Waikiwi

Waikiwi is a suburb of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand. Invercargill is the southernmost city of New Zealand.

Waikiwi
Suburb
CountryNew Zealand
Local authorityInvercargill City
Population
 (2013)
 • Total2,490
rural Lorneville rural
West Plains
Waikiwi
 Myross Bush
Grasmere Gladstone Rosedale

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "kiwi waters" for Waikiwi.[1]

Waikiwi lies on the northern edge of Invercargill. It is bounded on the west by the Ohai Industrial Line and on the south by the Waihopai River. There is farmland to the north and east, although the suburb is expanding to the north.

Waikiwi had a population of 2,490 at the 2013 New Zealand census, an increase of 297 people since the 2006 census. There were 1,119 males and 1,368 females. Figures have been rounded and may not add up to totals.[2] 94.1% were European/Pākehā, 7.1% were Māori, 1.4% were Pacific peoples and 2.5% were Asian.[3]

The southern third of Waikiwi is divided between Prestonville, a commercial / industrial area in the south-west, and Thomsons Bush, a reserve in the south-east.

Education
  • Southland Adventist Christian School is a coeducational full primary school (years 1-8). Integrated with the state system, it has a roll of 71 students as of March 2020.[4][5]

References
  1. "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  2. 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Waikiwi
  3. 2013 Census QuickStats about a place (Cultural diversity) : Waikiwi
  4. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  5. Education Counts: Southland Adventist Christian School


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.