Tahuna, Waikato

Tahuna is a small rural settlement located 18 km north of Morrinsville. In the Māori language Tahuna means sandbank, likely to refer to the sandbanks along the nearby Piako River, where a Māori settlement started. Tahuna is seen as the upper limit for navigatable travel on the Piako River.[2] The settlement has a rugby club, a lawn bowls club, a golf course and various shops.[3]

Tahuna
Coordinates: 37.501475°S 175.494258°E / -37.501475; 175.494258
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWaikato
Territorial authorityMatamata-Piako District
ElectorateCoromandel
Government
 • MPScott Simpson (National)
 • MayorAsh Tanner
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total1,569
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode
3373
Area code(s)07

Although Tahuna is in the Matamata-Piako District for local government, its representation in national government is within the Coromandel electorate due to the abolition of the Piako electorate for the 2008 election.[4]

A town water supply was proposed in the 1980s and installed in the 2000s.[3]

There are two marae in the Tahuna area. The Waiti-Raungaunu marae and Paoa meeting house are also associated with the Waikato Tainui hapū of Ngāti Makirangi, and with the iwi of Ngāti Paoa. Hoe o Tainui marae and surrounding settlement is affiliated with Ngāti Makirangi.[5][6]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20061,419—    
20131,491+0.71%
20181,569+1.03%
Source: [1]

The statistical area of Tahuna-Mangateparu, which at 239 square kilometres is much larger than this settlement, also includes Mangateparu. It had a population of 1,569 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 78 people (5.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 150 people (10.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 567 households. There were 816 males and 753 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.08 males per female. The median age was 37.1 years, with 384 people (24.5%) aged under 15 years, 267 (17.0%) aged 15 to 29, 729 (46.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 189 (12.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 89.5% European/Pākehā, 13.2% Māori, 1.7% Pacific peoples, 3.6% Asian, and 2.5% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 12.4%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 57.4% had no religion, 30.4% were Christian, 1.0% were Hindu, 0.4% were Muslim, 0.2% were Buddhist and 2.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 153 (12.9%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 291 (24.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $38,700. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 678 (57.2%) people were employed full-time, 198 (16.7%) were part-time, and 30 (2.5%) were unemployed.[1]

Education

Tahuna School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,[7][8] with a roll of 89 as of March 2020.[9] The school opened in 1905.[10]

References
  1. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Tahuna-Mangateparu (173500). 2018 Census place summary: Tahuna-Mangateparu
  2. "Early Shipping". www.ohinemuri.org.nz.
  3. "Tahuna township - The challenges of treating and discharging wastewater to the local environment". waternz.org.nz. Water New Zealand.
  4. "Final Electorate Boundaries". elections.org.nz. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  5. "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  6. "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  7. "Official School Website". tahunaschool.school.nz.
  8. Education Counts: Tahuna School
  9. "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  10. "Tahuna School 1905-1980 : 75th jubilee and district reunion - archive record". National Library of New Zealand. 1980.
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