Ngamatea
| Ngamatea | |
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| Meshblock | |
 Ngamatea
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| Coordinates: 39°24′25.2029″S 176°07′42.4124″E / 39.407000806°S 176.128447889°ECoordinates: 39°24′25.2029″S 176°07′42.4124″E / 39.407000806°S 176.128447889°E | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| Region | Hawke's Bay |
| Territorial authority | Rangitikei District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andy Watson |
| • MP | Ian McKelvie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 610.54 km2 (235.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| • Total | 27 |
| • Density | 0.04/km2 (0.1/sq mi) |
| Website | www.ngamatea.co.nz |
 Painting of Ngamatea Station including dogs' kennels, shepherds' quarters and other buildings by Colin Wheeler. Source: Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. |
Ngamatea is a meshblock located in the northeastern part of Rangitikei District of the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's North Island. It is unique in being located in the Hawke's Bay region despite being part of the Rangitikei District, which is almost entirely located in the Manawatu-Wanganui region. It has an area of 610.54 km², 13.63% of the total area of Rangitikei. According to the 2013 census, it had a population of 27 inhabitants.
Ngamatea is also a station and provides free-range sika deer hunting and trout fishing.
The meshblock of Ngamatea encompasses an area of 610.54 km². Despite only having 0.2% of the district's population, Ngamatea contains 13.6% of the total area. It is the only part of the Rangitikei District located in the Hawke's Bay region, of which it contains 4.3% of the total area.
Ngamatea has the following boundaries: Taharua (Taupo District, Hawke's Bay) to the north, Puketitiri (Hastings District, Hawke's Bay) to the northeast and east, Whanawhana (Hastings) to the south and Moawhango to the west.
As part of the Rangitikei District, the current Mayor of Rangitikei since 2013 is Andy Watson.
Ngamatea forms part of the Taihape ward of the Rangitikei District Council, which elects three of the eleven district councillors. The three councillors of the Taihape ward are Richard Aslett, Angus Gordon and Ruth Rainey. The mayor and councillors are all due for re-election in October 2016.
Ngamatea, 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.
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