Taipa, New Zealand


Taipa is a settlement on the southern side of Doubtless Bay in Northland, New Zealand. runs through it. It is the westernmost of the Taipa-Mangonui string of settlements, and separated from the others by the Taipa River.
Taipa is traditionally the first landing place of Kupe, the Polynesian explorer of Aotearoa. There is a memorial near the bridge over the Taipa River.
The name may have originated as Taiapa, a fence between two disputed shellfish beds.

Demographics

Statistics New Zealand describes Taipa as a rural settlement. It covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Taipa is part of the larger Doubtless Bay statistical area.
Taipa had a population of 153 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 6 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 18 people since the 2013 census. There were 78 males and 78 females in 66 dwellings. 3.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 53.0 years. There were 21 people aged under 15 years, 18 aged 15 to 29, 60 aged 30 to 64, and 54 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 68.6% European, 41.2% Māori, 9.8% Pasifika, and 5.9% Asian. English was spoken by 100.0%, Māori language by 17.6%, Samoan by 3.9% and other languages by 2.0%. The percentage of people born overseas was 13.7, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 29.4% Christian, 3.9% Hindu, 5.9% Māori religious beliefs, and 2.0% Buddhist. People who answered that they had no religion were 54.9%, and 3.9% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 15 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 72 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 39 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $29,600, compared with $41,500 nationally. 12 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 51 people were employed full-time, 12 were part-time, and 6 were unemployed.

Education

Taipa Area School is a coeducational composite school with a roll of students as of The school opened as Taipa District High School in 1956, and became an area school in 1976.
A school existed at Taipa in 1883 and was eventually replaced by the District High School.

Marae

The Taipa area has three Ngāti Kahu marae: