Whenuakite
locality in Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, New Zealand
Whenuakite is a locality on the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand. State Highway 25 runs through it. Whitianga is north west, Coroglen 8 km west, Cooks Beach and Hahei north, Hot Water Beach north east, and Tairua 18 km to the south east. The Whenuakite River flows from coastal hills in the east through the area to drain in the Whitianga Harbour.
Demographics
Whenuakite is in the statistical area of Mercury Bay South, which also includes Coroglen and Hahei, but not Cooks Beach or Tairua. The statistical area covers 359.40 km2 (138.77 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 1,470 as of June 2025, with a population density of 4.1 people per km2.
Mercury Bay South had a population of 1,437 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 213 people (17.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 345 people (31.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 708 males and 726 females in 567 dwellings. 1.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 49.2 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally).
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Whenuakite” as locality in Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, New Zealand. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as locality in Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, New Zealand. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7993086. Authority coordinates are -36.912, 175.772. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2025, 2023, 2018 and 2013.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “Whenuakite” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.