Te Rahu

The Battle of Hingakākā was fought west of Te Rahu in the late 18th or early 19th centuries.[1]

Te Rahu was established after the Invasion of the Waikato of 1863–64,[2] and described as a thriving village in 1867.[3]

A school was operating by 1878[2][4] and continued until at least 1939[5] but was gone by 1943.[6]

Te Rahu Hall was built around 1905, and replaced or renovated in 1927.[2][7]

The statistical area of Te Rahu, which at 55 square kilometres is larger than the community, had a population of 1,167 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 189 people (19.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 261 people (28.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 411 households. There were 609 males and 558 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.09 males per female. The median age was 39.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 240 people (20.6%) aged under 15 years, 195 (16.7%) aged 15 to 29, 561 (48.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 171 (14.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 91.0% European/Pākehā, 11.1% Māori, 0.5% Pacific peoples, 5.7% Asian, and 1.8% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 14.9%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 50.9% had no religion, 39.1% were Christian, 0.3% were Hindu, 0.0% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 3.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 180 (19.4%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 177 (19.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $44,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 528 (57.0%) people were employed full-time, 147 (15.9%) were part-time, and 18 (1.9%) were unemployed.[8]