Waioneke
locality in New Zealand
Waioneke is a locality on the South Kaipara Head of the Kaipara Harbour, in the Rodney District of New Zealand. Parakai is 22 km to the south-east, and the road continues another 14 km to the north-west. Rangitira Beach and Woodhill Forest are to the west, and Omokoiti Flats and the southern Kaipara Harbour are to the east.
History
A Māori pā existed at Waioneke prior to European settlement of the area.
The Waioneke block was taken up in 1868 by Daniel Pollen (who later became Premier of New Zealand) and William Spearman Young, to graze cattle.
The Waioneke Road District was formed 1886 but dissolved by the next year.
Waioneke was a centre of gum digging from 1880 to 1900.
Deer farming began in the area in the 1970s, and a processing plant was built in Waioneke.
Demographics
Waioneke is in an SA1 statistical area which covers 18.15 km2 (7.01 sq mi). The SA1 area is part of the larger South Head statistical area.
“Waioneke” enters the record as locality in New Zealand. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Waioneke, locality and Zealand can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 2, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7960243. Authority coordinates are -36.542, 174.301. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1868, 1886, 1880 and 1900.
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