Tāneatua
Tāneatua is a small town in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island, 13 kilometres south of Whakatāne. State Highway 2 passes through the town on its route between Edgecumbe and Ōpōtiki. The small settlements of Ruatoki and Waimana are to the south and south-east of Tāneatua.
The Whakatāne River runs to the west of Tāneatua, while the Tauranga River flows south of the township and joins the Whakatāne River just to the southwest of Tāneatua.
Te Kura Whare, the headquarters of the Ngāi Tūhoe tribe's representative body, Te Uru Taumatua, is on the highway at the north-western end of Tāneatua. It includes a library, gallery, archive and large tribal meeting chamber.
History
The land was subdivided by the government in the 1880s, and the town laid out in 1896. It was initially called Ōpouriao North and renamed Taneatua in 1920.The now closed Tāneatua Branch railway line terminated in Tāneatua in 1928. Earlier considered part of the East Coast Main Trunk Railway, it became a branch line off the main line from Hawkens Junction, northwest of Edgecumbe. The Tāneatua railway station has been demolished.
Demographics
Tāneatua is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement, and covers. It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Tāneatua is part of the larger Wainui statistical area.Tāneatua had a population of 858 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 45 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 72 people since the 2013 census. There were 405 males and 453 females in 216 dwellings. 1.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 29.7 years. There were 246 people aged under 15 years, 189 aged 15 to 29, 339 aged 30 to 64, and 84 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 19.2% European, 92.3% Māori, 6.6% Pasifika, 0.7% Asian, and 0.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 93.4%, Māori by 45.8%, and other languages by 1.4%. No language could be spoken by 2.4%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.7%. The percentage of people born overseas was 2.8, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 26.2% Christian, 30.1% Māori religious beliefs, 0.3% Buddhist, and 0.3% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 39.9%, and 3.1% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 90 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 345 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 177 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $30,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 21 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 255 full-time, 99 part-time, and 36 unemployed.
Wainui statistical area
Wainui statistical area covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Wainui had a population of 1,512 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 15 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 147 people since the 2013 census. There were 732 males, 780 females, and 3 people of other genders in 468 dwellings. 1.6% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 35.3 years. There were 366 people aged under 15 years, 291 aged 15 to 29, 642 aged 30 to 64, and 213 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 46.2% European ; 67.1% Māori; 4.2% Pasifika; 0.8% Asian; 0.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 1.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 94.8%, Māori by 31.2%, and other languages by 3.6%. No language could be spoken by 2.4%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 8.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 24.8% Christian, 19.4% Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.6% New Age, and 0.8% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 50.2%, and 4.8% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 216 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 657 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 273 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $34,300, compared with $41,500 nationally. 84 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 510 full-time, 207 part-time, and 45 unemployed.