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Auroa

Auroa is a locality in southern Taranaki, New Zealand. Ōpunake is to the west, Kaponga to the northeast, and Manaia to the southeast. Mount Taranaki is directly north of Auroa.[3][4]

Auroa
Map
Coordinates: 39°29′1″S 174°2′38″E / 39.48361°S 174.04389°E / -39.48361; 174.04389
CountryNew Zealand
RegionTaranaki Region
Territorial authoritySouth Taranaki District
Ward
  • Taranaki Coastal General Ward
  • Eltham-Kaponga General Ward
  • Te Kūrae Māori Ward
Community
  • Taranaki Coastal Community
  • Eltham-Kaponga Community
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthoritySouth Taranaki District Council
 • Regional councilTaranaki Regional Council
Area
[1]
 • Total47.13 km2 (18.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2018 Census)[2]
 • Total270
 • Density5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "long cloud" for Auroa.[5]

Demographics edit

Auroa is in two SA1 statistical areas which cover 41.13 km2 (15.88 sq mi).[1] The SA1 areas are part of the larger Taungatara statistical area.

Historical population for Auroa and surrounds
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006297—    
2013291−0.29%
2018270−1.49%
Source: [2]

The SA1 areas had a population of 270 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 21 people (−7.2%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 27 people (−9.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 99 households, comprising 132 males and 135 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female, with 57 people (21.1%) aged under 15 years, 66 (24.4%) aged 15 to 29, 126 (46.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 24 (8.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 87.8% European/Pākehā, 11.1% Māori, 2.2% Pacific peoples, 2.2% Asian, and 2.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 48.9% had no religion, 38.9% were Christian, 1.1% had Māori religious beliefs, and 1.1% were Buddhist.

Of those at least 15 years old, 21 (9.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 54 (25.4%) people had no formal qualifications. 39 people (18.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 123 (57.7%) people were employed full-time, 33 (15.5%) were part-time, and 6 (2.8%) were unemployed.[2]

Taungatara statistical area edit

Taungatara statistical area, which also includes Te Kiri and Pihama, covers 313.03 km2 (120.86 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 1,460 as of June 2023,[6] with a population density of 4.7 people per km2.

Historical population for Taungatara
YearPop.±% p.a.
20061,431—    
20131,380−0.52%
20181,326−0.80%
Source: [7]

Taungatara had a population of 1,326 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 54 people (−3.9%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 105 people (−7.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 456 households, comprising 702 males and 624 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.12 males per female. The median age was 32.0 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 357 people (26.9%) aged under 15 years, 270 (20.4%) aged 15 to 29, 603 (45.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 96 (7.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 89.4% European/Pākehā, 18.3% Māori, 0.9% Pacific peoples, 2.7% Asian, and 1.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 8.1, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 49.5% had no religion, 38.7% were Christian, 1.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 0.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 123 (12.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 228 (23.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $38,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 174 people (18.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 588 (60.7%) people were employed full-time, 156 (16.1%) were part-time, and 27 (2.8%) were unemployed.[7]

Otakeho edit

Otakeho is a part of the Taungatara statistical area, to the south of Auroa and west of the Otakeho Stream (rising on Mount Taranaki and reaching the Tasman Sea at Otakeho),[8] on SH45.[9] It has a hall (built in 1897 to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee),[10] a boarded up store[11] (probably built about 1920)[12] and a few houses. To the west of Otakeho is Ngāruahine's Tawhitinui Marae.[13]

Otakeho has a small sandy beach, beyond Dingle Road,[14] at the foot of 40 m (130 ft) high cliffs.[15] It is used for fishing[14] and has a poorly protected,[16] nationally threatened, variety of Craspedia, Craspedia Otakeho.[17]

It once also had a school (1884[18]-2003[19] - the buildings remain),[20] a Category 2 listed church (sold in 2018[21] and moved to Pihama in 2021),[22] an hotel[23] (rebuilt[24] after a 1907 fire[25] and since burnt down again),[26] a post office, a smithy and a dairy factory,[27] which occupied several buildings.[28]

The Ōpunake to New Plymouth bus runs through Otakeho daily in each direction, except at weekends.[29]

Education edit

Auroa School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a roll of 174 students as of February 2024.[30][31] Schools at Pihama, Riverlea and Te Kiri were closed and merged into Auroa School in 2004.[32]

