Ngākuta Bay is a settlement and bay in the

Marlborough Sounds The Marlborough Sounds (Māori language, te reo Māori: ''Te Tauihu-o-te-Waka'') are an extensive network of ria, sea-drowned valleys at the northern end of the South Island of New Zealand. The Marlborough Sounds were created by a combination ...

, New Zealand. The bay is part of Grove Arm in

Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui is the easternmost of the main sounds of the Marlborough Sounds, in New Zealand's South Island. Its original Māori name is after the local tōtara trees. In 2014, the sound was given the official name of Quee ...

. Picton is about 11 km to the southeast via Queen Charlotte Drive. The bay was given its official name of Ngākuta Bay on 27 May 2021 and it has been known as Ngakuta Bay since at least 1865.

Naming

''Ngākuta'' is a combination of the Te Reo Māori words ''ngā'', meaning plural "the", and ''kuta'', a name for the tall spike sedge Eleocharis sphacelata. Together ''ngākuta'' means "the tall spike sedges".

Demographics

Ngākuta Bay is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². It is part of the larger Marlborough Sounds East statistical area. Ngakuta Bay Recreation Reserve 20

Ngākuta Bay had a population of 57 at the

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, a decrease of 6 people (−9.5%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 3 people (−5.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 33 households, comprising 24 males and 33 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.73 males per female. The median age was 68.0 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 3 people (5.3%) aged under 15 years, 6 (10.5%) aged 15 to 29, 15 (26.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 33 (57.9%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 94.7% European/

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, 5.3%

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, 0.0% Pasifika, 0.0% Asian, and 0.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 47.4% had no religion, 42.1% were

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and 0.0% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 12 (22.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 9 (16.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $26,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. 9 people (16.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 15 (27.8%) people were employed full-time, 9 (16.7%) were part-time, and 0 (0.0%) were unemployed.

References

{{Tōtaranui / Queen Charlotte Sound, state=collapsed Populated places in the Marlborough District Marlborough Sounds Populated places in the Marlborough Sounds