Rangitikei District

Rangitikei District
Geographical location
Location of the Rangitikei District
Photo from Rangitikei District
Rangitikei River with the Ruahine Range in the background
Local authority
Country	New Zealand
island	North island
region	Manawatu-Wanganui
Local authority	District
Council	Rangitikei District Council
Headquarters of the administration	Marton (New Zealand)
mayor	Andy Watson
founding	1989
Post Code	3382, 4171, 4577, 4581, 4710, 4720, 4730, 4774, 4781-4789, 4793-4797, 4791, 4792, 4818, 4894
Telephone code	+64 (0) 6
Website	www.rangitikei.govt.nz
presentation
Motto	Unspoilt ... ( Untouched ... )
geography
Region ISO	NZ-MWT
Coordinates	40 ° 14 ′  S , 175 ° 34 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 14 ′  S , 175 ° 34 ′  E
Highest elevation	1116 m
Lowest point	Height of sea level
surface	4th 484  km 2
Residents	14th 019 (2013)
Population density	3.13 inhabitants per km 2
Statistical data
GDP (Engl. GDP)	NZ $ 0.5 billion  (2016)
GDP / capita	NZ $ 35,666  per inhabitant
Public revenue	NZ $ 27.4 million  (2015)
Public expenditure	NZ $ 29.0 million  (2015)
Number of households	6th 663 (2013)
Ø income	NZ $ 2,570  (2013)
Māori population	23.3% (2013)

Building of the Rangitikei District Council in Marton

The Rangitikei District is an administrative unit mostly belonging to the Manawatu-Wanganui region in New Zealand . The district council, known as Rangitikei District Council ( District Council ), is based in Marton City , as is the district administration.

geography

Geographical location

With 4,484 km² of pure land area, the district is the second largest district in the Manawatu-Wanganui region. With 14,019 inhabitants in 2013, the district has a population density of 3.1 inhabitants per km², making it the district with the second lowest population density in Region.

In the west of the Rangitikei District borders the Whanganui District , in the north the Ruapehu District and the Taupo District , in the east the Hastings District and the Central Hawke's Bay District , both of which are part of the Hawke's Bay region , and in the south the Manawatu District does so . The southwestern border forms the coastline to the Tasman Sea .

The district extends in a north-easterly direction over a distance of around 160 km and is one of the districts with the longest extension. While the southwest of the district lies in a plain, the northeast extends into the mountain ranges of the Ruahine Range and the Kaweka Range . The longest river in the district, the Rangitikei River, stretches for around 185 km and has its source in the western foothills of the Ruahine Range .

The largest city in the district is the small town of Marton with around 4750 inhabitants , followed by Taihape with around 2000 and Bulls with around 1750 inhabitants.

climate

The district's climate is considered to be temperate with a few extremes. The preferred north-westerly winds bring cooler sea breezes in summer and milder in winter. The average daytime temperatures are in the lower 20s. The winters are mild in the coastal regions and bring more cold the more you go inland. In the mountains there is often frost and snowfall from an altitude of 400  m upwards. Precipitation is considered to be moderate and the hours of sunshine averaged over 2000 hours per year.

history

The area was originally settled by the Māori tribe of the Ngāti Apa , who are descended from the Aotea Waka . In the 19th century, the tribe came under the influence of the Ngāti Toa and the Ngāti Raukawa . The first settlers arrived in the 1840s, and by the end of the decade the government bought the first major lands from the Māori and sold them to the settlers. In 1868 the first carriage connection from Marton to Wellington was opened, and in 1878 the first rail connections from Marton to Turakina , Halcombe and Foxton followed .

Rangitikei was one of the first counties in New Zealand to be established under the Counties Act 1876 . In 1989, as part of the administrative reform, the Boroughs Marton and Taihape were merged with Rangitikei County and the Rangitikei District was founded.

population

Population development

Of the 14,019 inhabitants of the district in 2013, 3,270 were of Māori origin (23.3%). This means that 0.5% of the country's Māori population lived in the Rangitikei District . The median income for the population in 2013 was NZ $ 25,700  , compared to NZ $ 28,500 national average.

Origin and languages

When asked about ethnic group membership in the 2013 census, 80.6% said they were European, 24.3% said they had Māori roots, 3.9% came from the islands of the Pacific and 1.6% % came from Asia (multiple answers were possible). 10.9% of the population said they were born overseas and 6.4% of the population spoke Māori , among the Māori 23.5%.

politics

administration

The Rangitikei District is again divided into five wards , the Marton Ward with four Councilors (councilors), the Taihape Rural Ward with three, the Bulls Ward with two and the Hunterville Ward Turakina Rural Ward with one councilor each . Together with the Mayor (mayor) they form the District Council (district council). The mayor and the eleven council members are re-elected every three years.

Infrastructure

traffic

The district is connected by the New Zealand State Highways 1 and 3 , which cross the district, and the North Island Main Trunk Railway , a railway line that connects Auckland with Wellington in the south of the North Island and runs directly through Marton .

Web links

• Homepage . Rangitikei District Council,accessed June 27, 2016. 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Postcode Boundaries - Rangitikei District . (PDF 3.5 MB) New Zealand Post , accessed on May 4, 2017 (English).  
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Rangitikei District - Population and dwellings . Statistics New Zealand , accessed June 27, 2016 .  
3. ↑ Rangitikei District Economy Profile - Economy Overview . Infometrics , accessed May 4, 2017 .  
4. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Manawatu District Council . In: Local Councils . Department of Internal Affairs , accessed June 27, 2016 .  
5. ↑ ^{a b} Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed June 27, 2016 .  
6. ^ Weather & Climate . Rangitikei District Council , accessed June 27, 2016 .  
7. ↑ ^{a b} History . Rangitikei District Council , accessed June 27, 2016 .  
8. ↑ 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Rangitikei District - Cultural diversity . Statistics New Zealand , accessed June 27, 2016 .  
9. ^ Councilors . Rangitikei District Council , accessed June 27, 2016 .