Tutira ( mi, Tūtira) is a village to the north of Napier and is part of the

Hawke's Bay Region Hawke's Bay ( mi, Te Matau-a-Māui) is a local government region on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. The region's name derives from Hawke Bay, which was named by Captain James Cook in honour of Admiral Edward Hawke. The region is ...

in New Zealand's

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. It is located on State Highway 2 between

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and Napier. Much of the area was surveyed by

Herbert Guthrie-Smith William Herbert Guthrie-Smith FRSNZ (13 March 1862 – 4 July 1940) was a New Zealand farmer, author and conservationist. Life William Herbert Smith was born in Helensburgh, Scotland in 1862. His father was an insurance broker. In 1880 he emi ...

, who farmed 60,000 acres (240 km²) surrounding

Lake Tūtira Lake Tūtira is a body of water in north-eastern Hawke's Bay in New Zealand. Much of the area was surveyed by Herbert Guthrie-Smith, who farmed 60,000 acres (240 km²) surrounding the lake. Guthrie-Smith, a naturalist, published the popular ...

. Guthrie-Smith, a naturalist, published the popular ''Tutira: the story of a New Zealand sheep station'' in 1921. Today, a camp is run at the site of his homestead.

Demographics

Puketitiri-Tutira statistical area, which includes

Waipātiki Beach Waipātiki Beach is a small coastal village in the Hastings District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is situated in a little valley at the end of a road that branches off the main road from Napier to Gisborne ( SH 2) and ...

, Tangoio and Te Haroto, covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Tutira Homestead, home of Herbert Guthrie-Smith

Tutira Homestead, home of Herbert Guthrie-Smith

Puketitiri-Tutira had a population of 1,839 at the

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, an increase of 87 people (5.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 96 people (5.5%) 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 708 households, comprising 969 males and 870 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.11 males per female. The median age was 40.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 387 people (21.0%) aged under 15 years, 309 (16.8%) aged 15 to 29, 936 (50.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 201 (10.9%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 84.2% European/

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, 22.3%

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, 2.3% Pacific peoples, 1.6%

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, and 2.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 9.8, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 57.7% had no religion, 30.8% were

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, 3.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.2% were

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, 0.2% were

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and 1.6% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 186 (12.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 261 (18.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $34,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 186 people (12.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 843 (58.1%) people were employed full-time, 261 (18.0%) were part-time, and 36 (2.5%) were unemployed.

Education

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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tutira Populated places in the Hawke's Bay Region Hastings District