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
| seat_type = Electorates
| seat = {{ubl|Coromandel|Waiariki (Māori)}}
| area_total_km2 = 0.27
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| population_as_of = 2018 Census
| population_total = 177
| 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 defined by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. Kauri Point covers {{Convert|0.27|km2||abbr=on}}.{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787|access-date=26 November 2022|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} It is part of the wider Tahawai statistical area.{{NZ census place summary 2018|tahawai|Tahawai}}
{{Historical populations|2006|189|2013|171|2018|177|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=}}
Kauri Point had a population of 177 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 6 people (3.5%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 12 people (−6.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 75 households, comprising 84 males and 90 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female. The median age was 54.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 33 people (18.6%) aged under 15 years, 15 (8.5%) aged 15 to 29, 78 (44.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 51 (28.8%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 89.8% European/Pākehā, 13.6% Māori, 3.4% Asian, and 5.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 54.2% had no religion, 27.1% were Christian, and 1.7% had Māori religious beliefs.
Of those at least 15 years old, 21 (14.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 36 (25.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $24,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 21 people (14.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 57 (39.6%) people were employed full-time, 24 (16.7%) were part-time, and 6 (4.2%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|7013536}}
References
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{{Western Bay of Plenty District}}
Category:Western Bay of Plenty District