Knowledge (XXG)

Waihi

Source šŸ“

54: 993: 989:
Montrose Road and Park Lane. Parry Palm Avenue which begins at the entrance from Paeroa now expands to the Martin Road and Baber Street intersection while Kenny Street becomes Waihi's longest road beginning at the infamous 'Rocket Park' (Victoria Park) expanding to the Waihi/Whangamata road. The renumbering project affected 143 Waihi properties and 650 Waihi residents. Montrose Road was originally going to be named Nicholl Street in honour of William Nicholl who developed the Martha Mine, but was at fault due to a last minute change.
890:
result of the collapse of old underground mine workings, with visible holes and cracks on the surface. In December 2001, a home adjacent to Martha Pit collapsed into historical workings, 14 neighbouring homes were affected, some never able to return to get personal belongings. Another 31 homes were also bought once more areas were identified to be at high, medium or low risk of collapse into historical workings adjacent to the pit. Today the mine's
834: 752: 656:. There were 834 households, comprising 1,074 males and 1,077 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. The median age was 47.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 408 people (19.0%) aged under 15 years, 282 (13.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,035 (48.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 426 (19.8%) aged 65 or older. 914:
Mining remains the major employer in the area thanks to the company postponing the long promised mine closure and lake formation in 2007. OceanaGold will stay until 2017 when consents expire, unless they find more resources when they will apply to stay. Until the electrical appliance industry was
889:
In the late 1990s several properties had to be condemned and roads such as Brickfield Road, Pipe Lane, Junction Road and parts of Bulltown Road, Hobson Street, Grey Street, Slevin Street, Newman Street, Barry Road, and main road Seddon Avenue permanently closed after the land under them subsided as a
1012:
The horizontal Cornish pump was used up to 1913 to raise water from a depth of around 400 metres (1,300 ft) via the adjacent No 5 shaft at a rate of over 400,000 litres per hour. After 1913, electric pumps were used to dewater the mine, but the pumphose was kept in working order until 1929 as a
898:
Mine management has received positive responses for its rigorous environmental effects control procedures and its commitment to the local community in terms of consultation and financial assistance. This has, amongst other things, led to the mine management company, Newmont Waihi Gold, receiving the
894:
room sits near this site. Noise, dust, blasting vibrations continue to cause stress for some residents as operations in the pit continue. The iconic Pumphouse has been moved to ensure its safety which also allows for the mine pit to be widened and more gold retrieved from the site the pumphouse was
700:
Of those at least 15 years old, 225 (12.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 390 (22.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $ 28,800, compared with $ 31,800 nationally. 246 people (14.1%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of
988:
In March 2016 a renumbering project was put into place by Hauraki District Council halving Waihi streets such as Union Street, Rosemont Road, Seddon Avenue and Toomey Street in order to meet demands by the NZ Post office making it easier to find addresses. New street names include Amaranth Street,
1023:
In 2001, the area surrounding the pumphouse was fenced off, following subsidence in nearby Barry Road. Investigations reached the conclusion that the only way to protect the building was to relocate it to a safer site. The operation to move the Cornish Pumphouse to a site 300 metres (980 ft)
762:
By 1952, when the mighty Martha Mine closed, around 5.6 million ounces (174,160 kg) of gold and 38.4 million ounces (1,193,180 kg) of silver had been produced from 11,932,000 tonnes of ore. Mining stopped in 1952 after a total of 160 km of tunnels had been driven into the quartz of
886:
Favona is in operation near the processing plant to the east of Waihi. The mining company have stated that it is impossible to create the lake while underground operations are occurring near the site because the low-level water table connects with the underground mine which has to be de-watered.
885:
In the late 1980s a new open pit started operations over the top of the old underground mine. This operation is nearing its completion, however recent plans to cutback the pit wall and recent underground mining have postponed the promised lake and recreational area. A new underground mine called
440:
Of those at least 15 years old, 402 (9.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,320 (29.5%) people had no formal qualifications. 297 people (6.6%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,455 (32.5%) people were employed
720:
Waihi is located in the Coromandel district, which was one of the great gold mining districts of the world. The township grew around the mining operations since the discovery of gold in 1878 by prospectors John McCombie and Robert Lee. The samples of rock they had sent to be assayed were not
724:
Their claim was taken over by William Nicholl in 1879. He marked out 5 acres (20,000 m), calling his claim 'Martha' after a family member. Several smaller claims were later merged to form the Martha Company. By 1882 the first battery to break gold-bearing rock was in operation. The
967:
is a Year 7ā€“13 secondary school with a roll of 609. The college was established as a District High School in 1932 and became a Forms 3ā€“7 College in 1954. It moved to its current site in 1959. In 1976 it extended its roll to cover forms 1 and 2. Forms 1ā€“7 are now known as years 7ā€“13.
876:
between 1975 and 1982, increasing the population by around 10,000ā€“75,000 for a few days each year and bringing revenue to the town. Temporary tent cities were established on the Northern end of Waihi on farms up Landlyst Rd at Golden Valley, to accommodate festival goers.
951:
OceanaGold currently operates the Favona, Trio and Correnso underground gold and silver mines under the eastern end of the Waihi township. The Correnso underground mine is the current active operation and is producing approximately 100,000 ounces of gold each year.
