Waipawa is the second-largest town in Central Hawke's Bay in the east of the North Island of New Zealand. It has a population of 2,400 (June 2023).[2]
The town is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) northeast of Waipukurau and 46 km (29 mi) southwest of Hastings, on the northern bank of the Waipawa River, a tributary of the Tukituki River.[3][4] Waipawa was settled in the early 1860s, and the Settlers' Museum exhibits many of these historical collections.[5]
It holds the main office of the Central Hawke's Bay District Council, and is New Zealand's oldest inland European settlement.[5]
Frederick Abbot was one of the early settlers[6] and Waipawa was originally called Abbotsford, when the township was being sold in 1859,[7] and there is still a children's home in Waipawa named Abbotsford.[8] However, it was often shown as Abbotsford, Waipawa[9] and Waipawa was more commonly used alone after the opening of the Waipawa railway station and Waipawa Mail in the late 1870s.[10]
A local newspaper, the Waipawa Mail, was published for most of the period from 1878 to 1980. It was one of 45 started by Joseph Ivess. In 1980 it merged to become the CHB Mail,[11] which is now a free weekly paper, published in Waipukurau.[12]
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^ ab"Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
^Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. map 42. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
^Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. map 108. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
^ ab"Waipawa Travel Guide". Jasons Travel Media.
^"HAWKE'S BAY HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 28 August 1858. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
^"HAWKE'S BAY HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 3 December 1859. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
^"Discover Waipawa: Central Hawkes Bay - Unwind Country". Archived from the original on 14 May 2010.
^"HAWKE'S BAY HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 24 October 1857. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
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