Pyes Pa

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Pyes Pa
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Pyes Pa
Coordinates: 37°44′53″S176°07′19″E / 37.748°S 176.122°E / -37.748; 176.122 Coordinates: 37°44′53″S176°07′19″E / 37.748°S 176.122°E / -37.748; 176.122
Country New Zealand
City Tauranga
Local authority Tauranga City Council
Electoral wardTauriko General Ward
Area
[1]
 • Land1,084 ha (2,679 acres)
Population
 (June 2022) [2]
 • Total14,430
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Pyes Pa is a suburb of Tauranga, New Zealand.

The suburb is located in the southern part of Tauranga about 40.3 km from Rotorua. It includes The Lakes, Cheyne Road and the TECT All Terrain Park. It is named for Captain Charles Pye (1820 - 1876), who was in the Colonial Defence Force cavalry during the New Zealand Wars. [3]

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History

The New Zealand Wars battle site of Te Ranga is located in a paddock on Pyes Pa Road (SH36) near the corner of Joyce Road, about 10 km south of Tauranga. On 21 June 1864, British forces decisively defeated local Māori there.

The British defeat at Pukehinahina (Gate Pā) on 29 April 1864 had shocked New Zealand's European settlers.

Lieutenant-General Duncan Cameron returned to Auckland, leaving Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Greer in command of the British garrison on the Te Papa peninsula. Greer was ordered to attack immediately should Māori forces begin constructing another pā in the district.

On the morning of 21 June, Greer left Camp Te Papa (now the Tauranga CBD) with a force of 600 men. Five kilometres inland from Gate Pā, the British force discovered 500 to 600 Maori working on defensive earthworks at Te Ranga. Led by Rāwiri Puhirake, they comprised Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngāti Ranginui, supported by Ngāti Porou from the east coast and Ngāti Pikiao and Ngāti Rangiwewehi from Rotorua. Early that afternoon, following the arrival of reinforcements, Greer ordered men from the 68th and 43rd regiments and 1st Waikato Militia to advance.

The battle that followed was described as among the bloodiest of the New Zealand campaigns. In desperate hand-to-hand fighting, British troops exacted vengeance for Gate Pā. The Māori garrison was unable to hold the incomplete defences and, when Puhirake was killed, his force retreated.

British casualties were nine dead and 39 wounded. More than 100 of the defenders – including Puhirake – were buried in the trenches at Te Ranga. Twenty-seven severely wounded Māori were taken to hospital at Te Papa camp. Fourteen did not long survive the battle and were buried at Mission Cemetery. Among the mortally wounded was Te Tera of Ngāi Te Rangi, the only one identified in official reports.

The one-sided battle at Te Ranga largely crushed resistance in the vicinity of Tauranga Harbour. Some Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngāti Ranginui surrendered arms to the British at Camp Te Papa in ceremonies on 21 and 25 July. Much of their land was subsequently confiscated. This Historic Places Trust marker was erected at Te Ranga in 1964, 100 years after the battle.

Demographics

Pyes Pa covers 10.84 km2 (4.19 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 14,430 as of June 2022, [2] with a population density of 1,331 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20063,249—    
20136,216+9.71%
201810,215+10.44%
Source: [4]

Pyes Pa had a population of 10,215 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 3,999 people (64.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 6,966 people (214.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 3,513 households, comprising 4,875 males and 5,331 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.91 males per female, with 2,199 people (21.5%) aged under 15 years, 1,533 (15.0%) aged 15 to 29, 4,344 (42.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 2,142 (21.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 79.9% European/Pākehā, 11.3% Māori, 2.1% Pacific peoples, 14.1% Asian, and 1.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 27.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 44.9% had no religion, 39.5% were Christian, 0.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.6% were Hindu, 0.4% were Muslim, 0.7% were Buddhist and 6.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,671 (20.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,308 (16.3%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,479 people (18.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,753 (46.8%) people were employed full-time, 1,143 (14.3%) were part-time, and 225 (2.8%) were unemployed. [4]

Individual statistical areas in 2018*
NameArea
(km2)		PopulationDensity
(per km2)		HouseholdsMedian ageMedian
income
Pyes Pa West4.613,4837561,20036.5 years$38,700 [5]
Pyes Pa North1.974,6322,3511,65644.8 years$28,600 [6]
Pyes Pa South1.831,44378945642.2 years$40,900 [7]
Pyes Pa East2.4365727020140.9 years$31,600 [8]
New Zealand37.4 years$31,800
*As Tauranga's boundaries expand, the existing area of Pyes Pa has since been divided into five areas, and a new area added to the south.

Education

Pyes Pā School is a co-educational state primary school, [9] [10] with a roll of 248 as of November 2022. [11]

The school was named in 1935 after the old school at Ngawaro was relocated to its current location. This building, a single classroom with a cold water tap on the porch and a donkey stove, was later used a dental clinic and then as a Playcentre. In 1956 the building was moved back to Ngawaro to serve as the present clubroom for the Ngawaro Golf Course. [9]

Taumata School is another primary school established in 2019, [12] [13] with a roll of 626. [14] It is a Intermediate Inclusive School, known as a Full Primary, which goes from Year 0 to Year 8.

Aquinas College is a co-educational state-integrated Catholic secondary school established in 2003, [15] [16] with a roll of 743. [17]

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  1. 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Victoria Cross recipients with NZ connection". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Pyes Pa West (195100), Pyes Pa North (195400), Pyes Pa South (195600) and Pyes Pa East (196100).
  5. ↑ 2018 Census place summary: Pyes Pa West
  6. ↑ 2018 Census place summary: Pyes Pa North
  7. ↑ 2018 Census place summary: Pyes Pa South
  8. ↑ 2018 Census place summary: Pyes Pa East
  9. 1 2 "Pyes Pā School Official School Website". pyespa.school.nz.
  10. ↑ "Pyes Pa Road School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  11. ↑ "Pyes Pa Road School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  12. ↑ "Taumata School Official School Website". taumata.school.nz.
  13. ↑ "Taumata School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  14. ↑ "Taumata School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  15. ↑ "Aquinas College Official School Website". aquinas.school.nz.
  16. ↑ "Aquinas College Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  17. ↑ "Aquinas College Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
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