Koputaroa
Koputaroa, Koputāroa or Kōputaroa is a rural community in the Horowhenua District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.
It is located south of Shannon and north of Levin on State [Highway 57 |State Highway 57]. It had a railway station from 1886 to 1986.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "long snare for catching parakeets" for Kōputaroa.
Demographics
Koputaroa locality covers, and includes Poroutawhao. It is split between the Makahika, Kere Kere and Waitārere statistical areas.Koputaroa had a population of 858 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 90 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 168 people since the 2013 census. There were 432 males and 432 females in 324 dwellings. 1.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 168 people aged under 15 years, 126 aged 15 to 29, 423 aged 30 to 64, and 144 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 88.1% European, 20.3% Māori, 4.2% Pasifika, 5.2% Asian, and 3.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.2%, Māori by 3.8%, and other languages by 5.9%. No language could be spoken by 1.7%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 14.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 28.7% Christian, 0.3% Hindu, 0.7% Islam, 0.7% Māori [religious beliefs], 0.3% Buddhist, 1.0% New Age, and 0.7% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 59.1%, and 9.4% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 129 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 405 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 162 people exclusively held high school qualifications. 78 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 369 full-time, 114 part-time, and 6 unemployed.
Marae
The local Kererū Marae and Mahinārangi meeting house are a meeting place of the Ngāti Raukawa hapū of Ngāti Takihiku and Ngāti Ngārongo.In October 2020, the Government committed $335,056 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade Kikopiri Marae and Kererū Marae, creating 48 jobs.