Mangōnui is a settlement on the west side of Mangōnui Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. runs through it. It is the easternmost of the

Taipa-Mangonui Taipa-Mangonui or Taipa Bay-Mangonui is a string of small resort settlements – Taipa, Cable Bay, Coopers Beach, and Mangōnui – that lie along the coast of Doubtless Bay and are so close together that they have run together to form one larger ...

string of settlements, separated from

Coopers Beach Coopers Beach is a settlement on the southern side of Doubtless Bay in Northland Region, Northland, New Zealand. runs through it. It is one of the Taipa-Mangonui string of settlements, separated from Cable Bay, Northland, Cable Bay on the west ...

to the northwest by Mill Bay Road. The name was frequently spelled 'Mongonui' before the 1880s, although attempts were made to correct the spelling. The name became officially Mangōnui in 2020.

History and culture

The settlement began to serve the whalers at the beginning of the 19th century, and expanded into a trading port with

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s and farming. It became the main centre for the Far North in the 1860s, with shipping services to Auckland, and a hospital.

Kaitaia Kaitaia ( mi, Kaitāia) is a town in the Far North District of New Zealand, at the base of the Aupouri Peninsula, about 160 km northwest of Whangārei. It is the last major settlement on New Zealand State Highway 1, State Highway 1. Ahipara ...

became the more important centre for the kauri and

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industries in the early 20th century. The government offices moved to Kaitaia in 1918, and the hospital closed in 1934. The port lost importance as roads improved and industries declined in the 1950s. It remains a fishing and farming support centre, and a tourist destination. Taemāro Marae, situated at Mangōnui, is a meeting place for the

Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa are a Maori ''iwi'' (tribe) based at the Whangaroa Harbour harbour area in New Zealand's Northland Region. The iwi's rohe (tribal area) covers a coastal area from Kaeo and the Whangaroa Harbour in the east, to Oruaiti R ...

hapū (subtribe) of Ngāti Roha and the

Ngāpuhi / Ngāti Kahu ki Whaingaroa Ngāpuhi / Ngāti Kahu ki Whaingaroa are a Maori iwi from the Whangaroa harbour area in Northland, New Zealand. The iwi's rohe (tribal territory) covers Two similarly named iwi ⁠— Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa ⁠— are also loca ...

hapū of Ngāti Aukiwa. It has no meeting house.

Demographics

Statistics New Zealand describes Mangōnui as a rural settlement. It covers . Mangōnui is part of the larger Taumarumaru statistical area. Mangōnui had a population of 573 at the

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, an increase of 51 people (9.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 63 people (12.4%) since the

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. There were 207 households, comprising 288 males and 285 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.01 males per female, with 99 people (17.3%) aged under 15 years, 72 (12.6%) aged 15 to 29, 237 (41.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 168 (29.3%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 79.6% European/Pākehā, 31.4% Māori, 3.1% Pacific peoples, 3.1% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. Of those people who chose to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 45.5% had no religion, 40.8% were Christian, 2.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.0% were Hindu, 0.5% were Buddhist and 2.1% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 60 (12.7%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 102 (21.5%) people had no formal qualifications. 39 people (8.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 144 (30.4%) people were employed full-time, 78 (16.5%) were part-time, and 27 (5.7%) were unemployed.

Education

Mangonui School is a contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of students as of The school opened in 1858, and one of the original buildings is still in use as the school library.

Notes

{{Far North District Far North District Populated places in the Northland Region