Te Rerenga

Te Rerenga is a locality on the Whangapoua Harbour, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand. State Highway 25 runs through it. Coromandel is 12 km to the west. Whitianga lies to the south east. The Waitekuri and Opitonui Rivers flow from the Coromandel Range in the west and south through the area to drain in the Whangapoua Harbour.[1][2]

Te Rerenga
Coordinates: 36°45′21″S 175°36′3″E
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWaikato
DistrictThames-Coromandel District

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20061,260—    
20131,317+0.63%
20181,611+4.11%
Source: [3]

The statistical area of Mercury Bay North, which at 305 square kilometres is much larger than the locality, covers the northeastern Coromandel from just north of Coroglen to New Chums Beach, but excludes Whitianga. It had a population of 1,611 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 294 people (22.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 351 people (27.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 651 households. There were 804 males and 804 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. The median age was 53.2 years, with 231 people (14.3%) aged under 15 years, 180 (11.2%) aged 15 to 29, 750 (46.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 447 (27.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 93.5% European/Pākehā, 11.5% Māori, 0.9% Pacific peoples, 1.3% Asian, and 2.2% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 16.8%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 60.3% had no religion, 27.4% were Christian, 0.2% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.6% were Buddhist and 2.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 240 (17.4%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 240 (17.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $24,800. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 522 (37.8%) people were employed full-time, 294 (21.3%) were part-time, and 30 (2.2%) were unemployed.[3]

Education

Te Rerenga School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a roll of 99 students as of March 2020.[4][5] The school celebrated its centennial in 2008.[6]

References
  1. Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 16. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 40. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  3. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Mercury Bay North (166900). 2018 Census place summary: Mercury Bay North
  4. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  5. Education Counts: Te Rerenga School
  6. "Te Rerenga School Newsletter" (PDF). 12 December 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2009.

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