Tāneatua is a small town in the

Bay of Plenty The Bay of Plenty () is a large bight (geography), bight along the northern coast of New Zealand's North Island. It stretches from the Coromandel Peninsula in the west to Cape Runaway in the east. Called ''Te Moana-a-Toitehuatahi'' (the Ocean ...

region of New Zealand's

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, 13 kilometres south of

Whakatāne Whakatāne ( , ) is a town located in the Bay of Plenty Region, Bay of Plenty Region in the North Island of New Zealand, east of Tauranga and northeast of Rotorua. The town is situated at the mouth of the Whakatāne River. The Whakatāne Dis ...

. State Highway 2 passes through the town on its route between Edgecumbe and

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

. The small settlements of Ruatoki and Waimana are to the south and south-east of Tāneatua. The

Whakatāne River The Whakatāne River or Ōhinemataroa is a major river of the Bay of Plenty region in the North Island of New Zealand. It flows north from near the small town of Ruatāhuna through Te Urewera, reaching the sea through the town of Whakatāne ...

runs to the west of Tāneatua, while the

Tauranga River The Tauranga River is a river of the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally north from its sources in Te Urewera, past the settlement of Waimana, to join the Whakatāne River just to the south-west of the town o ...

(also formerly called the Waimana River) flows south of the township and joins the Whakatāne River just to the southwest of Tāneatua. Te Kura Whare, the headquarters of the

Ngāi Tūhoe Ngāi Tūhoe (), often known simply as Tūhoe, is a Māori people, Māori iwi (tribe) of New Zealand. It takes its name from an ancestral figure, Tūhoe-pōtiki. ''Tūhoe'' is a Māori-language word meaning 'steep' or 'high noon'. Tūhoe people a ...

tribe's representative body, Te Uru Taumatua, is on the highway at the north-western end of Tāneatua. It includes a library, gallery, archive and large tribal meeting chamber. The now closed Tāneatua Branch railway line terminated in Tāneatua. Earlier considered part of the

East Coast Main Trunk Railway The East Coast Main Trunk (ECMT) is a railway line in the North Island of New Zealand, originally running between Hamilton and Taneatua via Tauranga, connecting the Waikato with the Bay of Plenty. The ECMT now runs between Hamilton and Kawerau ...

, it became a

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off the main line from Hawkens Junction, northwest of Edgecumbe. The Tāneatua railway station has been demolished.

Demographics

Tāneatua is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement, and covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Tāneatua is part of the larger Wainui statistical area. Tāneatua had a population of 897 at the

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, an increase of 111 people (14.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 105 people (13.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 222 households, comprising 447 males and 447 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female, with 291 people (32.4%) aged under 15 years, 192 (21.4%) aged 15 to 29, 345 (38.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 78 (8.7%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 17.1% European/

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, 93.3%

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, 5.4% Pacific peoples, and 1.0% Asian. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 35.5% had no religion, 28.1% were

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, 31.1% had

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, 0.7% were

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and 1.0% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 84 (13.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 129 (21.3%) people had no formal qualifications. 51 people (8.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 246 (40.6%) people were employed full-time, 126 (20.8%) were part-time, and 60 (9.9%) were unemployed.

Wainui statistical area

Wainui statistical area covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Wainui had a population of 1,497 at the

, an increase of 132 people (9.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 150 people (11.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 432 households, comprising 744 males and 753 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female. The median age was 33.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 405 people (27.1%) aged under 15 years, 288 (19.2%) aged 15 to 29, 651 (43.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 156 (10.4%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 44.1% European/

, 67.3%

, 3.4% Pacific peoples, 1.0% Asian, and 0.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 7.0, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 44.3% had no religion, 28.7% were

, 20.4% had

, 0.2% were

and 1.0% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 192 (17.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 207 (19.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $26,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 138 people (12.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 501 (45.9%) people were employed full-time, 213 (19.5%) were part-time, and 75 (6.9%) were unemployed.

Education

Tāneatua School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of as of .

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Taneatua Whakatāne District Populated places in the Bay of Plenty Region