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Poraiti
Suburb
Sunset over Poraiti Hills
Coordinates: 39°30′15″S 176°50′38″E / 39.504273°S 176.843913°E / -39.504273; 176.843913
Country	New Zealand
City	Napier
Local authority	Napier City Council
Electoral ward	Taradale Ward
Area
• Land	1,766 ha (4,364 acres)
Population
• Total	2,340

Puketapu	Bay View	Westshore
	Poraiti	Onekawa
	Taradale	Tamatea

Poraiti is a suburb on the western outskirts of the city of Napier, in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's eastern North Island. For a long time it was a semi-rural locality on low hills, but has now been extended to include a new residential subdivision developed on the plain in the 2000s.

History

Te Poraiti, also known as Pa Poto, was a Māori pā belonging to Ngāti Hinepare on a small headland near the shore of Ahuriri Lagoon. In the 19th century, chiefs Rawiri Tareahi and his son Porokoru Mapu lived there.

For a long period of modern history Poraiti was a semi-rural locality on low hills west of Napier. It was part of Hawke's Bay County until the 1989 New Zealand local government reforms, when it became part of Napier City.

When a new residential subdivision was developed on the former Lagoon Farm, west of Tamatea, in the 2000s, there was a debate over whether it should be named Parklands or Orotu. Napier City Council settled the debate in 2008 by including the subdivision in Poraiti. That area is now known as Poraiti Flat, while the old Poraiti has become known as Poraiti Hills.

Demographics

Poraiti covers 17.66 km (6.82 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 2,340 as of June 2024, with a population density of 133 people per km.

Poraiti had a population of 2,010 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 552 people (37.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,353 people (205.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 750 households, comprising 981 males and 1,032 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female, with 303 people (15.1%) aged under 15 years, 261 (13.0%) aged 15 to 29, 945 (47.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 498 (24.8%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 90.9% European/Pākehā, 7.0% Māori, 1.0% Pacific peoples, 7.2% Asian, and 1.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 18.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 48.7% had no religion, 39.6% were Christian, 0.3% were Hindu, 1.5% were Buddhist and 1.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 357 (20.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 288 (16.9%) people had no formal qualifications. 396 people (23.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 810 (47.5%) people were employed full-time, 273 (16.0%) were part-time, and 33 (1.9%) were unemployed.

Education

Hōhepa School is a special needs school, with a roll of 29 as of August 2024.

References

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2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. Hariss, Gavin. "Poraiti, Hawke's Bay". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
4. Bain, P. (1992). Te Whanganui a Orotu: Summary of Recorded Archaeological Information. Napier: Department of Conservation. p. 6. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
5. "A brief history of Napier". Napier City Council. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
6. "History of Napier's roads". Napier City Council. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
7. "Sections for sale by tender in next stage of Parklands Napier". Hawke's Bay Today. Retrieved 21 May 2023 – via The New Zealand Herald.
8. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Poraiti Hills (212400) and Poraiti Flat (212500).
9. 2018 Census place summary: Poraiti Hills
10. 2018 Census place summary: Poraiti Flat
11. "Hohepa Home School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
12. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
13. "Hōhepa School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.

• Suburbs of Napier, New Zealand