Minginui
Minginui is a town in Whakatāne District and Bay of Plenty Region on New Zealand's North Island.
The Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park is located near the town.
In 1978, there was confrontation between the local community and conservationists over native forest logging in the park, then known as Whirinaki State Forest. Four bus loads of conservationists arrived in Minginui from an ECO conference being held in Taupō. The local residents barricaded the road leading to the forest preventing a planned bush walk.
Demographics
Stats NZ describes Minginui as a rural settlement, which covers. It is part of the Galatea statistical area.Minginui had a population of 168 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 21 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 33 people since the 2013 census. There were 90 males and 78 females in 39 dwellings. The median age was 32.9 years. There were 39 people aged under 15 years, 36 aged 15 to 29, 75 aged 30 to 64, and 21 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 21.4% European, 92.9% Māori, and 10.7% Pasifika. English was spoken by 96.4%, and Māori by 44.6%. No language could be spoken by 3.6%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 1.8%. The percentage of people born overseas was 1.8, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 25.0% Christian, 1.8% Hindu, and 17.9% Māori religious beliefs. People who answered that they had no religion were 51.8%, and 7.1% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 12 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 57 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 60 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $28,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 3 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 54 full-time, 12 part-time, and 9 unemployed.