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Tāneatua is a small town in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island, 13 kilometres south of Whakatāne.[1] Its population was 786 in the 2013 New Zealand census.[2] State Highway 2 passes through the town on its route between Edgecumbe and Ōpōtiki. The small settlements of Ruatoki and Waimana are to the south and south-east of Tāneatua.

Tāneatua
Main street of Tāneatua, c. 1920
Coordinates: 38°03′50″S 177°00′25″E
Country	New Zealand
Region	Bay of Plenty
Territorial authority	Whakatāne District
Ward	Tāneatua-Waimana
Population  (2013)
• Total	786

The Whakatāne River runs to the west of Tāneatua, while the Tauranga River (also formerly called the Waimana River) flows south of the township and joins the Whakatāne River just to the southwest of Tāneatua.

Te Kura Whare, the headquarters of the Ngāi Tūhoe tribe's representative body, Te Uru Taumatua, is on the highway at the north-western end of Tāneatua. It includes a library, gallery, archive and large tribal meeting chamber.[3]

The now closed Tāneatua Branch railway line terminated in Tāneatua. Earlier considered part of the East Coast Main Trunk Railway, it became a branch line off the main line from Hawkens Junction, northwest of Edgecumbe. The Tāneatua railway station has been demolished.[4]

Demographics

Historical population of Wainui

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	1,347	—
2013	1,365	+0.19%
2018	1,497	+1.86%
Source: [5]

The statistical area of Wainui, which includes Tāneatua but at 87 square kilometres is much larger than the town, had a population of 1,497 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 132 people (9.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 150 people (11.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 432 households. There were 744 males and 753 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female. The median age was 33.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 405 people (27.1%) aged under 15 years, 288 (19.2%) aged 15 to 29, 651 (43.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 156 (10.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 44.1% European/Pākehā, 67.3% Māori, 3.4% Pacific peoples, 1.0% Asian, and 0.8% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 7.0%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 44.3% had no religion, 28.7% were Christian, 0.2% were Buddhist and 21.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 192 (17.6%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 207 (19.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $26,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 501 (45.9%) people were employed full-time, 213 (19.5%) were part-time, and 75 (6.9%) were unemployed.[5]

Education

Tāneatua School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[6] with a roll of 128 as of July 2022.[7]

References

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Taneatua ist ein Dorf im Whakatāne District der Region Bay of Plenty auf der Nordinsel von Neuseeland.

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