Rangitoto, Waikato
Rural community in Waikato, New Zealand
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Rangitoto is a rural community in the Waitomo District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.[4]
Rangitoto | |
|---|---|
Rural community | |
 Interactive map of Rangitoto | |
| Coordinates: 38.345956°S 175.256417°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Waikato |
| Territorial authority | Waitomo District |
| Ward | Rural |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Waitomo District Council |
| • Regional council | Waikato Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Waitomo | John Robertson[1] |
| • Taranaki-King Country MP | Barbara Kuriger[2] |
| • Hauraki-Waikato MP | Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke[3] |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 162 |
| Postcode(s) | 3982 |
Demographics
Rangitoto is in meshblocks 1020500 and 1020600, which had a population of 162 in the 2023 census.[5] It is within the much larger Waipa Valley statistical area.[6]
Marae
The area includes Te Ahoroa Marae, a Ngāti Maniapoto tribal meeting ground of the Maniapoto hapū of Pare and Rereahu and the Rereahu hapū of Ngāti Paretapoko.[7] It includes the Tapairu meeting house.[8]
In October 2020, the Government committed $499,848 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the marae, creating an estimated 10 jobs.[9]