Ngapuna () is a suburb in eastern

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in the

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of New Zealand's

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. The New Zealand

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gives a translation of "the springs" for ''Ngāpuna''. The Rotorua Wastewater Treatment Plant is in Ngapuna.

Marae

The suburb has two

marae A ' (in Māori language, New Zealand Māori, Cook Islands Māori, Tahitian language, Tahitian), ' (in Tongan language, Tongan), ' (in Marquesan language, Marquesan) or ' (in Samoan language, Samoan) is a communal or sacred place that serves reli ...

: * Ngāpuna or Hurunga o te Rangi Marae and meeting house is a meeting place for the

Ngāti Whakaue Ngāti Whakaue is a Māori iwi, of the Te Arawa confederation of New Zealand, tracing its descent from Whakaue Kaipapa, son of Uenuku-kopakō, and grandson of Tūhourangi. The tribe lives in the Rotorua district and descends from the Arawa w ...

hapū In Māori language, 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 ...

of Ngāti Hurunga Te Rangi and Ngāti Taeotu, and the

Tūhourangi Tūhourangi is a Māori iwi of New Zealand with a rohe centered on Lake Tarawera, Lake Rotomahana, Lake Okaro, Lake Okareka, Lake Rotokākahi, Lake Tikitapu and Lake Rotorua. It is part of the Te Arawa tribal confederation. Their marae include ...

hapū of Hurunga Te Rangi and Ngāti Kahu Upoko. * Hinemihi Marae and meeting house is a meeting place for the

hapū of Ngāti Hinemihi and Ngāti Tuohonoa), and the

Ngāti Tarāwhai Ngāti Tarāwhai is a Māori iwi of the Rotorua area of New Zealand, and a member of the Te Arawa confederation of tribes. The iwi's rohe (tribal area) covers the western shore of Lake Ōkataina. The tribe's carving has been noted historically ...

hapū of Ngāti Hinemihi. In October 2020, the Government committed $4,525,104 from the

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to upgrade the marae and nine other marae, creating an estimated 34 jobs.

Demographics

Ngapuna covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Ngapuna

Ngapuna had a population of 348 in the

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, a decrease of 9 people (−2.5%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 63 people (22.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 189 males and 165 females in 105 dwellings. 1.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 35.3 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 81 people (23.3%) aged under 15 years, 66 (19.0%) aged 15 to 29, 147 (42.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 54 (15.5%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 20.7% European (

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), 94.0%

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, 5.2% Pasifika, 2.6% Asian, and 1.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.4%, Māori by 35.3%, and other languages by 1.7%. No language could be spoken by 0.9% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 1.7, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 38.8%

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, 6.9%

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, and 0.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 44.8%, and 7.8% of people did not answer the census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 15 (5.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 168 (62.9%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 78 (29.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $32,300, compared with $41,500 nationally. 6 people (2.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 108 (40.4%) full-time, 33 (12.4%) part-time, and 24 (9.0%) unemployed.

References

{{Rotorua District Suburbs of Rotorua Populated places in the Bay of Plenty Region Populated places on Lake Rotorua