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Purerua Peninsula is a peninsula on the northwest side of the
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in Northland, New Zealand. Te Puna Inlet lies to the south of the peninsula. Communities on the peninsula are Purerua, Te Tii and Taronui Bay.
Rangihoua Bay Rangihoua Bay is a bay at the southern end of the Purerua Peninsula, on the north-west shore of the Bay of Islands in Northland Region, Northland, New Zealand.Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p.367. It is 10 km north across the Ba ...
is at the southern end of the peninsula. Te Tii has two
marae A ' (in Māori language, New Zealand Māori, Cook Islands Māori, Tahitian language, Tahitian), ' (in Tongan language, Tongan), ' (in Marquesan language, Marquesan) or ' (in Samoan language, Samoan) is a communal or sacred place that serves reli ...
, belonging to the
Ngāpuhi Ngāpuhi (also known as Ngāpuhi-Nui-Tonu or Ngā Puhi) is a Māori iwi associated with the Northland regions of New Zealand centred in the Hokianga, the Bay of Islands, and Whangārei. According to the 2023 New Zealand census, the estimate ...
hapū In Māori language, Māori and New Zealand English, a ' ("subtribe", or "clan") functions as "the basic political unit within Māori society". A Māori person can belong to or have links to many hapū. Historically, each hapū had its own chief ...
of Ngāti Rēhia: Hiruhārama Hou Marae and meeting house, and Whitiora Marae and Te Ranga Tira Tanga meeting house. Another local marae, Wharengaere, is a meeting place of the
Ngāpuhi Ngāpuhi (also known as Ngāpuhi-Nui-Tonu or Ngā Puhi) is a Māori iwi associated with the Northland regions of New Zealand centred in the Hokianga, the Bay of Islands, and Whangārei. According to the 2023 New Zealand census, the estimate ...
hapū of Ngāti Mau and
Ngāti Torehina Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori, roughly means or , and is often translated as "tribe". The word is both singular and plural in the Māori language, and is typically pluralised as such in English. ...
.


Demographics

Purerua Peninsula covers . It is part of the larger Rangitane-Purerua statistical area. Purerua Peninsula had a population of 222 in the
2023 New Zealand census The 2023 New Zealand census, which took place on 7 March 2023, was the thirty-fifth national census in New Zealand. It implemented measures that aimed to increase the Census' effectiveness in response to the issues faced with the 2018 census, i ...
, an increase of 21 people (10.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 51 people (29.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 117 males and 105 females in 81 dwellings. 2.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 46.5 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 42 people (18.9%) aged under 15 years, 39 (17.6%) aged 15 to 29, 102 (45.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 39 (17.6%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 66.2%
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(
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), 55.4%
Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...
, 6.8% Pasifika, and 1.4% Asian. English was spoken by 97.3%, Māori language by 25.7%, and other languages by 6.8%. No language could be spoken by 1.4% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 17.6, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 29.7%
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, 8.1%
Māori religious beliefs Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...
, 1.4%
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, and 1.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 54.1%, and 6.8% of people did not answer the census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 27 (15.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 96 (53.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 48 (26.7%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $36,600, compared with $41,500 nationally. 15 people (8.3%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 90 (50.0%) people were employed full-time, 30 (16.7%) were part-time, and 12 (6.7%) were unemployed.


Rangitane-Purerua statistical area

The statistical area of Rangitane-Purerua, which includes Rangitane and Tākou Bay, covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Rangitane-Purerua had a population of 1,581 in the
2023 New Zealand census The 2023 New Zealand census, which took place on 7 March 2023, was the thirty-fifth national census in New Zealand. It implemented measures that aimed to increase the Census' effectiveness in response to the issues faced with the 2018 census, i ...
, an increase of 75 people (5.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 411 people (35.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 783 males, 798 females and 3 people of other genders in 597 dwellings. 1.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 50.5 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 288 people (18.2%) aged under 15 years, 183 (11.6%) aged 15 to 29, 753 (47.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 357 (22.6%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 75.1%
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(
Pākehā ''Pākehā'' (or ''Pakeha''; ; ) is a Māori language, Māori-language word used in English, particularly in New Zealand. It generally means a non-Polynesians, Polynesian New Zealanders, New Zealander or more specifically a European New Zeala ...
); 35.9%
Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...
; 3.6% Pasifika; 1.9% Asian; 0.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.3%, Māori language by 13.9%, Samoan by 0.4% and other languages by 7.6%. No language could be spoken by 0.9% (e.g. too young to talk).
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was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 22.2, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 27.7%
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, 5.1%
Māori religious beliefs Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...
, 0.4%
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, 0.6%
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, 0.2%
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, and 1.7% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 57.7%, and 6.6% of people did not answer the census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 219 (16.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 705 (54.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 297 (23.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $35,900, compared with $41,500 nationally. 135 people (10.4%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 546 (42.2%) people were employed full-time, 189 (14.6%) were part-time, and 39 (3.0%) were unemployed.


Education

Bay of Islands International Academy is a state-funded Year 1–8 New Zealand primary school which opened in January 2013 in the existing buildings and grounds of the former Te Tii School on the Purerua Peninsula, about 17 km north of Kerikeri township. A Purerua Public School had been in existence since 1906, with a ferry service from Te Tii. The academy's Māori name is ''Te Whare Mātauranga o Te Tii''. The academy is an authorised IB World School offering the
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. The programme emphasises academic achievement, inquiry-style learning and an international, multicultural curriculum. All students are required to learn a second language. The school serves the Kerikeri/Waipapa/Purerua area of New Zealand's
Far North District The Far North District is the northernmost Territorial authorities of New Zealand, territorial authority district of New Zealand, consisting of the northern part of the Northland Peninsula in the North Island. It stretches from North Cape (New ...
and has capacity for about 100 students. Its roll was as of An enrolment zone is in effect. Bay of Islands International Academy is sited on two hectares (five acres) of grounds. Facilities include four classrooms, a library, a resource room, administrative space, a swimming pool, and play areas. The school is connected to the internet via 100 Mbit/s fibre optic ultra-fast broadband, and all learning spaces have WiFi coverage. Following the 2013 national census the school shifted from decile 3 to decile 6, indicating a substantial shift in the population of attending students.


Climate


Notable people

* Glenn Colquhoun, poet


References


External links


Te Tii School's official website
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