Ātiamuri

The area known as Ātiamuri is entirely within the Waikato Regional Council area but is in three district council areas: Rotorua Lakes,^[9] South Waikato^[10] and Taupo.^[11] Ātiamuri village is in the Taupō District.

Statistics New Zealand describes Ātiamuri village as a rural settlement, which covers 1.34 km² (0.52 sq mi).^[4] It had an estimated population of 80 as of June 2025,^[5] with a population density of 60 people per km². The village is part of the larger Ohakuri statistical area.^[12]

Ātiamuri village had a population of 72 in the 2023 New Zealand census, unchanged since the 2018 census, and an increase of 9 people (14.3%) since the 2013 census. There were 39 males and 36 females in 24 dwellings.^[15] The median age was 41.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 15 people (20.8%) aged under 15 years, 15 (20.8%) aged 15 to 29, 33 (45.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 12 (16.7%) aged 65 or older.^[13]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 54.2% European (Pākehā), 50.0% Māori, 8.3% Pasifika, and 4.2% Asian. English was spoken by 100.0%, Māori by 16.7%, and other languages by 4.2%. No language could be spoken by 4.2% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 20.8, compared with 28.8% nationally.^[13]

Religious affiliations were 33.3% Christian, 16.7% Māori religious beliefs, and 4.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 41.7%, and 0.0% of people did not answer the census question.^[13]

Of those at least 15 years old, 3 (5.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 36 (63.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 21 (36.8%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $40,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 3 people (5.3%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 24 (42.1%) full-time and 6 (10.5%) part-time.^[13]

Atiamuri Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River owned by Mercury Energy. It has a total capacity of 84 MW and was first commissioned in 1958.^[16]

Upper Atiamuri School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,^[17] with a roll of 56 as of July 2026.^[18] The school was first mentioned in a newspaper in 1941.^[19]

Atiamuri was a filming location for the 1956 short film People of the Waikato^[20] and the 2018 feature film Alien Addiction.^[21] Pōhaturoa Rock is visible in several establishment scenes in the latter film.

The site of the former village of Ōngāroto is about 3.9 miles (6.3 km) west of Atiamuri, near Ōngāroto Marae^[22] on Ōngāroto Road. During the early twentieth century Ōngāroto had a sawmill, railway station, and school. The village was served by southern section of the TTT Railway which closed in 1944.^[23]