Ahuriri
{{short description|Suburb of Napier, New Zealand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2021}}
{{hatnote|The city of Napier is also referred to as Ahuriri (from its name in Māori). This article only covers the suburb of that city.}}
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{{Infobox New Zealand suburb
| name = Ahuriri
| image = Ahuriri.jpg
| caption1 = Ahuriri viewed from Westshore Beach
| city1 = Napier
| ward = Ahuriri Ward
| council = Napier City Council
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| coordinates = {{coord|-39.481459|176.897960|region:NZ_type:city|display=it}}
| area = 98
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{{Adjacent place
| centre = Ahuriri
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| northeast = (Hawke Bay)
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| southeast = Bluff Hill
| south = Hospital Hill
| southwest = Onekawa
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Ahuriri is a suburb of the city of Napier, in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's eastern North Island.NOTE: the term Ahuriri is also used as an alternative Māori language name for the city of Napier overall.
The area was a major site of Māori and European settlement, and the site of the Port of Napier until the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake. It has since been redeveloped as a mixed commercial and residential area.{{cite web |title=About > History |url=https://www.ahuriri.co.nz/about/history-and-tours/ |website=ahuriri.co.nz |publisher=Ahuriri Business Association |access-date=7 June 2019 |archive-date=7 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607035433/https://www.ahuriri.co.nz/about/history-and-tours/ |url-status=dead }}
Demographics
Ahuriri covers {{Convert|0.98|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=17 February 2023|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Ahuriri|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Ahuriri|y}}|R}}/0.98|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|858|2013|1,089|2018|1,161|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=}}
File:Ahuriri Estuary Walkway, Napier.jpg
Ahuriri had a population of 1,161 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 72 people (6.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 303 people (35.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 510 households, comprising 528 males and 630 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.84 males per female. The median age was 59.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 108 people (9.3%) aged under 15 years, 138 (11.9%) aged 15 to 29, 432 (37.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 486 (41.9%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 92.0% European/Pākehā, 10.6% Māori, 0.8% Pacific peoples, 2.8% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 18.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 45.0% had no religion, 44.7% were Christian, 0.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.3% were Buddhist and 1.6% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 231 (21.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 195 (18.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $31,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 189 people (17.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 417 (39.6%) people were employed full-time, 114 (10.8%) were part-time, and 21 (2.0%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|Ahuriri (212900)|ahuriri|Ahuriri}}
Education
Port Ahuriri School is co-educational Year 1–6 state primary school,{{cite web |title=Official School Website |url=http://www.portahuriri.school.nz |website=portahuriri.school.nz}}{{cite web |title=Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?district=28®ion=5&school=2648 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2648|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}{{cite web |title=Education Review Office Report |url=https://ero.govt.nz/institution/2648/port-ahuriri-school |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}} The school started in 1868.{{cite web|url=https://knowledgebank.org.nz/bibliography/port-ahuriri-school-centennial-celebrations-1868-1968/|title=Port Ahuriri School Centennial Celebrations 1868-1968|publisher=Knowledge Bank|access-date=17 February 2023}}