Maraenui
{{short description|Suburb of Napier, New Zealand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2021}}
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{{Infobox New Zealand suburb
| name = Maraenui
| image =
| caption1 = Maraenui flooded after Cyclone Gabrielle
| city1 = Napier
| council = Napier City Council
| ward = Nelson Park
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| coordinates = {{coord|-39.517220|176.901394|region:NZ_type:city|display=it}}
| area = 105
| population = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Maraenui|y}}
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| popdate = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y}}
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{{Adjacent place
| centre = Maraenui
| north = Marewa
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| southeast = Te Awa
| south = Meeanee
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| northwest =Onekawa
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Maraenui is a suburb of the city of Napier, in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's eastern North Island.{{cite web |last1=Hariss |first1=Gavin |title=Maraenui, Hawke's Bay |url=https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz51314/Maraenui/ |website=topomap.co.nz |publisher=NZ Topo Map}} The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "great marae" for Maraenui.{{Cite web |date=6 August 2019 |title=1000 Māori place names |url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/maori-language-week/1000-maori-place-names |publisher=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage}}
It is a lower socio-economic neighbourhood with a mix of owner occupied and state-owned Housing New Zealand properties, and has a high rate of synthetic drug use.{{cite news |last1=Bradley |first1=Anusha |title=Marenui |url=http://shorthand.radionz.co.nz/maraenui/index.html |agency=radionz.co.nz |publisher=Radio New Zealand}}
Demographics
Maraenui covers {{Convert|1.05|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=20 February 2023|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Maraenui|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Maraenui|y}}|R}}/1.05|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|3,537|2013|3,093|2018|3,504|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=}}
Maraenui had a population of 3,504 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 411 people (13.3%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 33 people (−0.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 984 households, comprising 1,731 males and 1,773 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. The median age was 26.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 1,053 people (30.1%) aged under 15 years, 843 (24.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,326 (37.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 282 (8.0%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 44.9% European/Pākehā, 58.8% Māori, 14.1% Pacific peoples, 2.7% Asian, and 1.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 12.1, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 49.3% had no religion, 31.2% were Christian, 11.6% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.2% were Hindu, 0.5% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 1.2% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 126 (5.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 711 (29.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $20,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 63 people (2.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,068 (43.6%) people were employed full-time, 357 (14.6%) were part-time, and 192 (7.8%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|Maraenui (215300)|maraenui|Maraenui}}
Education
Maraenui Bilingual School is a co-educational state primary school,{{cite web |title=Maraenui Bilingual School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?district=28®ion=5&school=2604 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2604|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}{{cite web |title=Maraenui Bilingual School Education Review Office Report |url=https://ero.govt.nz/institution/2604/maraenui-bilingual-school-napier |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}} The school provides education in both Māori language and English.{{cite web|url=https://www.maraenui.school.nz/about-us|title=About Us|publisher=Maraenui Bilingual School|access-date=24 February 2023}} The school opened in 1958, and became New Zealand's first bilingual school in 1988.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/every-week-is-te-wiki-o-te-reo-at-maraenui-bilingual-school/35FQY2Q3NSWBICTEPXQO35TAQI/|title=Every week is Te Wiki o te Reo at Maraenui Bilingual School|newspaper=Hawke's Bay Today|first=Laura|last=Wiltshire|date=14 September 2018}}
Richmond School is a co-educational state primary school,{{cite web |title=Richmond School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?district=28®ion=5&school=2665 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2665|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}{{cite web |title=Richmond School Education Review Office Report |url=https://ero.govt.nz/institution/2665/richmond-school-napier |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}}