Kauri Point
{{Short description|Rural settlement in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kauri Point
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| settlement_type = Rural settlement
| image_skyline = Kauri Point Jetty, Bay of Plenty, NZ.jpg
| image_alt = Kauri Point Jetty
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| image_map = {{infobox mapframe|coord={{coord|-37.512|175.975}}|zoom=9}}
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| coordinates = {{coord|-37.512|175.975|region:NZ_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = New Zealand
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Bay of Plenty
| subdivision_type2 = Territorial authority
| subdivision_name2 = Western Bay of Plenty District
| subdivision_type3 = Ward
| subdivision_name3 = Katikati-Waihi Beach Ward
| subdivision_type4 = Community
| subdivision_name4 = Katikati Community
| leader_title = Territorial Authority
| leader_name = Western Bay of Plenty District Council
| leader_title1 = Regional council
| leader_name1 = Bay of Plenty Regional Council
| leader_title2 = Mayor of Western Bay of Plenty
| leader_name2 = {{NZ officeholder data|Western Bay of Plenty District Mayor|y}}
| leader_title3 = Coromandel MP
| leader_name3 = {{NZ officeholder data|Coromandel MP|y}}
| leader_title4 = Waiariki MP
| leader_name4 = {{NZ officeholder data|Waiariki MP|y}}
| seat_type = Electorates
| seat = {{ubl|Coromandel|Waiariki (Māori)}}
| area_total_km2 = 0.27
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| population_as_of = 2023 Census
| population_total = 186
| population_density_km2 = auto
| postal_code_type = Postcode(s)
| postal_code = 3170
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Kauri Point is a rural settlement in the Western Bay of Plenty District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is on a headland on the eastern side of Tauranga Harbour, opposite Matakana Island.{{cite map|url=https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz913/Kauri-Point/Bay-of-Plenty|title=Kauri Point, Bay of Plenty|publisher=NZ Topo Map|first=Gavin|last=Harriss|date=August 2022}}
A coastal walkway through Kauri Point Historic Reserve connects Kauri Point to Ongare Point.{{cite web|url=https://motowalknz.com/2016/03/05/kauri-point-ongare-point/|title=Kauri Point – Ongare Point|publisher=motowalknz|date=5 March 2016}} There are mature pōhutukawa trees and three pā sites in the reserve.{{cite web|url=https://nzarchaeology.org/download/investigations-at-kauri-point-katikati-western-bay-of-plenty-1-introduction|title=Investigations at Kauri Point, Katikati, western Bay of Plenty|first=J|last=Golson|publisher=New Zealand Archaeological Association|year=1961}}{{cite web|url=http://archaeopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Kauri_Point_Pa|title=Kauri Point Pa|publisher=Archaeopedia New Zealand|date=5 September 2016|first=Garry|last=Law}} A 200 metre long wooden jetty, built after 1947, provides fishing access to the harbour.{{cite news|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BOPT19471203.2.33?query=Kauri+Point+Jetty|newspaper=Bay of Plenty Times|date=3 December 1947|title=Jetty at Kauri Point}}{{cite web|url=https://www.westernbay.govt.nz/recreation/walking-tracks-and-trails/kauri-point-historic-reserve|title=Kauri Point Historic Reserve|publisher=Western Bay of Plenty District Council|access-date=26 November 2022}}
Dorothy Morris was a pioneer of the kiwifruit industry in New Zealand who she converted her dairy farm on Kauri Point Road to kiwifruit in the 1950s.{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/book-celebrates-kiwifruit-pioneer-dorothy-morris/XLXJR3IUWO4XEHEXVISJWONCIQ/|title=Book celebrates kiwifruit pioneer Dorothy Morris|newspaper=Katikati Advertiser|date=16 May 2019}}
George Vesey Stewart, who organised settlement of Katikati in the 1870s, initially planned for the town to be established at Kauri Point.{{cite web|url=https://www.ohinemuri.org.nz/journals/55-journal-27-september-1983/1069-early-katikati|title=Early Katikati – The Present Katikati|publisher=Ohinemuri Regional History Journal|issue=27|date=September 1983|first=E T|last=Jordan}} The settlement at Kauri Point did not eventuate until the 1970s.{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand|title=Katikati|first=Malcolm|last=McKinnon|date=1 July 2015}}
Demographics
Ōngare Point-Kauri Point is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. Kauri Point covers {{Convert|0.27|km2||abbr=on}}.{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 1 2023 (generalised)|access-date=24 May 2025}} It is part of the larger Tahawai statistical area.{{cite web|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/sidebar/index.html?appid=3a406ce8fbb14367ab5caae21c07ab8b|title=Geographic Boundary Viewer|publisher=Stats NZ|at=Statistical Area 1 – 2023 and Statistical Area 2 – 2023}}
{{Historical populations|2006|189|2013|171|2018|177|2023|186|percentages=pagr|align=left|source={{NZ census 2018|7013536}}}}
Kauri Point had a population of 186 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 9 people (5.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 15 people (8.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 87 males and 102 females in 75 dwellings.{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_009&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.7013536.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}} 3.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 50.2 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 39 people (21.0%) aged under 15 years, 21 (11.3%) aged 15 to 29, 81 (43.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 48 (25.8%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 90.3% European (Pākehā), 17.7% Māori, 1.6% Pasifika, and 3.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.4%, Māori by 4.8%, and other languages by 4.8%. No language could be spoken by 1.6% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 14.5, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 27.4% Christian. People who answered that they had no religion were 64.5%, and 8.1% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 30 (20.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 87 (59.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 27 (18.4%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $33,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 9 people (6.1%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 60 (40.8%) full-time, 18 (12.2%) part-time, and 6 (4.1%) unemployed.{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_012&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.7013536.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=7013536}}
References
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{{Western Bay of Plenty District}}
Category:Western Bay of Plenty District