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Takamatua
Takamatua Bay
Coordinates: 43°47′0″S 172°58′15″E / 43.78333°S 172.97083°E / -43.78333; 172.97083
Country	New Zealand
Region	Canterbury Region
District	Christchurch City
Ward	Banks Peninsula
Community	Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula
Electorates	Banks Peninsula Te Tai Tonga (Māori)
Government
• Territorial Authority	Christchurch City Council
• Regional council	Environment Canterbury
• Mayor of Christchurch	Phil Mauger
• Banks Peninsula MP	Vanessa Weenink
• Te Tai Tonga MP	Tākuta Ferris
Area
• Total	6.30 km (2.43 sq mi)
Population
• Total	110
• Density	17/km (45/sq mi)
Postcode	7581

Takamatua, with an initial European name of German Bay, is a small town situated in Akaroa Harbour on Banks Peninsula in New Zealand. The main road to Akaroa (State Highway 75) passes through this locality. It is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of Akaroa township.

History

At the time of French settlement in August 1840 in Akaroa, a small number of German families settled in this bay. Five German men, four of them single, chose to have land in Takamatua rather than Akaroa. The men were Breitmeyer, Hahn, Hettich, Waeckerle, Walther and Woll. The bay was named German Bay up until 1916 when the residents called on the Minister for Internal Affairs, George Warren Russell, to change the name to Takamatua, as a patriotic reaction to World War I. The German Bay Dairy Co-operative Factory was established in 1893. The Factory's cheese won first prize at the Dunedin Agricultural Show in 1901 and 1902.

Demographics

Takamatua is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement, and covers 6.30 km (2.43 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 110 as of June 2024, with a population density of 17 people per km. It is part of the statistical area of Akaroa Harbour.

Takamatua had a population of 111 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 24 people (−17.8%) since the 2013 census, and unchanged since the 2006 census. There were 45 households, comprising 57 males and 54 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.06 males per female. The median age was 61.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 12 people (10.8%) aged under 15 years, 3 (2.7%) aged 15 to 29, 54 (48.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 42 (37.8%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 94.6% European/Pākehā, 10.8% Māori, 5.4% Asian, and 2.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 43.2% had no religion, 37.8% were Christian, 5.4% had Māori religious beliefs, and 2.7% were Buddhist.

Of those at least 15 years old, 18 (18.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 18 (18.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $28,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 9 people (9.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 36 (36.4%) people were employed full-time, and 24 (24.2%) were part-time.

References

1. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. Reed New Zealand atlas (2004) Auckland: Reed Publishing. Map 83. ISBN 0 7900 0952 8
4. Reed, A. W. (1975). The Reed Dictionary of New Zealand Place Names. Auckland: Reed. p. 481. ISBN 0-7900-0761-4.
5. Tremewan, Peter (1990). French Akaroa. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-877257-97-1.
6. "Deleted from map: German Bay, Akaroa". Evening Post. 5 January 1916. Retrieved 17 September 2018 – via Papers Past.
7. ^ "German Bay". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Vol. 3 Canterbury Provincial District. 1903. Retrieved 17 September 2018 – via NZETC.
8. "Otago Winter Show". The Akaroa Mail. 1 July 1902. Retrieved 17 September 2018 – via Papers Past.
9. 2018 Census place summary: Akaroa Harbour
10. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7026659.

Further reading

• Dykes, G.A. A History of the German Bay / Takamatua School 1876 - 1936 (history of both the school and the wider Takamatua community)

• Banks Peninsula
• Populated places in the Canterbury Region
• Bays of the Canterbury Region