Ngataki is a community on the

Aupouri Peninsula The Aupouri Peninsula is a tombolo at the northern tip of the North Island of New Zealand. It projects between the Tasman Sea to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. It constitutes the northern part of the Far North District, incorporat ...

in Northland, New Zealand.

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runs through the area. To the east is Rarawa Beach, a mile-long strip of clean silver sand, gently shelving and backed by sand dunes. To the north-east is the

Great Exhibition Bay Great Exhibition Bay is a wide embayment close to the northernmost tip of New Zealand's North Island. It lies on the east coast of the Aupouri Peninsula in the Northland Region. The large natural inlet of Parengarenga Harbour lies at the northern ...

and Rarawa Bay and to the south-west is the long Ninety Mile Beach coastline.

Marae

The local Waiora Marae and meeting house are a traditional meeting place for

Ngāti Kurī Ngāti Kurī is a Māori iwi from Northland, New Zealand. The iwi is one of the five Muriwhenua iwi of the far north of the North Island. Ngāti Kurī trace their whakapapa (ancestry) back to Pōhurihanga, the captain of the waka (canoe) Kurahau ...

Demographics

Ngataki is in an SA1 statistical area which covers and includes Rarawa Beach and the peninsula on the east side of

Houhora Harbour Houhora is a locality and harbour on the east side of the Aupouri Peninsula of Northland, New Zealand. It is north of Kaitaia. Waihopo, Te Raupo, Pukenui, Raio and Houhora Heads are associated localities on the southern shores of the harbour. S ...

. The SA1 area is part of the larger North Cape statistical area. The SA1 statistical area had a population of 105 at the

2018 New Zealand census Eighteen or 18 may refer to: * 18 (number), the natural number following 17 and preceding 19 * one of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018 Film, television and entertainment * ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the sho ...

, an increase of 12 people (12.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 30 people (40.0%) 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 51 households, comprising 51 males and 57 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.89 males per female. The median age was 44.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 24 people (22.9%) aged under 15 years, 15 (14.3%) aged 15 to 29, 54 (51.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 15 (14.3%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 77.1% European/Pākehā, 40.0% Māori, 2.9% Pacific peoples, 2.9% Asian, and 2.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. Of those people who chose to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.4% had no religion, 34.3% were Christian and 2.9% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 21 (25.9%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 12 (14.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 15 people (18.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 42 (51.9%) people were employed full-time, 15 (18.5%) were part-time, and 6 (7.4%) were unemployed.

Education

Ngataki School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of students as of The school was founded about 1911.

Attractions

Rarawa Beach is located near Ngataki, on the eastern Pacific coast. Rarawa Beach morning

In December 2008, school students planted one hundred and twenty rare coastal Holloway's Crystalwort – Atriplex hollowayi plants, small native herbs that grow near high tide level on sandy beaches. In 2009, Ngataki School and the

New Zealand Department of Conservation The Department of Conservation (DOC; Māori: ''Te Papa Atawhai'') is the public service department of New Zealand charged with the conservation of New Zealand's natural and historical heritage. An advisory body, the New Zealand Conservation Au ...

worked together to help restore the beach, a home to dotterels and

oystercatchers The oystercatchers are a group of waders forming the family Haematopodidae, which has a single genus, ''Haematopus''. They are found on coasts worldwide apart from the polar regions and some tropical regions of Africa and South East Asia. The e ...

, because the ecosystem was under threat as a result of natural and man-made causes. In September 2010, fourteen rescued

pilot whales Pilot whales are cetaceans belonging to the genus ''Globicephala''. The two extant species are the long-finned pilot whale (''G. melas'') and the short-finned pilot whale (''G. macrorhynchus''). The two are not readily distinguishable at sea, ...

swam strongly out to sea at Rarawa Beach after being rescued from a mass whale stranding at

Spirits Bay Spirits Bay, officially named Piwhane / Spirits Bay, is a remote bay at the northern end of the Aupouri Peninsula, which forms the northern tip of New Zealand's North Island. It lies between Cape Reinga / Te Rerenga Wairua in the west and Ngataea ...

. The transportation of the whales to Rarawa Beach was considered to be the largest whale transport ever attempted. In 2011, day four of the National Scholastic Surfing Championship was held at Rarawa Beach.Northland Back At Top Of Congested Leader Board – News – Surf.co.nz
Retrieved December 2011

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Far North District Populated places in the Northland Region