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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.[1][2]

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "long cloud" for Auroa.[3]

Demographics

Auroa is in two SA1 statistical areas which cover Шаблон:Convert.[4] The SA1 areas are part of the larger Taungatara statistical area.

Шаблон:Historical populations 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.[5]

Taungatara statistical area

Taungatara statistical area, which also includes Te Kiri and Pihama, covers Шаблон:Convert[4] and had an estimated population of Шаблон:NZ population data 2023 SA2 as of Шаблон:NZ population data 2023 SA2 with a population density of Шаблон:Decimals people per km2.

Шаблон:Historical populations 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.[6]

Otakeho

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),[7] on SH45.[8] It has a hall (built in 1897 to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee),[9] a boarded up store[10] (probably built about 1920)[11] and a few houses. To the west of Otakeho is Ngāruahine's Tawhitinui Marae.[12]

Otakeho has a small sandy beach, beyond Dingle Road,[13] at the foot of Шаблон:Convert high cliffs.[14] It is used for fishing[13] and has a poorly protected,[15] nationally threatened, variety of Craspedia, Craspedia Otakeho.[16]

It once also had a school (1884[17]-2003[18] - the buildings remain),[19] a Category 2 listed church (sold in 2018[20] and moved to Pihama in 2021),[21] an hotel[22] (rebuilt[23] after a 1907 fire[24] and since burnt down again),[25] a post office, a smithy and a dairy factory,[26] which occupied several buildings.[27]

The Ōpunake to New Plymouth bus runs through Otakeho daily in each direction, except at weekends.[28]

Education

Auroa School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a roll of Шаблон:NZ school roll data students as of Шаблон:NZ school roll data[29] Schools at Pihama, Riverlea and Te Kiri were closed and merged into Auroa School in 2004.[30]

Association Football

The Auroa Association Football club was formed in May 1907.[31] 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.[32] 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.[33] In 1927 Mr. Freakley from Auroa captained Taranaki against Canada at New Plymouth's Pukekura Park.[34]

References

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Further reading

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Clubs and organisations

Schools

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