Tikokino

Tikokino
Hampdon
Town
Gwavas Station Homestead
Gwavas Station Homestead
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Coordinates: 39°49′S 176°27′E / 39.817°S 176.450°E / -39.817; 176.450
CountryNew Zealand
RegionHawke's Bay
Territorial authorityCentral Hawke's Bay District
WardAramoana-Ruahine
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityCentral Hawke's Bay District Council
 • Regional councilHawke's Bay Regional Council
Area
 • Total0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total230
 • Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Postcode(s)
4273[3]

Tikokino is a town in the Central Hawke's Bay District on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Waipawa and 55 kilometres (34 mi) southwest of Hastings. The township is located on State Highway 50.[4]

The township was founded by the Government in 1860. Hampden, as it was originally called, began as sawmilling centre for local forests, becoming a service town for the farms which took their place. By the early 2000s, most residents were working at a nearby meat processing plant, dairy farming, or for local growers.[4]

Tikokino has eight buildings registered by Heritage New Zealand, including the Gwavas Station Homestead and Garden as Category I.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ "worldpostalcodes". Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b Pollock, Kerryn. "Tikokino". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
  5. ^ "Gwavas Station Homestead and Garden". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 31 January 2015.