Te Hana

Te Hana is a small town on near the northern boundary of Auckland. Wellsford is to the south, and Kaiwaka is northeast. Te Hana Creek runs westward on the northern end of the town to the Kaipara Harbour.

History

The town gained a post office in 1871. A school flourished in Te Hana in the early 20th century.
The Port Albert Co-operative Dairy Company replaced its factory in Port Albert with a more substantial one in Te Hana in 1934. The dairy factory was the town's major employer until it closed in 1987. After it closed Te Hana declined, with a high crime rate, unemployment of 20%, significant substance abuse, and poor living conditions.
Te Hana Community Charitable Development Trust was formed in 2002 to rejuvenate the town, with one of its major initiatives a Māori cultural centre to attract tourists with a recreation of a pre-European Māori village.

Demographics

Statistics New Zealand describes Te Hana as a rural settlement, which covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Te Hana is part of the larger Okahukura Peninsula statistical area.
Te Hana had a population of 120 in the 2023 [New Zealand census], an increase of 15 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 24 people since the 2013 census. There were 63 males and 60 females in 39 dwellings. 2.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 34.7 years. There were 27 people aged under 15 years, 27 aged 15 to 29, 57 aged 30 to 64, and 9 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 62.5% European, 42.5% Māori, 7.5% Pasifika, and 7.5% Asian. English was spoken by 97.5%, Māori language by 10.0%, and other languages by 12.5%. No language could be spoken by 2.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 15.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 37.5% Christian, 7.5% Māori religious beliefs, and 2.5% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 50.0%, and 5.0% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 6 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 51 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 33 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $32,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 6 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 45 people were employed full-time and 18 were part-time.