Clive, New Zealand
Clive | |
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_(2).JPG) The decommissioned Catholic church in Clive | |
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| Coordinates: 39°35′S 176°55′E / 39.583°S 176.917°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Hawke's Bay Region |
| Territorial authority | Hastings District |
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| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Hastings District Council |
| • Regional council | Hawke's Bay Regional Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.35 km2 (1.29 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 2,120 |
| • Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Clive (Māori: Karaewa)[3] is a small town, ten kilometres from the city centres of both Napier and Hastings in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's North Island. It is close to the mouth of the Ngaruroro River.
The town is part of the Hastings district. It was named (like many of the towns in the vicinity) after a prominent person from imperial India, in this case Robert Clive, better known as "Clive of India". The name was given by John Curling.[4]
The town of Clive is mainly rural, yet with the increasing number of people moving into Hawke's Bay, and Clive being at the meeting point of Hastings and Napier, new subdivisions are being built to accommodate the growing population.
Clive is home to the Hawke's Bay Rowing Club who train on the Clive River.[5] The Hawke's Bay Rowing Regatta is held on the first weekend of the year and was started in 1872.[6]
Demographics
[edit]Clive covers 3.35 km2 (1.29 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 2,120 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 633 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1,875 | — |
| 2013 | 2,082 | +1.51% |
| 2018 | 2,247 | +1.54% |
| Source: [7] | ||
Before the 2023 census, Clive had a larger boundary, covering 14.87 km2 (5.74 sq mi).[1] Using that boundary, Clive had a population of 2,247 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 165 people (7.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 372 people (19.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 771 households, comprising 1,116 males and 1,131 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female. The median age was 44.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 438 people (19.5%) aged under 15 years, 333 (14.8%) aged 15 to 29, 1,068 (47.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 414 (18.4%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 86.2% European/Pākehā, 19.5% Māori, 3.1% Pacific peoples, 3.6% Asian, and 0.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 13.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.7% had no religion, 33.9% were Christian, 2.0% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% were Hindu, 0.5% were Buddhist and 2.5% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 306 (16.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 402 (22.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $30,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 258 people (14.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 915 (50.6%) people were employed full-time, 279 (15.4%) were part-time, and 33 (1.8%) were unemployed.[7]
Marae
[edit]The town has two marae.
Kohupātiki Marae and Tanenuiarangi meeting house are a meeting place of the Ngāti Kahungunu hapū of Ngati Hōri and Ngāti Toaharapaki.
Matahiwi Marae and Te Matau a Māui meeting house are a meeting place of the Ngāti Kahungunu hapū of Ngāti Hāwea and Ngāti Kautere.[8][9]
In October 2020, the Government committed $6,020,910 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade a group of 18 marae, including both Kohupātiki and Matahiwi. The funding was expected to create 39 jobs.[10]
Education
[edit]Clive School is a co-educational state primary school,[11][12] with a roll of 214 as of November 2024.[13][14]
Railway station
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Farndon railway station, across the river, near Farndon Park, opened on 12 October 1874,[15] with the first 18.8 km (11.7 mi) section of the Palmerston North–Gisborne Line, from Napier to Hastings.[16][17] However, it wasn't until 1 January 1875 that a contract for a 5th class station and stationmaster's house was let to Richard Trestral. A platform was added in 1876, when a 30 ft (9.1 m) x 20 ft (6.1 m) goods shed was moved from Te Aute. In 1877 a waiting room was moved from Paki Paki, when Angus McKay built a Post & Telegraph office at Farndon. By 1896 Farndon had a 4th class station, platform, cart approach, goods shed, loading bank, cattle yards, stationmaster's house, urinals and a passing loop for 20 wagons, extended to 41 in 1911 and 80 in 1940. Sheep yards were added in 1899 and a luggage room and verandah in 1900. In 1912 it became a tablet station. On 20 August 1923 the station's name was changed from Farndon to Clive.[18] In 1926 it was noted the platform was 190 ft (58 m).[19] In 1931 Clive had a stationmaster and two clerks.[20] A railway house was built in 1933. On 29 December 1961 the station burnt down. It was replaced in 1962 by a 25 ft (7.6 m) x 10 ft (3.0 m) station, which closed to all traffic on Sunday 25 May 1975.[19] Only a single track now runs through the former station site.[21]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Karaewa - te Aka Māori Dictionary".
- ^ Reed, A. W. (2010). Peter Dowling (ed.). Place Names of New Zealand. Rosedale, North Shore: Raupo. p. 82. ISBN 9780143204107.
- ^ "Hawkes Bay Rowing Club Official Website". hawkesbayrowing.co.nz. Hawkes Bay Rowing Club.
- ^ Gullery, Lawrence (6 August 2012). "Olympic Rowing Medals Could be Boon for Club's Future". Hawke's Bay Today. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Clive (209600). 2018 Census place summary: Clive
- ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
- ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
- ^ "Marae Announcements" (Excel). growregions.govt.nz. Provincial Growth Fund. 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Clive School Official School Website". cliveschool.co.nz. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Clive School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "Clive School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 February 2013.
- ^ "HAWKE'S BAY TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 13 October 1874. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Napier. Daily Southern Cross". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 20 October 1874. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ "Waipukurau Press". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 15 August 1923. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Station Archive". NZR Rolling Stock Lists. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "List of persons employed in the railways department" (PDF). nzlii. 1 April 1931.
- ^ "272 State Hwy 51". Google Maps. February 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ Yonge, John Roger (1993). New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas. Quail Map Company. ISBN 9780900609923.