392:. There were 2,223 households, comprising 2,604 males and 2,790 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female, with 930 people (17.2%) aged under 15 years, 729 (13.5%) aged 15 to 29, 2,196 (40.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,542 (28.5%) aged 65 or older. 777:
The Golden Cross mine was a gold and silver mine in the neighbouring Waitekauri Valley. It first operated as an underground gold mine from 1895 to 1920. Gold and silver was mined by underground and open pit methods from 1991 to 1998.
1027:
Later in the year, the building, weighing 1,840 tonnes, was moved over the course of three months along teflon-coated concrete beams to its present location, which is easily accessible via a footpath from Seddon Street.
955:
The Martha open pit is not currently active due to a slip on the north wall in April 2016, but continues to draw large tourist numbers visiting the pit and nearby Pumphouse at the top of Waihi's main street.
1016:
From the 1930s onwards, the building had been stripped of all machinery and left in an increasingly derelict state. In 1983, the building was registered as a Historic Place Category 1 with
770:
However, mining later resumed, with some protests against it during the 1987 consent process. Plans to stop operations in the 2000s were eventually shelved as well, and the mines new owner
53: 733:
processes made recovering gold from the low-grade ores easier. Waihi prospered with the mine, by 1908 being the fastest-growing town in the Auckland Province, three times the size of
644:
Before the 2023 census, Waihi Rural had a larger boundary, covering 375.75 km (145.08 sq mi). Using that boundary, Waihi Rural had a population of 2,148 at the
1686: 380:
Before the 2023 census, Waihi had a smaller boundary, covering 9.40 km (3.63 sq mi). Using that boundary, Waihi had a population of 5,403 at the
774:
is investing in extending the further economic life of the mine and the underground operations. As of 2009, the mine constituted 25ā€“30% of the local economy.
581:, covers 375.57 km (145.01 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 2,540 as of June 2023, with a population density of 6.8 people per km. 317:
Waihi covers 9.55 km (3.69 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 5,870 as of June 2023, with a population density of 615 people per km.
2453: 2161: 763:
Martha Hill, not because the Martha had run out of gold, but rather because of fixed gold prices, lack of manpower, and increasing costs. Mining in the
309:
road. Waihi has a warm and temperate climate but unusually high rainfall for New Zealand's east coast with an average annual rainfall of 2147 mm.
903:, the Regional Council of the area. Despite all these attempts some of the mine's neighbours do not qualify for compensation for the mine's impact. 939:
Waihi Marae, with Tapeka meeting house, is near Tokaanu, and not affiliated nor even close, being down by Turangi, near Taupo..and is Tuwharetoa.
1642: 1567: 124: 2443: 150: 301:, ten kilometres to the east, is often regarded as the westernmost point of the Bay of Plenty region. To the west are the hills of the 71: 1986: 1893: 1781: 907: 1449: 701:
those at least 15 was that 789 (45.3%) people were employed full-time, 342 (19.7%) were part-time, and 66 (3.8%) were unemployed.
1031:
Some internal steel bracing remains installed in the building and it is able to be viewed by the public during daylight hours.
681:
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 58.0% had no religion, 31.8% were
417:
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.6% had no religion, 31.8% were
2154: 1735: 1005:
The "Cornish Pumphouse" was originally built in a different location next to the Martha Mine in 1904 to accommodate a large
2458: 1009:
designed to pump water out of the mine. The building's design originated from one used in tin mines in Cornwall, England.
798: 861: 682: 418: 2396: 809:
had outgrown the capacity of the circuitous line through Waihi and a deviation to the south was built, including the
1024:
away was started in 2006 with the installation of internal steel bracing and the building of a relocation causeway.
1935: 2448: 2147: 745: 2422: 2412: 2029: 992: 850: 258: 183: 173: 974:
Waihi East Primary School is a contributing Year 1ā€“6 primary school, established in 1907, with a roll of 219.
1699: 740:
Waihi was also a major centre of union unrest in New Zealand during the early years of the 20th century. The
2284: 1513: 1495: 1477: 741: 694: 690: 668: 653: 649: 645: 434: 426: 404: 389: 385: 381: 1614: 2228: 1704: 1647: 1618: 1602: 1580: 1517: 1499: 1481: 111: 1960: 1591: 1570:. Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Waihi North (169400), Waihi East (169500) and Waihi South (169600). 2391: 2183: 1514:"Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)" 853: 734: 1017: 764: 672: 430: 408: 290: 243: 1496:"Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)" 1478:"Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)" 900: 233: 2079: 977:
St Joseph's Catholic School is a full Year 1ā€“8 primary state integrated school with a roll of 47.
2381: 996:
Cornish Pumphouse (1903) in its current location during the annual Waihi Beach Hop Warm Up Party.
865: 822: 814: 729:
eventually grew into one of the world's most important gold and silver mines, after industrial
2360: 2213: 1901: 1843: 1777: 1373: 686: 422: 306: 1868: 2417: 2170: 1661: 833: 275: 129: 2350: 971:
Waihi Central School is a contributing Year 1ā€“6 primary school, school with a roll of 97.
910:
A replica of the famous Waihi Poppet Head, situated at the Northern End of Waihi Township.
155: 1750: 1020:
due to its historical importance as one of the country's principal industrial monuments.
