Waioneke is a locality on the Te Korowai-o-Te-Tonga Peninsula of the Kaipara Harbour, in the Rodney District of New Zealand. Parakai is 22 km to the south-east, and the road continues another 14 km to the north-west. Rangitira Beach and Woodhill Forest are to the west, and Omokoiti Flats and the southern Kaipara Harbour are to the east.^[1][2]

A Māori pa existed at Waioneke prior to European settlement of the area.^[3] The Waioneke block was taken up in 1868 by Daniel Pollen (who later became Premier of New Zealand) and William Spearman Young, to graze cattle.^[4][5]

A Waioneke Road Board was formed after 1884, and was responsible for forming and maintaining roads over much of the South Head peninsula. The board was dissolved by 1899.^[6]

Waioneke was a centre of gum digging from 1880 to 1900.^[7]

Deer farming began in the area in the 1970s, and a processing plant was built in Waioneke.^[8]

The Kaipara Estate winery began in the Waioneke Valley in 1995.^[9][10]

Waioneke is in an SA1 statistical area which covers 18.15 km² (7.01 sq mi).^[11] The SA1 area is part of the larger South Head statistical area.^[12]

The SA1 statistical area had a population of 183 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 69 people (60.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 81 people (79.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 63 households, comprising 87 males and 96 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.91 males per female. The median age was 44.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 45 people (24.6%) aged under 15 years, 21 (11.5%) aged 15 to 29, 93 (50.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 27 (14.8%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 93.4% European/Pākehā, 11.5% Māori, 3.3% Pacific peoples, and 3.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 63.9% had no religion and 27.9% were Christian.

Of those at least 15 years old, 18 (13.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 27 (19.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $33,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. 21 people (15.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 81 (58.7%) people were employed full-time, 21 (15.2%) were part-time, and 3 (2.2%) were unemployed.^[13]

Waioneke School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a roll of 93 students as of February 2024.^[14][15] The school traces its origins to Mairetahi School, established in 1928. The school moved to its present site and took its current name in 1938.^[16]