Te Kaha is a small

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community situated in the

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near

Ōpōtiki Ōpōtiki (; from ''Ōpōtiki-Mai-Tawhiti'') is a small town in the eastern Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand. It houses the headquarters of the Ōpōtiki District Council and comes under the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Ge ...

. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "the rope" for . The full name of Te Kaha is Te-Kahanui-A-Tikirākau. Te Kaha is a little outpost that contains a couple of dairies and the Te Kaha resort.

Marae

The township is in the ''

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'' (tribal area) of

Te Whānau-ā-Apanui Te Whānau-ā-Apanui is a Māori iwi (Iwi is the Maori word for tribe) located in the eastern Bay of Plenty and East Coast regions of New Zealand's North Island. In 2006, the iwi registered 11,808 members, representing 13 hapū. History Early ...

. It has four

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, affiliated with local

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 op ...

: * Te Kaha Marae and Tūkākī meeting house, is affiliated with Te Whānau a Te Ēhutu. * Maungaroa Marae and Kaiaio meeting house, is affiliated with Te Whānau a Kaiaio. * Pāhāōa Marae and Kahurautao meeting house, is affiliated with Te Whānau a Kahurautao. * Waiōrore Marae and Toihau meeting house, is affiliated with Te Whānau a Toihau / Hinetekahu. In October 2020, the Government committed $497,610 from the

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to upgrade the Pāhāōa Marae, creating 14 jobs. It also committed $1,646,820 upgrade a cluster of 6 marae, including Maungaroa Marae, creating 10 jobs.

Demographics

Statistics New Zealand describes Te Kaha as a rural settlement, which covers . It is part of the wider Cape Runaway statistical area. Te Kaha had a population of 327 at the

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, a decrease of 60 people (−15.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 24 people (7.9%) 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 129 households, comprising 147 males and 177 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.83 males per female, with 72 people (22.0%) aged under 15 years, 54 (16.5%) aged 15 to 29, 135 (41.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 63 (19.3%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 30.3% European/

Pākehā Pākehā (or Pakeha; ; ) is a Māori term for New Zealanders primarily of European descent. Pākehā is not a legal concept and has no definition under New Zealand law. The term can apply to fair-skinned persons, or to any non- Māori New Z ...

, 86.2%

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, 1.8% Pacific peoples, and 0.9%

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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, 33.0% had no religion, 42.2% were Christian, and 22.9% had Māori religious beliefs. Of those at least 15 years old, 21 (8.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 66 (25.9%) people had no formal qualifications. 15 people (5.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 117 (45.9%) people were employed full-time, 36 (14.1%) were part-time, and 18 (7.1%) were unemployed.

Education

Te Kura o Te Whanau-a-Apanui is a coeducational composite (years 1–13) school with a roll of students as of The school opened in 2016 to replace three East Cape schools, and is presently in Ōmaio while premises are being built in Te Kaha.

Notable people

* Corporal

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, recipient of the New Zealand Victoria Cross, awarded on 2 July 2007 *

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, recipient of the VC, awarded posthumously in October 1943 *

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, Filmmaker, actor, comedian

References

{{Ōpōtiki District Ōpōtiki District Populated places in the Bay of Plenty Region