Longlands, New Zealand

Longlands
Rural community
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Coordinates: 39°39′36″S 176°50′02″E / 39.660°S 176.834°E / -39.660; 176.834
CountryNew Zealand
RegionHawke's Bay Region
Territorial authorityHastings District
Ward
  • Heretaunga General Ward
  • Kahurānaki General Ward
  • Takitimu Māori Ward
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityHastings District Council
 • Regional councilHawke's Bay Regional Council
 • Mayor of HastingsWendy Schollum[1]
 • Tukituki MPCatherine Wedd[2]
 • Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MPCushla Tangaere-Manuel[3]
Area
[4]
 • Total
38.85 km2 (15.00 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2025)[5]
 • Total
2,410
 • Density62.0/km2 (161/sq mi)
Postcode(s)
4172, 4174, 4175, 4178

Longlands is a rural community in the Hastings District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island. The area is on the southern and western outskirts of Hastings city.

The Longlands Estate occupied much of the land around 1880,[6] but was broken up into smaller farms and a freezing works in the early 20th century.[7][8][9]

The area is a centre for growing fruit and vegetables.[10]

Demographics

Longlands (including Irongate and Pakipaki), covers 38.85 km2 (15.00 sq mi)[4] and had an estimated population of 2,410 as of June 2025,[5] with a population density of 62 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20062,091—    
20132,022−0.48%
20182,217+1.86%
20232,322+0.93%
The 2006 population is for a larger area of 39.55 km2.
Source: [11][12]

Longlands had a population of 2,322 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 105 people (4.7%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 300 people (14.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,233 males, 1,086 females, and 6 people of other genders in 786 dwellings.[13] 2.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 339 people (14.6%) aged under 15 years, 447 (19.3%) aged 15 to 29, 1,071 (46.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 465 (20.0%) aged 65 or older.[11]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 78.4% European (Pākehā); 20.3% Māori; 9.2% Pasifika; 3.4% Asian; 0.4% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.9%, Māori by 6.3%, Samoan by 4.8%, and other languages by 6.8%. No language could be spoken by 1.4% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 19.5, compared with 28.8% nationally.[11]

Religious affiliations were 41.7% Christian, 0.3% Hindu, 0.1% Islam, 2.2% Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, and 1.7% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 47.4%, and 5.8% of people did not answer the census question.[11]

Of those at least 15 years old, 372 (18.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,044 (52.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 570 (28.7%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 222 people (11.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,041 (52.5%) full-time, 291 (14.7%) part-time, and 51 (2.6%) unemployed.[11]

Individual statistical areas
Name Area
(km2)		 Population Density
(per km2)		 Dwellings Median age Median
income
Irongate 7.96 357 45 105 39.0 years $38,400[14]
Longlands-Pukahu 30.89 1,965 64 681 46.8 years $42,200[15]
New Zealand 38.1 years $41,500

Railway station

Longlands flag station on the Palmerston North–Gisborne Line opened in 1912, after a deputation met the Minister of Railways,[16] following the opening of a sheep and cattle yard in 1911.[17][18] The line through Longlands, from Hastings to Paki Paki, had opened on 1 January 1875,[19] the last works being to complete the bridge over the nearby Irongate Stream, formerly the Ngaruroro River.[20][21] The piles of that bridge sank soon after construction.[22] A shelter shed was built at Longlands in 1905,[18] to the south of Longlands Road.[23] In 1936 Longlands was a main centre for railing cattle.[24] In 1947 frame levers at Longlands tablet locked siding were fitted with chains, staples, and a points lock.[18] The station closed to all traffic on 18 May 1980, but a service siding was retained for about a decade.[19]

References

  1. ^ "2025 Triennial Elections Declaration of Result" (PDF). Electionz. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Tukituki - Official Result". New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Ikaroa-Rāwhiti – Official Result". New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Subnational population estimates - Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Untitled". Hawke's Bay Herald. 6 September 1880. p. 2.
  7. ^ "The Meat Industry - A New Freezing Works". Marlborough Express. 2 January 1904. p. 1.
  8. ^ Fowler, Michael (22 October 2020). "Historic Hawke's Bay: The butcher who owned a freezing works". Hawke's Bay Today.
  9. ^ "Volume 6. Taranaki, Hawke's Bay and Wellington Provincial Districts". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. 1908. pp. 474–5.
  10. ^ Andrews, Gary; Andrews, Heidi (1996). "Hawke's Bay". Seasonal Work in New Zealand. Andrews. p. 145. ISBN 9780473032210.
  11. ^ a b c d e "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Irongate (209301) and Longlands-Pukahu (210201). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Irongate (209300) and Longlands-Pukahu (210200).
  13. ^ "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer. Irongate. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer. Longlands-Pukahu. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  16. ^ "FLAG STATION AT LONGLANDS. HASTINGS STANDARD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 7 August 1912. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  17. ^ "RAILWAY SIDING AT LONGLANDS. HASTINGS STANDARD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 8 February 1911. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  18. ^ a b c "Station Archive". NZR Rolling Stock Lists. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  19. ^ a b Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand.
  20. ^ "Interprovincial News. NEW ZEALAND MAIL". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 19 December 1874. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  21. ^ "Te Karamū Stream". www.hastingsdc.govt.nz. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  22. ^ "NAPIER. AUCKLAND STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 20 April 1875. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  23. ^ "1:63360 map Sheet: N134 Napier and Hastings". www.mapspast.org.nz. 1943. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  24. ^ "HAWKE'S BAY CATTLE. NEW ZEALAND HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 1 October 1936. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  25. ^ Yonge, John Roger (1993). New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas. Quail Map Company. ISBN 9780900609923.
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