The Tauhoa block, together with the Hoteo block inland of it, together comprising 41,400 acres (16,800ha), were purchased from the Māori chief Te Keene and others in March 1867. Land at Tauhoa was first offered for sale to settlers in 1868, but in 1875 some of the land was still being surveyed for future settlement.[3] Some of the land occupied by settlers in the 1870s was abandoned in the 1880s.[4]
A tramway operated during the 1880s to bring kauri logs down to Te Pahi Stream, where sailing ships could take them away. The barque Mary Mildred was stranded and wrecked in the Tauhoa River with a load of kauri. The small steamer S.S. Mary Allen was built at Tauhoa and transported goods between Te Pahi Creek and the northern Wairoa River in the early 1880s.[5]
A Highway Board operated in the area from 1876 to 1906.[6] A road north to Port Albert was described as "a good summer road" in 1880. By 1886, a route south to Kaukapakapa was complete and bridged, but was still impassable in winter. A small portion of the road at Tauhoa was metalled in 1899.[7] In the late 1920s, the road from Tauhoa to the railway station at Hoteo was designated a highway, and metalled. Other roads in the area were mostly metalled by the mid-1930s.[8]
Tauhoa is a productive area for agriculture but historically fortunes were not so grand. Some settlers called the area around Linton Road 'Strugglers Gully'.[10]
The SA1 statistical area had a population of 168 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 36 people (27.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 45 people (36.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 84 males and 87 females in 42 dwellings.[14] 1.8% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 39.9 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 42 people (25.0%) aged under 15 years, 21 (12.5%) aged 15 to 29, 78 (46.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 30 (17.9%) aged 65 or older.[13]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 91.1% European (Pākehā); 33.9% Māori; 1.8% Pasifika; 1.8% Asian; 1.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 100.0%, Māori language by 3.6%, and other languages by 7.1%. The percentage of people born overseas was 16.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Of those at least 15 years old, 21 (16.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 81 (64.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 30 (23.8%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $39,900, compared with $41,500 nationally. 12 people (9.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 63 (50.0%) people were employed full-time, 24 (19.0%) were part-time, and 3 (2.4%) were unemployed.[13]
Kaipara Hills statistical area
Kaipara Hills statistical area, which also includes Glorit, covers 282.62km2 (109.12sqmi)[11] and had an estimated population of 2,220 as of June 2024,[15] with a population density of 7.9 people per km2.
Kaipara Hills had a population of 2,235 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 270 people (13.7%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 549 people (32.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,113 males, 1,104 females and 15 people of other genders in 732 dwellings.[18] 2.6% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 39.6 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 486 people (21.7%) aged under 15 years, 351 (15.7%) aged 15 to 29, 1,146 (51.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 249 (11.1%) aged 65 or older.[17]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 87.8% European (Pākehā); 20.7% Māori; 2.4% Pasifika; 2.4% Asian; 0.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.9%, Māori language by 4.0%, and other languages by 8.2%. No language could be spoken by 2.1% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 19.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Of those at least 15 years old, 255 (14.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,044 (59.7%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 378 (21.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $40,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 228 people (13.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 954 (54.5%) people were employed full-time, 249 (14.2%) were part-time, and 48 (2.7%) were unemployed.[17]
Kaipara District is a territorial authority district in the Northland Region of New Zealand.
Tangiteroria is a small rural community in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located halfway between Whangārei and Dargaville on State Highway 14 on the banks of the Northern Wairoa river.
Towai is a locality in the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. State Highway 1 passes through it. Kawakawa is 16 km northwest, and Whakapara is 17 km southeast. The North Auckland Line passes through Towai.
Horeke is a settlement in the upper reaches of the Hokianga Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. Kohukohu is just across the harbour. The Horeke basalts are located near the town, and can be viewed on an easy stroll through the Wairere Boulders, a commercial park.
Pukepoto is a town in Northland, New Zealand. It lies south west of Kaitaia and north east of Ahipara. The Herekino Forest lies to the south east.
Waikare is a locality in Northland, New Zealand. The Waikare River flows from the Russell Forest past Waikare and into the Waikare Inlet, which leads into the Bay of Islands.
Panguru is a community in the northern Hokianga harbour, in Northland, New Zealand. The Whakarapa Stream flows from the Panguru Range in the Warawara Forest to the west, through Panguru and into the Hokianga.
Ruawai is a small town located 30 km south of Dargaville in Northland, New Zealand.
Kaiwaka, known as "the little town of lights", is a settlement in Northland, New Zealand. The Kaiwaka River runs from the east through the area and joins with the Wairau River to form the Otamatea River, which drains into the Kaipara Harbour. State Highway 1 passes through Kaiwaka. Wellsford is 20 kilometres (12 mi) south, Brynderwyn is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north, and Whangārei, the closest city, is 60 kilometres (37 mi) to the north. The Mangawhai Heads are 18 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Kaiwaka.
Mangawhai is a township at the south-west extent of the Mangawhai Harbour, or Mangawhai Estuary, in Northland, New Zealand. The adjacent township of Mangawhai Heads is 5 km north-east, on the lower part of the harbour. Kaiwaka is 13 km south-west, and Waipu is 20 km north-west of Mangawhai Heads.
Matakohe is a settlement in Northland, New Zealand. The Matakohe River is a short river which runs from the north into the Arapaoa River, which is part of the Kaipara Harbour. State Highway 12 passes through Matakohe. Ruawai is 16 km to the west, and Paparoa is 6 km north east. The Hukatere Peninsula extends south into the Kaipara Harbour.
Paparoa is a settlement in Northland, New Zealand. The Paparoa Stream flows from the east, through the settlement, and into the Paparoa Creek to the south, which joins the Arapaoa River which is part of the Kaipara Harbour. State Highway 12 passes through Paparoa. Matakohe is 6 km to the south west, and Maungaturoto is 12 km east.
Tangowahine is a community on the northern Kaipara Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. The Tangowahine Stream flows from the Tutamoe Range east and then south to join the Wairoa River at Tangowahine. State Highway 14 passes through Tangowahine. Dargaville is 12 km to the south west, and Tangiteroria is 15 km north east.
Tinopai is a settlement on the Komiti Bay, part of the Hukatere Peninsula in the northern Kaipara Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. The Otamatea River flows from the north east past Tinopai and into the harbour. Matakohe is 23 km (14 mi) to the north.
Karetu is a community in the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. Kawakawa is to the west, and Waikare is northeast. The Karetu River flows from the Russell Forest in the southeast through Karetu, and joins the Kawakawa River shortly before it flows into the Bay of Islands.
Kaipara Flats is a locality in the Rodney District of New Zealand. Warkworth is 12 km to the east, Ahuroa to the south, and Tauhoa to the north-west. The North Auckland railway line passes through the area.
Waioneke is a locality on the Te Korowai-o-Te-Tonga Peninsula of the Kaipara Harbour, in the Rodney District of New Zealand. Parakai is 22 km to the south-east, and the road continues another 14 km to the north-west. Rangitira Beach and Woodhill Forest are to the west, and Omokoiti Flats and the southern Kaipara Harbour are to the east.
Glorit is a rural community in the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island. State Highway 16 runs through the area, connecting to Tauhoa 12 km to the north and Helensville to the south.
Tākou Bay is a bay and rural community in the Far North District and Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island, beside the Tākou River. Tākou Bay is an official name, gazetted on 16 July 2020.
Taupō Bay is a bay, village and rural community in the Far North District and Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. There are about 40 permanent residents, and 180 properties. The white sand beach is 1.5 km wide.
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