664: 400: 2355: 1006: 2437: 2365: 2299: 964: 810: 302: 294: 17: 1797: 751: 916: 279: 2054: 660: 396: 678:
The percentage of people born overseas was 15.1, compared with 27.1% nationally.
414:
The percentage of people born overseas was 15.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.
2386: 2294: 2174: 2139: 787: 755: 726: 715: 675:, and 2.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. 411:, and 1.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. 298: 283: 24: 1540:"Climate: Waihi - Temperature, Climate graph, Climate table - Climate-Data.org" 2218: 920: 771: 2004: 1905: 1539: 980:
All these schools are coeducational. The roll numbers are as of August 2024.
86: 73: 2269: 224: 2330: 2264: 2223: 869: 838: 806: 802: 578: 906: 817:
was established to save the six kilometres of railway between Waihi and
2325: 2320: 2279: 2259: 2238: 924: 873: 857: 846: 818: 790: 730: 598: 574: 441:
full-time, 690 (15.4%) were part-time, and 225 (5.0%) were unemployed.
334: 250: 229: 116: 1664:(from the 'History & Heritage' section of the 'Waihi.org' website) 813:. It opened in 1978, making the line through Waihi redundant, but the 2274: 2254: 2233: 2208: 2187: 2055:"Search the List | Martha Mine No 5 Pumphouse | Heritage New Zealand" 794: 2289: 991: 905: 891: 832: 750: 2134: 1709: 2143: 748:
in an incident which still causes some resentment in the town.
593: 329: 2129: 2104: 1645:. Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Waihi Rural (169300). 872:
rock and alternative festivals were held around Waihi and
286:, especially notable for its history as a gold mine town. 1772:
Thompson, Bruce; Brathwaite, Bob; Christie, Tony (1995).
1472: 1470: 305:. Road access from this direction is through the winding 805:
in 1928. By the 1960s, traffic volumes for the port of
1930: 1928: 1926: 1924: 1922: 1776:. NZ: Institute of Geological & Nuclear Science. 1751:"Green from gold: The rehabilitation of Golden Cross" 2405: 2374: 2343: 2308: 2247: 2201: 2194: 257: 240: 223: 215: 207: 202: 194: 189: 179: 169: 164: 143: 135: 123: 110: 102: 37: 652:, and an increase of 366 people (20.5%) since the 388:, and an increase of 783 people (16.9%) since the 2105:"CliFlo ā€“ National Climate Database : Waihi" 744:led to violence, including the death of unionist 58:Waihi's Main Street (Seddon Street) looking South 1637: 1635: 927:which employed 400 locally and 1500 nationwide. 923:assembly plant operated first by Akrad then by 721:considered worthwhile, so they left the area. 648:, an increase of 336 people (18.5%) since the 384:, an increase of 741 people (15.9%) since the 2155: 1562: 1560: 868:which helped supplement Waihi's economy. The 573:Waihi Rural statistical area, which includes 8: 1643:"Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census" 1568:"Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census" 935:Waihi has one marae, Waihi Community Marae. 821:. The railway continues to operate today as 584: 320: 1961:"New Zealand School System New Zealand Now" 1807:. New Zealand Minerals Industry Association 1753:. New Zealand Minerals Industry Association 899:'Advanced Sustainable Business Award' from 2198: 2162: 2148: 2140: 1731:Martha mine may test goodwill, says report 1689:, Engineering Publications Co Ltd, Page 15 1039: 583: 319: 34: 1955: 1953: 1700:"Conservation land could be mined ā€“ Govt" 943:Waihi Town is part of Pare Hauraki area. 919:in New Zealand in the 1980s, Waihi had a 845:In the 1970s Waihi saw a large influx of 1987:"New street names and numbers for Waihi" 1826:Getting it right for the Waihi community 1673:"Waihi's Gold",NEWMONT, The Gold Company 1657: 1655: 443: 2030:"The Cornish Pumphouse Ā» Go Waihi" 1894:"Rocks the size of houses fall at mine" 1432: 256: 222: 201: 188: 163: 142: 101: 66: 62: 50: 1648:2018 Census place summary: Waihi Rural 1615:"Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat" 1603:2018 Census place summary: Waihi South 1581:2018 Census place summary: Waihi North 1444: 1442: 1440: 1438: 1436: 864:proponents brought with them numerous 2024: 2022: 1592:2018 Census place summary: Waihi East 825:and is a popular tourist attraction. 