Hatepe

Hatepe
Rural settlement
Interactive map of Hatepe
Coordinates: 38°51′14″S 176°00′43″E / 38.854°S 176.012°E / -38.854; 176.012
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWaikato region
DistrictTaupō District
WardTurangi-Tongariro General Ward
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityTaupō District Council
 • Regional councilWaikato Regional Council
 • Mayor of TaupōJohn Funnell
 • Taupō MPLouise Upston
 • Waiariki MPRawiri Waititi
Area
 • Total
0.22 km2 (0.085 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2025)
 • Total
40
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)

Hatepe is a small community northeast of Tauranga Taupō and southwest of Waitahanui, on the southeastern side of New Zealand's Lake Taupō. State Highway 1 runs past it. Hinemaiaia River runs into the lake at the north end of the settlement.

The name means "to cut off" or "to proceed in an orderly manner" in the Māori language.

Hatepe was the site of a pā in the mid-19th century.: 11:1.38  Land was gifted by Ngāti Tūwharetoa for a native school in 1886, but no school was built, and in 1890 the iwi requested the land be returned. It was finally returned in 1971.: 103:1.480 

The area was farmed by the Morehu family from the 1930s. There was a campground on the foreshore. When the Hinemaiaia River was dammed for a hydroelectric scheme in 1952, the foreshore was flooded and more permanent structures erected on dry land.

Demographics

Statistics New Zealand describes Hatepe as a rural settlement, which covers 0.22 km2 (0.085 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 40 as of June 2025, with a population density of 182 people per km2. The settlement is part of the larger Lake Taupō Bays statistical area.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
200642—    
201357+4.46%
201824−15.89%
202342+11.84%
Source:

Hatepe had a population of 42 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 18 people (75.0%) since the 2018 census, and a decrease of 15 people (−26.3%) since the 2013 census. There were 24 males and 18 females in 18 dwellings. The median age was 43.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 9 people (21.4%) aged under 15 years, 3 (7.1%) aged 15 to 29, 21 (50.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 9 (21.4%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 57.1% European (Pākehā), and 71.4% Māori. English was spoken by 92.9%, and Māori by 50.0%. The percentage of people born overseas was 14.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 14.3% Christian, and 35.7% Māori religious beliefs. People who answered that they had no religion were 50.0%, and 7.1% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 6 (18.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 18 (54.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 3 (9.1%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $45,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 3 people (9.1%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 18 (54.5%) full-time and 3 (9.1%) part-time.

References

  1. ↑ "2025 Triennial Elections Declaration of Result" (PDF). Electionz. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  2. ↑ New Zealand Electoral Commission. "Taupō - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Waiariki – Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Urban Rural 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Subnational population estimates - Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  6. ↑ Harriss, Gavin (April 2025). "NZ Topo Map" (Map). Hatepe, Waikato.
  7. ↑ Reed, A.W.; Dowling, Peter (2010). Place Names of New Zealand – via New Zealand Gazetteer.
  8. 1 2 "Historical Account – Ngāti Tūwharetoa Deed of Settlement" (PDF).
  9. 1 2 "Introduction to the Village".
  10. ↑ "Taupo Lit By Its Own Electric Power Plant At Week-end". Rotorua Morning Post. 29 December 1952.
  11. ↑ "Geographic Boundary Viewer". Stats NZ. Urban Rural – 2023 and Statistical Area 2 – 2023.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Hatepe (1436). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  13. ↑ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7013312.
  14. ↑ "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.