Tauranga Taupō
Tauranga Taupō | |
|---|---|
Rural settlement | |
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| Coordinates: 38°54′39″S 175°54′13″E / 38.910881°S 175.903644°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Waikato region |
| District | Taupō District |
| Ward | Turangi-Tongariro Ward |
| Community | Turangi-Tongariro Community |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Taupō District Council |
| • Regional council | Waikato Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Taupō | John Funnell[1] |
| • Taupō MP | Louise Upston[2] |
| • Waiariki MP | Rawiri Waititi[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.75 km2 (1.06 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2025)[5] | |
• Total | 190 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Tauranga Taupō is a semi-rural area located at the mouth of Tauranga Taupō River, on the southern shores of Lake Taupō in New Zealand's North Island.
Settlements
The area includes three contiguous settlements: Oruatua, near the mouth of the Tauranga Taupō River.[6] Te Rangiita or Rangiita,[7] and Waitetoko or Waitetoko Beach.[8] These settlements are located southwest to northeast on State Highway 1.[6][7][8]
The closest towns are Tūrangi which is 13 km south of Te Rangiita and Taupō, which is 37 km northwest.
History
The shores of Lake Taupō were first inhabited by Ngāti Hotu during the fourteenth century.[9] Māori legends speak about explorers Tia and Ngātoro-i-rangi, who competed to claim land along the shores of Lake Taupō[10] and passed through Tauranga Taupō. The children of Ngātoro-i-rangi's descendant Tūwharetoa[11] came to the Taupō District and created the iwi Ngāti Tūwharetoa. A descendant of Tūwharetoa named Te Rangi-ita and his son Tama-mutu became important figures in the iwi around the seventeenth century.[11] They were warrior chiefs who established territories in the Taupō District and established the Ngāti Te Rangi-ita hapū in the Tauranga Taupō area.[12]
Colonisation
Europeans began arriving to the Taupō area in the early nineteenth century.[13] The first road along the south eastern side of the lake was built in 1883. 1924 saw the construction of the Tauranga-Taupō bridge completing the road from Taupō to Tokaanu.[14] This would later become State Highway One.
Māori Sites
The local Waitetoko Marae is a marae for the local Ngāti Tūwharetoa hapū of Ngāti Te Rangiita.[15] It includes Te Kapua Whakapipi meeting house.[16]
Demographics
Statistics New Zealand describes Oruatua-Te Rangiita-Waitetoko as a rural settlement, which covers 2.75 km2 (1.06 sq mi).[4] It had an estimated population of 190 as of June 2025,[5] with a population density of 69 people per km2. The settlement is part of the larger Lake Taupō Bays statistical area.[17]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 147 | — |
| 2013 | 147 | +0.00% |
| 2018 | 162 | +1.96% |
| 2023 | 186 | +2.80% |
| Source: [18][19] | ||
Oruatua-Te Rangiita-Waitetoko had a population of 186 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 24 people (14.8%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 39 people (26.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 102 males, 81 females, and 3 people of other genders in 90 dwellings.[20] 4.8% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 49.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 27 people (14.5%) aged under 15 years, 24 (12.9%) aged 15 to 29, 84 (45.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 48 (25.8%) aged 65 or older.[18]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 79.0% European (Pākehā); 27.4% Māori; 1.6% Pasifika; 1.6% Asian; 1.6% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.4%, Māori by 8.1%, and other languages by 3.2%. No language could be spoken by 1.6% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 8.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.[18]
Religious affiliations were 27.4% Christian, 3.2% Māori religious beliefs, 3.2% New Age, 1.6% Jewish, and 1.6% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 58.1%, and 6.5% of people did not answer the census question.[18]
Of those at least 15 years old, 24 (15.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 99 (62.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 33 (20.8%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $37,500, compared with $41,500 nationally. 12 people (7.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 63 (39.6%) full-time, 30 (18.9%) part-time, and 3 (1.9%) unemployed.[18]
References
- ↑ "2025 Triennial Elections Declaration of Result" (PDF). Electionz. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ↑ New Zealand Electoral Commission. "Taupō - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ↑ "Waiariki – Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Urban Rural 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Subnational population estimates - Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Hariss, Gavin. "Oruatua, Waikato". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Hariss, Gavin. "Te Rangiita, Waikato". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Hariss, Gavin. "Waitetoko, Waikato". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
- ↑ Bolton, Kerry R. (31 December 2010), "Enigma of the Ngati Hotu", Antrocom: Journal of Anthropology, Gorgias Press, pp. 123–126, doi:10.31826/9781463233983-017, ISBN 9781463233983, retrieved 11 January 2022
- ↑ Stokes, Evelyn (1999). "Tauponui a Tia: an interpretation of Maori landscape and land tenure". Asia Pacific Viewpoint. 40 (2): 137–158. doi:10.1111/1467-8373.00088. ISSN 1467-8373.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Hata, Hoeta Te; Fletcher, H. J. (1916). "The Ngati-Tuharetoa Occupation of Taupo-Nui-A-Tia". The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 25 (3(99)): 104–116. ISSN 0032-4000. JSTOR 20701145.
- ↑ Wikaira, Martin (8 February 2005). "Ngāti Tūwharetoa - Warfare". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- ↑ WARD, R. GERARD (1956). "Maori Settlement in the Taupo Country, 1830-1880". The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 65 (1): 41–44. ISSN 0032-4000. JSTOR 20703532.
- ↑ Mathews & Mathews Architects Ltd (27 March 2009). Central Taupo: Heritage Assessment (issue 5). Prepared for Taupo District Council. Retrieved from https://www.taupodc.govt.nz/repository/libraries/id:25026fn3317q9slqygym/hierarchy/our-council/policies-plans-and-bylaws/structure-plans/taupo-urban-commercial-and-industrial-structure-plan/documents/technical-background-reports/Heritage-Assessment.pdf
- ↑ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
- ↑ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
- ↑ "Geographic Boundary Viewer". Stats NZ. Urban Rural 1 – 2023 and Statistical Area 2 – 2023.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Oruatua-Te Rangiita-Waitetoko (1218). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ↑ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7013301.
- ↑ "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.