585:Historical population for Waihi Rural 445:Individual statistical areas in 2018 239: 214: 206: 193: 178: 168: 134: 122: 109: 16:For the settlement near Turangi, see 7: 2080:"The Cornish Pumphouse ā€“ Waihi Gold" 1985:Camoin, Melanie (19 November 2015). 1938:. New Zealand Ministry of Education 1043:Climate data for Waihi (1981ā€“2010) 797:; this eventually evolved into the 767:had otherwise ceased by the 1980s. 198:9.55 km (3.69 sq mi) 32:Town in Waikato region, New Zealand 293:, close to the western end of the 170: ā€¢ Territorial Authority 14: 2454:Mining communities in New Zealand 1739:, Saturday 14 March 2009, Page C7 659:Ethnicities were 91.8% European/ 395:Ethnicities were 82.7% European/ 52: 1936:"New Zealand Schools Directory" 289:The town is at the foot of the 1844:"Mining Below The Floorboards" 1419:Source: NIWA (rain 1961ā€“1990) 697:and 1.3% had other religions. 437:and 2.8% had other religions. 1: 2005:"Waihi ā€“ Your Street Changes" 1774:Mineral Wealth of New Zealand 1749:Wilson, Kit; Richard Barker. 1302:Average rainfall mm (inches) 799:East Coast Main Trunk Railway 180: ā€¢ Regional council 856:settle there and around the 297:. The nearby resort town of 2444:Populated places in Waikato 1511:(territorial authorities); 1232:Mean daily minimum Ā°C (Ā°F) 1092:Mean daily maximum Ā°C (Ā°F) 2475: 2375:Facilities and attractions 2007:. Hauraki District Council 1418: 1042: 713: 22: 15: 2181: 2130:Waihi promotional website 1965:www.newzealandnow.govt.nz 1371: 1301: 1231: 1161: 1091: 1086: 1083: 1080: 1077: 1074: 1071: 1068: 1065: 1062: 1059: 1056: 1053: 1050: 1047: 793:was opened to Waihi from 637: 611:ā€”     373: 347:ā€”     219:610/km (1,600/sq mi) 67: 63: 51: 44: 2397:WhakatÄ«wai Regional Park 1450:"ArcGIS Web Application" 851:environmentally friendly 184:Waikato Regional Council 174:Hauraki District Council 23:Not to be confused with 1454:statsnz.maps.arcgis.com 687:Māori religious beliefs 646:2018 New Zealand census 423:Māori religious beliefs 382:2018 New Zealand census 1705:The New Zealand Herald 1619:Statistics New Zealand 1518:Statistics New Zealand 1500:Statistics New Zealand 1482:Statistics New Zealand 997: 911: 854:alternative lifestyles 842: 759: 2392:Waharau Regional Park 1493:(regional councils); 995: 909: 836: 754: 321:Historical population 242: ā€¢ Summer ( 125:Territorial authority 2459:Coromandel Peninsula 2285:PÅ«korokoro / Miranda 1869:"Waihi ā€“ OceanaGold" 1832:, July 2007, Page 19 1018:Heritage New Zealand 1007:Cornish steam engine 786:In November 1905, a 765:Coromandel Peninsula 291:Coromandel Peninsula 216: ā€¢ Density 2344:Geographic features 2084:www.waihigold.co.nz 2059:www.heritage.org.nz 1991:Bay of Plenty Times 1842:McCulloch, Alison. 1798:"Golden Cross mine" 1683:Engineering to 1990 1544:en.climate-data.org 1162:Daily mean Ā°C (Ā°F) 984:Renumbering project 901:Environment Waikato 895:originally housed. 742:1912 miners' strike 705:History and culture 586: 446: 322: 83: /  2382:Hauraki Rail Trail 1898:New Zealand Herald 1873:www.oceanagold.com 1712:. 