Te Rerenga
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Te Rerenga
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|population_as_of =
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = New Zealand
|subdivision_type1= Region
|subdivision_name1= Waikato
|subdivision_type2= District
|subdivision_name2= Thames-Coromandel District
|subdivision_type3= Ward
|subdivision_name3= Mercury Bay ward
|subdivision_type4= Community Board
|subdivision_name4= Mercury Bay Community
|leader_title = Council
|leader_name = Thames-Coromandel District Council
|leader_title1 = Regional council
|leader_name1 = Waikato Regional Council
|leader_title2 = Mayor of Thames-Coromandel
|leader_name2 = {{NZ officeholder data|Thames-Coromandel District Mayor|y}}
|leader_title3 = Coromandel MP
|leader_name3 = {{NZ officeholder data|Coromandel MP|y}}
|leader_title4 = Hauraki-Waikato MP
|leader_name4 = {{NZ officeholder data|Hauraki-Waikato MP|y}}
|seat_type = Electorates
|seat = {{ubl|Coromandel|Hauraki-Waikato (Māori)}}
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|coordinates = {{coord|36|45|21|S|175|36|3|E|region:NZ|display=it}}
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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.{{cite book|title=Reed New Zealand Atlas|year=2004|isbn=0-7900-0952-8|editor=Peter Dowling |publisher=Reed Books|pages=map 16}}{{cite book|title=The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand|year=2005|isbn=1-877333-20-4|author=Roger Smith, GeographX|publisher=Robbie Burton|pages=map 40}}
Demographics
Mercury Bay North statistical area covers the northeastern Coromandel from just north of Coroglen to New Chums Beach, but excludes Whitianga. It has an area of {{Convert|305.27|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised)|access-date=22 February 2025}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Mercury Bay North|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Mercury Bay North|y}}|R}}/305.27|1}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|1,260|2013|1,317|2018|1,611|2023|2,079|percentages=pagr|align=left|title=Historical population for Mercury Bay North|source={{NZ census 2018|Mercury Bay North (166900)|mercury-bay-north|Mercury Bay North}}}}
Mercury Bay North had a population of 2,079 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 468 people (29.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 762 people (57.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,056 males, 1,014 females and 9 people of other genders in 885 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_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.166900.2023&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}} 2.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 52.8 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 315 people (15.2%) aged under 15 years, 210 (10.1%) aged 15 to 29, 966 (46.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 588 (28.3%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 93.8% European (Pākehā); 13.0% Māori; 1.7% Pasifika; 1.9% Asian; 0.4% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.4%, Māori language by 2.3%, Samoan by 0.3%, and other languages by 6.5%. No language could be spoken by 1.4% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 18.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 23.7% Christian, 0.1% Hindu, 0.3% Islam, 0.6% Buddhist, 1.0% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 65.7%, and 7.4% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 378 (21.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,029 (58.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 363 (20.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $28,900, compared with $41,500 nationally. 129 people (7.3%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 657 (37.2%) people were employed full-time, 339 (19.2%) were part-time, and 39 (2.2%) were 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_008&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.166900.2013%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=Mercury Bay North (166900)}}
Education
Te Rerenga School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2021|y}} students as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}{{TKI|2021|Te Rerenga School}} The school celebrated its centennial in 2008.
{{cite web
| url = http://www.coroarea.schoolzone.net.nz/docs/newsletters/2007/12_12.pdf
| title = Te Rerenga School Newsletter
| date = 2007-12-12
| accessdate = 2009-12-08
}}
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Te Rerenga (1971–2000 normals, extremes 1962–1989)
| Jan record high C = 30.1
| Feb record high C = 29.3
| Mar record high C = 28.1
| Apr record high C = 25.6
| May record high C = 23.1
| Jun record high C = 21.9
| Jul record high C = 20.3
| Aug record high C = 20.0
| Sep record high C = 24.4
| Oct record high C = 24.8
| Nov record high C = 27.1
| Dec record high C = 29.2
| year record high C = 30.1
| Jan avg record high C = 28.2
| Feb avg record high C = 27.7
| Mar avg record high C = 26.2
| Apr avg record high C = 24.3
| May avg record high C = 21.5
| Jun avg record high C = 19.4
| Jul avg record high C = 18.4
| Aug avg record high C = 18.9
| Sep avg record high C = 20.1
| Oct avg record high C = 22.0
| Nov avg record high C = 24.5
| Dec avg record high C = 26.4
| year avg record high C = 28.5
| Jan high C = 24.5
| Feb high C = 24.5
| Mar high C = 23.0
| Apr high C = 20.6
| May high C = 18.3
| Jun high C = 15.9
| Jul high C = 15.3
| Aug high C = 15.9
| Sep high C = 17.3
| Oct high C = 19.0
| Nov high C = 20.7
| Dec high C = 22.8
| year high C =
| Jan mean C = 19.4
| Feb mean C = 19.6
| Mar mean C = 18.0
| Apr mean C = 15.7
| May mean C = 13.4
| Jun mean C = 11.4
| Jul mean C = 10.7
| Aug mean C = 11.2
| Sep mean C = 12.8
| Oct mean C = 14.3
| Nov mean C = 15.9
| Dec mean C = 17.7
| year mean C =
| Jan low C = 14.3
| Feb low C = 14.6
| Mar low C = 13.1
| Apr low C = 10.8
| May low C = 8.6
| Jun low C = 6.9
| Jul low C = 6.0
| Aug low C = 6.6
| Sep low C = 8.3
| Oct low C = 9.6
| Nov low C = 11.0
| Dec low C = 12.6
| year low C =
| Jan avg record low C = 8.6
| Feb avg record low C = 8.5
| Mar avg record low C = 7.0
| Apr avg record low C = 4.6
| May avg record low C = 1.5
| Jun avg record low C = -0.8
| Jul avg record low C = -1.0
| Aug avg record low C = 0.1
| Sep avg record low C = 1.5
| Oct avg record low C = 2.8
| Nov avg record low C = 4.8
| Dec avg record low C = 7.0
| year avg record low C = -1.8
|Jan record low C = 5.0
|Feb record low C = 4.5
|Mar record low C = 1.8
|Apr record low C = -0.9
|May record low C = -2.6
|Jun record low C = -3.3
|Jul record low C = -5.0
|Aug record low C = -4.2
|Sep record low C = -0.7
|Oct record low C = -1.2
|Nov record low C = 0.6
|Dec record low C = 1.9
|year record low C =
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 115.5
|Feb rain mm = 96.4
|Mar rain mm = 183.1
|Apr rain mm = 159.4
|May rain mm = 150.2
|Jun rain mm = 217.0
|Jul rain mm = 180.6
|Aug rain mm = 191.6
|Sep rain mm = 172.5
|Oct rain mm = 146.7
|Nov rain mm = 102.4
|Dec rain mm = 101.7
|year rain mm =
|source 1 = NIWA {{cite web
|url = https://cliflo.niwa.co.nz/
|title = CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent numbers: 1514, 1515)
|publisher = NIWA
|access-date = 9 Sep 2024}}
}}