Reporoa is a rural community in

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within the

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region of New Zealand's

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. It is located within the Reporoa Caldera, a

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in the

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containing the Deer Hill, Kairuru and Pukekahu

rhyolitic Rhyolite ( ) is the most silica-rich of volcanic rocks. It is generally glassy or fine-grained (aphanitic) in texture, but may be porphyritic, containing larger mineral crystals ( phenocrysts) in an otherwise fine-grained groundmass. The miner ...

lava dome In volcanology, a lava dome is a circular, mound-shaped protrusion resulting from the slow extrusion of viscous lava from a volcano. Dome-building eruptions are common, particularly in convergent plate boundary settings. Around 6% of eruptions ...

s and the active Reporoa geothermal field. Several

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s have occurred in the area, with a large one being recorded in 1948, and another large one occurring in a cow paddock in April 2005. The New Zealand

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gives a translation of "long swamp" for .

Demographics

Reporoa locality covers . It is part of the Golden Springs statistical area. Reporoa had a population of 321 in the

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, an increase of 42 people (15.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 42 people (15.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 177 males, 147 females, and 3 people of other genders in 114 dwellings. 1.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 72 people (22.4%) aged under 15 years, 57 (17.8%) aged 15 to 29, 153 (47.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 39 (12.1%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 58.9% European (

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); 46.7%

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; 1.9% Pasifika; 7.5% Asian; 0.9% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.1%, Māori by 9.3%, and other languages by 3.7%. No language could be spoken by 1.9% (e.g. too young to talk).

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was known by 1.9%. The percentage of people born overseas was 16.8, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 28.0%

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, 0.9%

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, 3.7%

Māori religious beliefs Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...

, 0.9%

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, and 2.8% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 54.2%, and 8.4% of people did not answer the census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 21 (8.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 156 (62.7%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 75 (30.1%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 21 people (8.4%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 132 (53.0%) full-time, 39 (15.7%) part-time, and 15 (6.0%) unemployed.

Golden Springs statistical area

Golden Springs statistical area covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Golden Springs had a population of 1,854 in the

, an increase of 87 people (4.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 57 people (3.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 984 males, 864 females, and 6 people of other genders in 657 dwellings. 2.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 33.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 459 people (24.8%) aged under 15 years, 402 (21.7%) aged 15 to 29, 825 (44.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 171 (9.2%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 76.7% European (

); 31.1%

; 2.8% Pasifika; 7.3% Asian; 0.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.8%, Māori by 4.7%, Samoan by 0.3%, and other languages by 5.7%. No language could be spoken by 2.3% (e.g. too young to talk).

was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 13.8, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 25.2%

, 0.5%

, 0.2%

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, 1.8%

, 0.6%

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, 0.3%

, 0.2%

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, and 2.3% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 62.1%, and 7.3% of people did not answer the census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 159 (11.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 873 (62.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 360 (25.8%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $49,600, compared with $41,500 nationally. 153 people (11.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 813 (58.3%) full-time, 204 (14.6%) part-time, and 27 (1.9%) unemployed.

Marae

The Reporoa area has four Ngāti Tahu – Ngāti Whaoa

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: * Mataarae Marae and meeting house is a meeting place of Ngāti Mataarae and Ngāti Whaoa. * Ōhākī Marae and Tahumatua meeting house is a meeting place of

Ngāti Tahu Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori, roughly means or , and is often translated as "tribe". The word is both singular and plural in the Māori language, and is typically pluralised as such in English. ...

. * Te Toke Marae and Te Rama meeting house is a meeting place of Ngāti Te Rama and Ngāti Whaoa. * Waimahana or Marapounamu Marae and Rahurahu meeting house is a meeting place for Ngāti Rahurahu.

Education

Reporoa College is a co-educational state secondary school for Year 7 to 13 schools, with a roll of as of . It opened in 1955 as Reporoa District High School. Reporoa also has two primary schools for Year 1 to 6 students: Reporoa School, established in 1923, with a roll of ; and Broadlands School, established by 1937, with a roll of .

References

{{Rotorua District Rotorua Lakes District Populated places in Waikato