27 November 2009 998: 912: 866:cottage industries 860:area. These young 843: 829:Counterculture era 823:Goldfields Railway 815:Goldfields Railway 760: 444: 208: ā€¢ Total 195: ā€¢ Total 87:37.383Ā°S 175.833Ā°E 2431: 2430: 2361:Karangahake Gorge 2339: 2338: 1900:. 26 April 2016. 1736:The Dominion Post 1423: 1422: 1001:Cornish Pumphouse 841:festival in 1979. 642: 641: 566: 565: 378: 377: 307:Karangahake Gorge 269: 268: 2466: 2449:Hauraki District 2423:Regional Council 2413:District Council 2199: 2195:Populated places 2171:Hauraki District 2164: 2157: 2150: 2141: 2135:The Waihi Museum 2117: 2116: 2114: 2112: 2101: 2095: 2094: 2092: 2090: 2076: 2070: 2069: 2067: 2065: 2051: 2045: 2044: 2042: 2040: 2034:www.waihi.org.nz 2026: 2017: 2016: 2014: 2012: 2001: 1995: 1994: 1982: 1976: 1975: 1973: 1971: 1957: 1948: 1947: 1945: 1943: 1932: 1917: 1916: 1914: 1912: 1890: 1884: 1883: 1881: 1879: 1865: 1859: 1858: 1856: 1854: 1839: 1833: 1823: 1817: 1816: 1814: 1812: 1802: 1794: 1788: 1787: 1769: 1763: 1762: 1760: 1758: 1746: 1740: 1728: 1722: 1721: 1719: 1717: 1696: 1690: 1680: 1674: 1671: 1665: 1659: 1650: 1646: 1639: 1630: 1629: 1627: 1625: 1611: 1605: 1600: 1594: 1589: 1583: 1578: 1572: 1571: 1564: 1555: 1554: 1552: 1550: 1536: 1530: 1528: 1526: 1524: 1510: 1508: 1506: 1492: 1490: 1488: 1474: 1465: 1464: 1462: 1460: 1446: 1040: 801:, which reached 600: 595: 587: 447: 336: 331: 323: 276:Hauraki District 247: 130:Hauraki District 98: 97: 95: 94: 93: 92:-37.383; 175.833 88: 84: 81: 80: 79: 76: 56: 35: 2474: 2473: 2469: 2468: 2467: 2465: 2464: 2463: 2434: 2433: 2432: 2427: 2401: 2370: 2351:Hapuakohe Range 2335: 2304: 2243: 2190: 2177: 2168: 2126: 2121: 2120: 2110: 2108: 2103: 2102: 2098: 2088: 2086: 2078: 2077: 2073: 2063: 2061: 2053: 2052: 2048: 2038: 2036: 2028: 2027: 2020: 2010: 2008: 2003: 2002: 1998: 1984: 1983: 1979: 1969: 1967: 1959: 1958: 1951: 1941: 1939: 1934: 1933: 1920: 1910: 1908: 1892: 1891: 1887: 1877: 1875: 1867: 1866: 1862: 1852: 1850: 1841: 1840: 1836: 1824: 1820: 1810: 1808: 1800: 1796: 1795: 1791: 1784: 1771: 1770: 1766: 1756: 1754: 1748: 1747: 1743: 1729: 1725: 1715: 1713: 1698: 1697: 1693: 1681: 1677: 1672: 1668: 1660: 1653: 1641: 1640: 1633: 1623: 1621: 1613: 1612: 1608: 1601: 1597: 1590: 1586: 1579: 1575: 1566: 1565: 1558: 1548: 1546: 1538: 1537: 1533: 1522: 1520: 1512: 1504: 1502: 1494: 1486: 1484: 1476: 1475: 1468: 1458: 1456: 1448: 1447: 1434: 1429: 1424: 1366: 1361: 1356: 1351: 1346: 1341: 1336: 1331: 1326: 1321: 1316: 1311: 1306: 1296: 1291: 1286: 1281: 1276: 1271: 1266: 1261: 1256: 1251: 1246: 1241: 1236: 1226: 1221: 1216: 1211: 1206: 1201: 1196: 1191: 1186: 1181: 1176: 1171: 1166: 1156: 1151: 1146: 1141: 1136: 1131: 1126: 1121: 1116: 1111: 1106: 1101: 1096: 1037: 1003: 986: 962: 949: 933: 883: 831: 784: 718: 712: 710:Mining township 707: 669:Pacific peoples 571: 569:Rural surrounds 473: 462: 454: 405:Pacific peoples 315: 265: 241: 160: 156:Hauraki-Waikato 91: 89: 85: 82: 77: 74: 72: 70: 69: 59: 47: 40: 33: 28: 21: 12: 11: 5: 2472: 2470: 2462: 2461: 2456: 2451: 2446: 2436: 2435: 2429: 2428: 2426: 2425: 2420: 2415: 2409: 2407: 2403: 2402: 2400: 2399: 2394: 2389: 2384: 2378: 2376: 2372: 2371: 2369: 2368: 2363: 2358: 2356:Hauraki Plains 2353: 2347: 2345: 2341: 2340: 2337: 2336: 2334: 2333: 2328: 2323: 2318: 2312: 2310: 2306: 2305: 2303: 2302: 2297: 2292: 2287: 2282: 2277: 2272: 2267: 2262: 2257: 2251: 2249: 2245: 2244: 2242: 2241: 2236: 2231: 2226: 2221: 2216: 2211: 2205: 2203: 2196: 2192: 2191: 2182: 2179: 2178: 2169: 2167: 2166: 2159: 2152: 2144: 2138: 2137: 2132: 2125: 2124:External links 2122: 2119: 2118: 2096: 2071: 2046: 2018: 1996: 1977: 1949: 1918: 1885: 1860: 1834: 1830:Business North 1818: 1805:minerals.co.nz 1789: 1782: 1764: 1741: 1723: 1691: 1675: 1666: 1651: 1631: 1606: 1595: 1584: 1573: 1556: 1531: 