Clive, New Zealand
Clive is a small town, ten kilometres from the city centres of both Napier and Hastings in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's North Island. It is close to the mouth of the Ngaruroro River.
The town is part of the Hastings district. It was named after a prominent person from imperial India, in this case Robert Clive, better known as "Clive of India". The name was given by John Curling.
The town of Clive is mainly rural, yet with the increasing number of people moving into Hawke's Bay, and Clive being at the meeting point of Hastings and Napier, new subdivisions are being built to accommodate the growing population.
Clive is home to the Hawke's Bay Rowing Club who train on the Clive River. The Hawke's Bay Rowing Regatta is held on the first weekend of the year and was started in 1872.
Demographics
Stats NZ describes Clive as a small urban area, which covers. It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Clive had a population of 1,992 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 105 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 246 people since the 2013 census. There were 1,005 males, 981 females, and 6 people of other genders in 702 dwellings. 2.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 44.2 years. There were 342 people aged under 15 years, 333 aged 15 to 29, 936 aged 30 to 64, and 378 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 84.8% European ; 21.8% Māori; 2.9% Pasifika; 5.1% Asian; 0.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 1.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.6%, Māori by 4.8%, Samoan by 0.3%, and other languages by 7.1%. No language could be spoken by 1.4%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 1.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 15.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 27.1% Christian, 1.4% Hindu, 0.5% Islam, 2.1% Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.8% New Age, 0.2% Jewish, and 1.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 59.0%, and 7.2% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 312 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 966 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 372 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $41,800, compared with $41,500 nationally. 189 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 870 full-time, 237 part-time, and 27 unemployed.
Marae
The town has two marae.Kohupātiki Marae and Tanenuiarangi meeting house are a meeting place of the Ngāti Kahungunu hapū of Ngati Hōri and Ngāti Toaharapaki.
Matahiwi Marae and Te Matau a Māui meeting house are a meeting place of the Ngāti Kahungunu hapū of Ngāti Hāwea and Ngāti Kautere.
In October 2020, the Government committed $6,020,910 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade a group of 18 marae, including both Kohupātiki and Matahiwi. The funding was expected to create 39 jobs.