Koitiata

Koitiata
Town
Koitiata
Coordinates:
Country	New Zealand
Region	Manawatu-Wanganui
Territorial authority	Rangitikei District
Government
• Mayor	Andy Watson
• MP	Ian McKelvie
Population (2013 census)
• Total	108
Website	www.koitiata.co.nz

Koitiata is a town located in the southwestern part of Rangitikei District of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. At the time of the 2013 census, Koitiata had a population of 108. Marton is located 24 km to the east and Whanganui is located 29 km to the northwest. Nearby Koitiata is Lake Koitiata.

Government and politics

Local government

Main article: Rangitikei District Council

As part of the Rangitikei District, the current Mayor of Rangitikei since 2013 is Andy Watson.

Koitiata forms part of the Turakina ward of the Rangitikei District Council, which elects one of the eleven district councillors. The one representative of the ward is Soraya Peke-Mason. The mayor and councillors are all due for re-election in October 2016.

National government

Koitiata, like the rest of the Rangitikei District, is located in the general electorate of Rangitīkei and in the Māori electorate of Te Tai Hauāuru. Rangitīkei is a safe National Party seat since the 1938 election with the exception of 1978–1984 when it was held by Bruce Beetham of the Social Credit Party. Since 2011 it is held by Ian McKelvie.

Te Tai Hauāuru is a more volatile seat, having been held by three different parties since 1996, i.e. New Zealand First, the Māori Party and the Labour Party. Since 2014 it is held by Adrian Rurawhe of the Labour Party.

Education

See also: List of schools in Manawatu-Wanganui § Rangitikei District

The nearest primary school is Turakina School in Turakina and the nearest secondary schools are in Whanganui and Marton.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2001	114	—
2006	90	−4.62%
2013	108	+2.64%
Source:

Koitiata had a population of 108 according to the 2013 census. This is an increase of 18, or 20.0 percent, since the 2006 census. There were 57 occupied dwellings, 60 unoccupied dwellings, and no dwellings under construction.

Of the residential population, 60 (55.6%) were male compared to 48.7% nationally, and 48 (44.4%) were female, compared to 51.3% nationally. The district had a median age of 60.8 years, 22.8 years above the national median age of 38.0 years. People aged 65 and over made up 38.9% of the population, compared to 14.3% nationally, and people under 15 years made up 8.3%, compared to 20.4% nationally.

The town's ethnicity is made up of (national figures in brackets): 91.4% European (74.0%), 11.4% Māori (14.9%), 2.9% Asian (11.8%), 2.9% Pacific Islanders (7.4%), 0.0% Middle Eastern, Latin American or African (1.2%), and 2.9% Other (1.7%).

Koitiata had an unemployment rate of 0% of people 15 years and over, compared to 7.4% nationally. The median annual income of all people 15 years and over was $22,300, compared to $28,500 nationally. Of those, 43.3% earned under $20,000, compared to 38.2% nationally, while 16.7% earned over $50,000, compared to 26.7% nationally.

Transport

State Highway 3 is located 8 km to the northeast of Koitiata. This national state highway, one of only eight in New Zealand, connects Woodville (25 km east of Palmerston North) and Hamilton via New Plymouth.

The nearest airport is Whanganui Airport, located 30 km to the northwest of the town.

External links

• Unofficial Koitiata website