1466: 1431: 1430: 1428: 1425: 1421: 1420: 1416: 1415: 1412: 1409: 1406: 1403: 1400: 1397: 1394: 1391: 1388: 1385: 1382: 1379: 1376: 1374:sunshine hours 1369: 1368: 1363: 1358: 1353: 1348: 1343: 1338: 1333: 1328: 1323: 1318: 1313: 1308: 1303: 1299: 1298: 1293: 1288: 1283: 1278: 1273: 1268: 1263: 1258: 1253: 1248: 1243: 1238: 1233: 1229: 1228: 1223: 1218: 1213: 1208: 1203: 1198: 1193: 1188: 1183: 1178: 1173: 1168: 1163: 1159: 1158: 1153: 1148: 1143: 1138: 1133: 1128: 1123: 1118: 1113: 1108: 1103: 1098: 1093: 1089: 1088: 1085: 1082: 1079: 1076: 1073: 1070: 1067: 1064: 1061: 1058: 1055: 1052: 1049: 1045: 1044: 1038: 1036: 1033: 1002: 999: 985: 982: 961: 958: 948: 947:Current mining 945: 941: 940: 932: 929: 882: 881:Recent history 879: 862:counterculture 830: 827: 783: 780: 714:Main article: 711: 708: 706: 703: 640: 639: 635: 634: 631: 628: 624: 623: 620: 617: 613: 612: 609: 606: 602: 601: 596: 591: 570: 567: 564: 563: 560: 557: 555: 553: 551: 549: 545: 544: 541: 538: 535: 532: 529: 526: 522: 521: 518: 515: 512: 509: 506: 503: 499: 498: 495: 492: 489: 486: 483: 480: 476: 475: 470: 467: 464: 459: 456: 451: 376: 375: 371: 370: 367: 364: 360: 359: 356: 353: 349: 348: 345: 342: 338: 337: 332: 327: 314: 311: 267: 266: 263: 261: 255: 254: 248: 238: 237: 227: 221: 220: 217: 213: 212: 209: 205: 204: 200: 199: 196: 192: 191: 187: 186: 181: 177: 176: 171: 167: 166: 162: 161: 159: 158: 153: 147: 145: 141: 140: 137: 133: 132: 127: 121: 120: 114: 108: 107: 104: 100: 99: 65: 64: 61: 60: 57: 49: 48: 45: 42: 41: 38: 31: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2471: 2460: 2457: 2455: 2452: 2450: 2447: 2445: 2442: 2441: 2439: 2424: 2421: 2419: 2416: 2414: 2411: 2410: 2408: 2404: 2398: 2395: 2393: 2390: 2388: 2385: 2383: 2380: 2379: 2377: 2373: 2367: 2366:Owharoa Falls 2364: 2362: 2359: 2357: 2354: 2352: 2349: 2348: 2346: 2342: 2332: 2329: 2327: 2324: 2322: 2319: 2317: 2314: 2313: 2311: 2307: 2301: 2298: 2296: 2293: 2291: 2288: 2286: 2283: 2281: 2278: 2276: 2273: 2271: 2268: 2266: 2263: 2261: 2258: 2256: 2253: 2252: 2250: 2246: 2240: 2237: 2235: 2232: 2230: 2227: 2225: 2222: 2220: 2217: 2215: 2212: 2210: 2207: 2206: 2204: 2200: 2197: 2193: 2189: 2185: 2180: 2176: 2172: 2165: 2160: 2158: 2153: 2151: 2146: 2145: 2142: 2136: 2133: 2131: 2128: 2127: 2123: 2106: 2100: 2097: 2085: 2081: 2075: 2072: 2060: 2056: 2050: 2047: 2035: 2031: 2025: 2023: 2019: 2006: 2000: 1997: 1992: 1988: 1981: 1978: 1966: 1962: 1956: 1954: 1950: 1937: 1931: 1929: 1927: 1925: 1923: 1919: 1907: 1903: 1899: 1895: 1889: 1886: 1874: 1870: 1864: 1861: 1849: 1845: 1838: 1835: 1831: 1827: 1822: 1819: 1806: 1799: 1793: 1790: 1785: 1783:0-478-08835-3 1779: 1775: 1768: 1765: 1752: 1745: 1742: 1738: 1737: 1732: 1727: 1724: 1711: 1707: 1706: 1701: 1695: 1692: 1688: 1684: 1679: 1676: 1670: 1667: 1663: 1658: 1656: 1652: 1649: 1644: 1638: 1636: 1632: 1620: 1616: 1610: 1607: 1604: 1599: 1596: 1593: 1588: 1585: 1582: 1577: 1574: 1569: 1563: 1561: 1557: 1545: 1541: 1535: 1532: 1529:(urban areas) 1519: 1515: 1501: 1497: 1483: 1479: 1473: 1471: 1467: 1455: 1451: 1445: 1443: 1441: 1439: 1437: 1433: 1426: 1417: 1413: 1410: 1407: 1404: 1401: 1398: 1395: 1392: 1389: 1386: 1383: 1380: 1377: 1375: 1372:Mean monthly 1370: 1364: 1359: 1354: 1349: 1344: 1339: 1334: 1329: 1324: 1319: 1314: 1309: 1304: 1300: 1294: 1289: 1284: 1279: 1274: 1269: 1264: 1259: 1254: 1249: 1244: 1239: 1234: 1230: 1224: 1219: 1214: 1209: 1204: 1199: 1194: 1189: 1184: 1179: 1174: 1169: 1164: 1160: 1154: 1149: 1144: 1139: 1134: 1129: 1124: 1119: 1114: 1109: 1104: 1099: 1094: 1090: 1046: 1041: 1034: 1032: 1029: 1025: 1021: 1019: 1014: 1010: 1008: 1000: 994: 990: 983: 981: 978: 975: 972: 969: 