Tutira () is a village to the north of Napier and is part of the

Hawke's Bay Region Hawke's Bay () is a region on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. The region is named for Hawke Bay, which was named in honour of Edward Hawke. The region's main centres are the cities of Napier and Hastings, while the more rural ...

in New Zealand's

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. It is located on State Highway 2 between

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and Napier. Much of the area was surveyed by Herbert Guthrie-Smith, who farmed 60,000 acres (240 km²) surrounding

Lake Tūtira Lake Tūtira is a body of water in north-eastern Hawke's Bay in New Zealand, formed by damming of Papakiri Stream by two landslides from a limestone capped cliff on the east. Much of the area was surveyed by Herbert Guthrie-Smith, who farmed 60 ...

. Guthrie-Smith, a

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, published the popular ''Tutira: the story of a New Zealand sheep station'' in 1921. Today, a camp is run at the site of his homestead.

Demographics

Puketitiri-Tutira statistical area, which includes Waipātiki Beach,

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and Te Haroto, covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Before the 2023 census, the statistical area had a larger boundary, covering . Using that boundary, Puketitiri-Tutira had a population of 1,839 at the

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, an increase of 87 people (5.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 96 people (5.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 708 households, comprising 969 males and 870 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.11 males per female. The median age was 40.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 387 people (21.0%) aged under 15 years, 309 (16.8%) aged 15 to 29, 936 (50.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 201 (10.9%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 84.2% European/

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, 22.3%

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, 2.3% Pacific peoples, 1.6% Asian, and 2.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 9.8, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 57.7% had no religion, 30.8% were

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, 3.1% had

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, 0.2% were

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, 0.2% were

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and 1.6% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 186 (12.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 261 (18.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $34,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 186 people (12.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 843 (58.1%) people were employed full-time, 261 (18.0%) were part-time, and 36 (2.5%) were unemployed.

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