Tutira (Māori: Tūtira) is a village to the north of Napier and is part of the Hawke's Bay Region in New Zealand's North Island. It is located on State Highway 2 between Wairoa and Napier.[1]

Tutira
Settlement
Coordinates: 39.204°S 176.882°E / -39.204; 176.882
Country	New Zealand
Region	Hawke's Bay Region
Territorial authority	Hastings District
Ward	Mohaka
Postcode(s)	4181

Much of the area was surveyed by Herbert Guthrie-Smith, who farmed 60,000 acres (240 km²) surrounding Lake Tūtira.[2] Guthrie-Smith, a naturalist, published the popular Tutira: the story of a New Zealand sheep station in 1921.[3] Today, a camp is run at the site of his homestead.[4]

Demographics

The statistical area of Puketitiri-Tutira, which at 2,433 square kilometres is much larger than this village and also includes Waipatiki Beach, Tangoio and Te Haroto, had a population of 1,839 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 87 people (5.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 96 people (5.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 708 households. There were 969 males and 870 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.11 males per female. The median age was 40.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 387 people (21.0%) aged under 15 years, 309 (16.8%) aged 15 to 29, 936 (50.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 201 (10.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 84.2% European/Pākehā, 22.3% Māori, 2.3% Pacific peoples, 1.6% Asian, and 2.4% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 9.8%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 57.7% had no religion, 30.8% were Christian, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.2% were Buddhist and 4.7% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 186 (12.8%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 261 (18.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $34,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 843 (58.1%) people were employed full-time, 261 (18.0%) were part-time, and 36 (2.5%) were unemployed.[5]

Education

Tutira School is a co-educational state primary school,[6][7] with a roll of 35 as of July 2022.[8][9]

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