966: 965:Waihi College 959: 957: 953: 946: 944: 938: 937: 936: 930: 928: 926: 922: 918: 908: 904: 902: 896: 893: 887: 880: 878: 875: 871: 867: 863: 859: 855: 852: 849:in search of 848: 840: 835: 828: 826: 824: 820: 816: 812: 811:Kaimai Tunnel 808: 804: 800: 796: 792: 789: 781: 779: 775: 773: 768: 766: 757: 753: 749: 747: 743: 738: 736: 732: 728: 722: 717: 709: 704: 702: 698: 696: 692: 688: 684: 679: 676: 674: 670: 666: 662: 657: 655: 651: 647: 636: 632: 629: 626: 625: 621: 618: 615: 614: 610: 607: 604: 603: 597: 592: 589: 588: 582: 580: 576: 568: 561: 558: 556: 554: 552: 550: 547: 546: 542: 539: 536: 533: 530: 527: 524: 523: 519: 516: 513: 510: 507: 504: 501: 500: 496: 493: 490: 487: 484: 481: 478: 477: 471: 468: 465: 460: 457: 452: 449: 448: 442: 438: 436: 432: 428: 424: 420: 415: 412: 410: 406: 402: 398: 393: 391: 387: 383: 372: 368: 365: 362: 361: 357: 354: 351: 350: 346: 343: 340: 339: 333: 328: 325: 324: 318: 312: 310: 308: 304: 303:Kaimai Ranges 300: 296: 295:Bay of Plenty 292: 287: 285: 281: 277: 274:is a town in 273: 262: 260: 252: 249: 245: 235: 231: 228: 226: 218: 210: 197: 185: 182: 175: 172: 157: 154: 152: 149: 148: 146: 138: 131: 128: 126: 118: 115: 113: 105: 96: 68:Coordinates: 55: 43: 36: 30: 26: 19: 18:Waihi Village 2315: 2109:. Retrieved 2099: 2089:27 September 2087:. Retrieved 2083: 2074: 2064:27 September 2062:. Retrieved 2058: 2049: 2039:27 September 2037:. Retrieved 2033: 2009:. Retrieved 1999: 1990: 1980: 1968:. Retrieved 1964: 1942:17 September 1940:. Retrieved 1911:27 September 1909:. Retrieved 1897: 1888: 1878:27 September 1876:. Retrieved 1872: 1863: 1851:. Retrieved 1847: 1837: 1829: 1825: 1821: 1809:. Retrieved 1804: 1792: 1773: 1767: 1755:. Retrieved 1744: 1734: 1730: 1726: 1714:. Retrieved 1703: 1694: 1682: 1678: 1669: 1622:. Retrieved 1609: 1598: 1587: 1576: 1547:. Retrieved 1543: 1534: 1521:. Retrieved 1503:. Retrieved 1485:. Retrieved 1457:. Retrieved 1453: 1030: 1026: 1022: 1015: 1011: 1004: 987: 979: 976: 973: 970: 963: 954: 950: 942: 934: 913: 897: 888: 884: 844: 785: 776: 769: 761: 739: 723: 719: 699: 693:, 0.4% were 689:, 0.4% were 680: 677: 658: 643: 572: 439: 433:, 0.6% were 429:, 0.2% were 425:, 0.7% were 416: 413: 394: 379: 316: 313:Demographics 288: 280:North Island 271: 270: 29: 2387:Martha Mine 2295:Waitakaruru 2248:Plains Ward 2214:Karangahake 2202:Paeroa Ward 2175:New Zealand 1811:17 November 1757:20 November 1716:30 November 917:deregulated 788:branch line 756:Martha Mine 727:Martha Mine 716:Martha Mine 685:, 0.1% had 654:2006 census 650:2013 census 548:New Zealand 525:Waihi South 479:Waihi North 421:, 1.7% had 390:2006 census 386:2013 census 299:Waihi Beach 284:New Zealand 259:Postcode(s) 144:Electorates 106:New Zealand 90: / 25:Waihi Beach 2438:Categories 2406:Government 2309:Waihi Ward 2300:WhakatÄ«wai 2219:Mackaytown 1662:Gold Fever 1624:25 October 1523:25 October 1505:25 October 1487:25 October 1427:References 921:television 772:OceanaGold 746:Fred Evans 559:37.4 years 540:49.6 years 517:48.6 years 502:Waihi East 494:51.9 years 469:Median age 466:Households 458:Population 203:Population 165:Government 151:Coromandel 139:Waihi Ward 2270:Kopuarahi 2229:Netherton 1906:1170-0777 1853:30 August 960:Education 683:Christian 562:$ 31,800 543:$ 21,300 520:$ 22,400 497:$ 21,600 419:Christian 225:Time zone 2331:Whiritoa 2265:Kerepehi 2224:Maratoto 1848:Werewolf 1549:4 August 1459:11 March 1013:backup. 