Poraiti

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Poraiti
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Sunset over Poraiti Hills
Poraiti
Coordinates: 39°30′15″S176°50′38″E / 39.504273°S 176.843913°E / -39.504273; 176.843913
CountryNew Zealand
City Napier
Local authority Napier City Council
Electoral wardTaradale Ward
Area
[1]
 • Land1,766 ha (4,364 acres)
Population
 (June 2023) [2]
 • Total2,280
Puketapu Bay View Westshore
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Taradale Tamatea

Poraiti is a suburb on the western outskirts of the city of Napier, in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's eastern North Island. [3] For a long time it was a semi-rural locality on low hills, but has now been extended to include a new residential subdivision developed on the plain in the 2000s.

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History

Te Poraiti, also known as Pa Poto, was a Māori pā belonging to Ngāti Hinepare on a small headland near the shore of Ahuriri Lagoon. In the 19th century, chiefs Rawiri Tareahi and his son Porokoru Mapu lived there. [4]

For a long period of modern history Poraiti was a semi-rural locality on low hills west of Napier. It was part of Hawke's Bay County until the 1989 New Zealand local government reforms, when it became part of Napier City. [5] [6]

When a new residential subdivision was developed on the former Lagoon Farm, west of Tamatea, in the 2000s, there was a debate over whether it should be named Parklands or Orotu. Napier City Council settled the debate in 2008 by including the subdivision in Poraiti. [7] That area is now known as Poraiti Flat, while the old Poraiti has become known as Poraiti Hills.

Demographics

Poraiti covers 17.66 km2 (6.82 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 2,280 as of June 2023, [2] with a population density of 129 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006657—    
20131,458+12.06%
20182,010+6.63%
Source: [8]

Poraiti had a population of 2,010 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 552 people (37.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,353 people (205.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 750 households, comprising 981 males and 1,032 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female, with 303 people (15.1%) aged under 15 years, 261 (13.0%) aged 15 to 29, 945 (47.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 498 (24.8%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 90.9% European/Pākehā, 7.0% Māori, 1.0% Pacific peoples, 7.2% Asian, and 1.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 18.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 48.7% had no religion, 39.6% were Christian, 0.3% were Hindu, 1.5% were Buddhist and 1.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 357 (20.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 288 (16.9%) people had no formal qualifications. 396 people (23.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 810 (47.5%) people were employed full-time, 273 (16.0%) were part-time, and 33 (1.9%) were unemployed. [8]

Individual statistical areas
NameArea
(km2)		PopulationDensity
(per km2)		HouseholdsMedian ageMedian
income
Poraiti Hills10.587326925548.4 years$35,400 [9]
Poraiti Flat7.091,27818049551.8 years$36,700 [10]
New Zealand37.4 years$31,800

Education

Hōhepa School is a special needs school, [11] with a roll of 31 as of April 2023. [12] [13]

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  2. 1 2 "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Hariss, Gavin. "Poraiti, Hawke's Bay". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. ↑ Bain, P. (1992). Te Whanganui a Orotu: Summary of Recorded Archaeological Information. Napier: Department of Conservation. p. 6. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "A brief history of Napier". Napier City Council. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "History of Napier's roads". Napier City Council. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Sections for sale by tender in next stage of Parklands Napier". Hawke's Bay Today . Retrieved 21 May 2023– via The New Zealand Herald.
  8. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Poraiti Hills (212400) and Poraiti Flat (212500).
  9. ↑ 2018 Census place summary: Poraiti Hills
  10. ↑ 2018 Census place summary: Poraiti Flat
  11. ↑ "Hohepa Home School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "Hōhepa School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
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