
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[[Category:Populated places in the Canterbury Region]] [[Category:Hurunui District]]