870:Nambassa 839:Nambassa 807:Tauranga 803:Taneatua 782:Railways 735:Hamilton 695:Buddhist 663:, 15.9% 638:Source: 579:Whiritoa 463:(per km) 435:Buddhist 399:, 23.0% 374:Source: 78:175Ā°50ā€²E 2326:Waimata 2321:Waikino 2280:Pipiroa 2260:Kaihere 2239:Tirohia 1970:6 March 1367:(83.2) 1297:(49.4) 1292:(55.2) 1287:(51.3) 1282:(48.7) 1277:(46.0) 1272:(42.3) 1267:(41.0) 1262:(41.9) 1257:(45.5) 1252:(49.8) 1247:(54.5) 1242:(58.6) 1237:(57.7) 1227:(57.5) 1222:(63.9) 1217:(59.5) 1212:(56.7) 1207:(53.4) 1202:(50.0) 1197:(48.7) 1192:(49.8) 1187:(53.6) 1182:(58.1) 1177:(63.1) 1172:(66.7) 1167:(66.7) 1157:(65.7) 1152:(72.7) 1147:(67.8) 1142:(64.4) 1137:(60.8) 1132:(57.6) 1127:(56.3) 1122:(57.6) 1117:(61.7) 1112:(66.6) 1107:(72.0) 1102:(75.0) 1097:(75.7) 1035:Climate 925:Philips 874:Waikino 858:Waikino 847:hippies 819:Waikino 791:railway 758:, Waihi 731:cyanide 671:, 2.0% 667:, 1.8% 599:Ā±% p.a. 575:Waikino 474:income 461:Density 407:, 4.6% 403:, 3.7% 335:Ā±% p.a. 278:in the 117:Waikato 103:Country 75:37Ā°23ā€²S 2275:Ngatea 2255:Kaiaua 2234:Paeroa 2209:Awaiti 2188:Paeroa 2111:20 May 2107:. NIWA 2011:3 June 1904:  1780:  1414:1,762 1411:180.1 1408:166.5 1405:171.6 1402:119.8 1399:116.5 1396:120.7 1390:115.0 1387:152.2 1384:144.4 1381:170.7 1378:218.0 1362:(6.1) 1357:(5.4) 1352:(5.8) 1347:(7.3) 1342:(8.7) 1337:(8.6) 1332:(8.9) 1327:(6.9) 1322:(6.8) 1317:(7.9) 1312:(5.6) 1307:(5.2) 1048:Month 795:Paeroa 661:Pākehā 633:+3.46% 622:+0.24% 472:Median 431:Muslim 397:Pākehā 369:+2.99% 358:+0.13% 253:(NZDT) 251:UTC+13 230:UTC+12 119:region 112:Region 2418:Mayor 2316:Waihi 2290:Turua 1801:(PDF) 1687:IPENZ 1393:86.5 1365:2,117 1087:Year 931:Marae 892:smoko 691:Hindu 673:Asian 665:Māori 630:2,148 619:1,812 608:1,782 531:2,277 508:1,386 485:1,740 427:Hindu 409:Asian 401:Māori 366:5,403 355:4,662 344:4,620 272:Waihi 211:5,870 39:Waihi 2184:Seat 2113:2024 2091:2016 2066:2016 2041:2016 2013:2016 1972:2019 1944:2024 1913:2016 1902:ISSN 1880:2016 1855:2018 1813:2018 1778:ISBN 1759:2010 1718:2011 1710:NZPA 1626:2023 1551:2016 1525:2023 1507:2023 1489:2023 1461:2024 1290:12.9 1285:10.7 1245:12.5 1240:14.8 1235:14.3 1225:14.2 1220:17.7 1215:15.3 1210:13.7 1205:11.9 1200:10.0 1185:12.0 1180:14.5 1175:17.3 1170:19.3 1165:19.3 1155:18.7 1150:22.6 1145:19.9 1140:18.0 1135:16.0 1130:14.2 1125:13.5 1120:14.2 1115:16.5 1110:19.2 1105:22.2 1100:23.9 1095:24.3 1084:Dec 1081:Nov 1078:Oct 1075:Sep 1072:Aug 1069:Jul 1066:Jun 1063:May 1060:Apr 1057:Mar 1054:Feb 1051:Jan 837:The 627:2018 616:2013 605:2006 594:Pop. 590:Year 577:and 528:2.69 505:4.08 482:2.63 455:(km) 453:Area 450:Name 363:2018 352:2013 341:2006 330:Pop. 326:Year 264:3610 234:NZST 190:Area 136:Ward 46:Town 1360:156 1355:138 1350:148 1345:186 1340:221 1335:218 1330:227 1325:175 1320:172 1315:200 1310:143 1305:133 1295:9.7 1280:9.3 1275:7.8 1270:5.7 1265:5.0 1260:5.5 1255:7.5 1250:9.9 1195:9.3 1190:9.9 537:963 534:846 514:573 511:340 491:687 488:662 282:of 244:DST 2440:: 2186:: 2173:, 2082:. 2057:. 2032:. 2021:^ 1989:. 1963:. 1952:^ 1921:^ 1896:. 1871:. 1846:. 1828:ā€“ 1803:. 1733:ā€“ 1708:. 1702:. 1685:ā€“ 1654:^ 1634:^ 1617:. 1559:^ 1542:. 1516:. 1498:. 1480:. 1469:^ 1452:. 1435:^ 737:. 2163:e 2156:t 2149:v 2115:. 2093:. 2068:. 2043:. 2015:. 1993:. 1974:. 1946:. 1915:. 1882:. 1857:. 1815:. 1786:. 1761:. 1720:. 1628:. 1553:. 1527:. 1509:. 1491:. 1463:. 246:) 236:) 232:( 27:. 20:.

Index

Waihi Village
Waihi Beach
Waihi's Main Street (Seddon Street) looking South
37Ā°23ā€²S 175Ā°50ā€²E / 37.383Ā°S 175.833Ā°E / -37.383; 175.833
Region
Waikato
Territorial authority
Hauraki District
Coromandel
Hauraki-Waikato
Hauraki District Council
Waikato Regional Council
Time zone
UTC+12
NZST
DST
UTC+13
Postcode(s)
Hauraki District
North Island
New Zealand
Coromandel Peninsula
Bay of Plenty
Waihi Beach
Kaimai Ranges
Karangahake Gorge
2018 New Zealand census
2013 census
2006 census
Pākehā

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

ā†‘