Association Football edit

The Auroa Association Football club was formed in May 1907.[33] After the First World War the club re-emerged with two sides. A story of an Auroa player who covered nearly 20 miles on a ladies bicycle in just over an hour to deliver a misplaced bag to the Hawera train station appeared in the local newspaper in 1923.[34] In 1924 Mr. W. Brown from Auroa captained Taranaki against Chinese Universities at Hawera's Showgrounds. In 1926 Auroa won the Taranaki Championship and Julian Cup.[35] In 1927 Mr. Freakley from Auroa captained Taranaki against Canada at New Plymouth's Pukekura Park.[36]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7017385 and 7017387.
  3. ^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004), Reed New Zealand Atlas, Reed Books, pp. map 34, ISBN 0-7900-0952-8
  4. ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005), The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand, Robbie Burton, pp. map 96, ISBN 1-877333-20-4
  5. ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Taungatara (220600). 2018 Census place summary: Taungatara
  8. ^ "Otakeho Water Quantity Data". Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Geographic Boundary Viewer". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  10. ^ Ron. "Otakeho Hall - 1897". ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  11. ^ "2071 South Rd Otakeho, Taranaki". Google Maps. June 2021. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  12. ^ "BUSINESS NOTICES. HAWERA & NORMANBY STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 23 March 1921. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Tawhitinui Marae". Archived from the original on 22 April 2017.
  14. ^ a b "Inventory of coastal areas of local or regional significance in the Taranaki Region" (PDF). January 2004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 April 2017.
  15. ^ "Otakeho Stream, Taranaki". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  16. ^ "The Taranaki Inc Biodiversity Strategy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 April 2017.
  17. ^ "New Zealand Flora". nzflora.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  18. ^ "EDUCATIONAL MILESTONE. HAWERA STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 4 May 1934. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Otakeho war memorial". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  20. ^ "2121 South Rd Otakeho, Taranaki". Google Maps. February 2010. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  21. ^ "Otakeho church tender offers closed, attracts a flurry of interest". Stuff. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Search the List | St John the Divine Church (Former) [Relocated] | Heritage New Zealand". www.heritage.org.nz. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  23. ^ "photograph of Otakeho Hotel with a group of people outside". Nelson Provincial Museum. 1890. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  24. ^ "HAWERA & NORMANBY STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 11 January 1908. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  25. ^ "FIRE AT OTAKEHO. HAWERA & NORMANBY STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 2 August 1907. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  26. ^ "Nicholls Story Farming Agricultural Vetenarian Scholarships BA Taranaki". Bashford-Nicholls Trust. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  27. ^ "Otakeho". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. 1908. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  28. ^ Ron. "T.L. Joll Co-op - Otakeho Factory". ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  29. ^ "Hāwera-New Plymouth (extending from Ōpunake first service)". July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022.
  30. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  31. ^ Education Counts: Auroa School
  32. ^ "Education Review Report: Auroa School". Education Review Office. April 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2008.[dead link]
  33. ^ "Auroa". Opunaki Times. 21 May 1907. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  34. ^ "Association Football". Papers Past. 23 November 2021. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021.
  35. ^ "New Zealand - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  36. ^ "Association Football". Stratford Evening Post. 23 May 1927. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

Further reading edit

General historical works edit

  • Brown, Beryl, ed. (1991), Auroa: school & districts centennial, 1891-1991, Stratford, [N.Z.]: Stratford Press & Printing, ISBN 0-908904-09-6

Clubs and organisations edit

  • Auroa Highland Pipe Band Inc.: 1928-1978: Golden Jubilee souvenir booklet: 3rd & 4th June,1978., Auroa, [N.Z.]: Auroa Highland Pipe Band Inc., 1978

Schools edit

  • School register index: Oeo 1910 - 1984 : Otakeho to 1984 : Te Roti to 1984 : Tokaora to 1984 : Matapu to 1984 : Auroa : Okaiawa to 1984 : Kapuni, n.p.: n.p., n.d.
  • Brown, Beryl, ed. (1991), Auroa: school & districts centennial, 1891-1991, Stratford, [N.Z.]: Stratford Press & Printing, ISBN 0-908904-09-6
  • Robins, Patricia, ed. (1966), Auroa (Ratanui) School 75th jubilee, 1891-1966, Auroa, [N.Z.]: 75th Jubilee Executive Committee
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