Mokai ( mi, Mōkai) is a rural community in the Taupo District and

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region of New Zealand's

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. The local Mōkai Marae and Pakake Taiari meeting house is a meeting place for:

Pouākani Pouākani is a Māori iwi of New Zealand. They have a marae at Mokai, north of Lake Taupo. See also *List of Māori iwi This is a list of iwi (New Zealand Māori tribes). List of iwi This list includes groups recognised as iwi (tribes) in cer ...

, the

Ngāti Tūwharetoa Ngāti Tūwharetoa is an iwi descended from Ngātoro-i-rangi, the priest who navigated the Arawa canoe to New Zealand. The Tūwharetoa region extends from Te Awa o te Atua (Tarawera River) at Matatā across the central plateau of the North Isla ...

hapū In Māori and New Zealand English, a ' ("subtribe", or "clan") functions as "the basic political unit within Māori society". A Māori person can belong to or have links to many hapū. Historically, each hapū had its own chief and normally opera ...

of Ngāti Hā, Ngāti Moekino,

Ngāti Parekāwa Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori roughly means "people" or "nation", and is often translated as "tribe", or "a confederation of tribes". The word is both singular and plural in the Māori language, an ...

, Ngāti Tarakaiahi, Ngāti Te Kohera, the Ngāti Wairangi and the

Ngāti Raukawa Ngāti Raukawa is a Māori iwi with traditional bases in the Waikato, Taupo and Manawatu/Horowhenua regions of New Zealand. In 2006, 29,418 Māori registered their affiliation with Ngāti Raukawa. History Early history Ngāti Raukawa reco ...

hapū of Ngāti Moekino,

, Ngāti Tarakaiahi, Ngāti Te Kohera, the Ngāti Wairangi hapū of Ngāti Tūwharetoa,

Ngāti Whaita Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori roughly means "people" or "nation", and is often translated as "tribe", or "a confederation of tribes". The word is both singular and plural in the Māori language, an ...

and Ngāti Hā.

Mokai Power Station The Mokai Power Station is a geothermal power station owned by the Tuaropaki Power Company and operated by Mercury NZ Limited. It is located approximately 30 km north west of Taupo in New Zealand. The station uses a binary cycle manufact ...

is a geothermal power station owned by the Tuaropaki Power Company and operated by

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. It was constructed in 1999 and expanded in 2005 and 2007.

Demographics

Mokai settlement is in an SA1 statistical area which covers . The SA1 area is part of the larger Marotiri statistical area. Taupo Totara Timber Company sawmill at Mokai ATLIB 314138

Taupo Totara Timber Company sawmill at Mokai ATLIB 314138

The SA1 area had a population of 174 at the

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, unchanged since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 6 people (−3.3%) since the

2006 census 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small ...

. There were 60 households, comprising 96 males and 81 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.19 males per female. The median age was 25.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 48 people (27.6%) aged under 15 years, 57 (32.8%) aged 15 to 29, 63 (36.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 9 (5.2%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 69.0% European/

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, 44.8%

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, 5.2% Pacific peoples, and 8.6%

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. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 67.2% had no religion, 22.4% were

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, 3.4% had Māori religious beliefs and 3.4% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 6 (4.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 33 (26.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $34,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 18 people (14.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 75 (59.5%) people were employed full-time, 30 (23.8%) were part-time, and 6 (4.8%) were unemployed.

Education

Tirohanga School is a co-educational state primary school, with a roll of as of

References

{{Taupo District Taupō District Populated places in Waikato