Tutira
Much of the area was surveyed by Herbert Guthrie-Smith, who farmed 60,000 acres (240 km²) surrounding Lake Tūtira. Guthrie-Smith, a naturalist, published the popular Tutira: the story of a New Zealand sheep station in 1921. Today, a camp is run at the site of his homestead.
Demographics
Puketitiri-Tutira statistical area, which includes Waipātiki Beach, Tangoio and Te Haroto, covers 2,415.34 km (932.57 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 2,010 as of June 2024, with a population density of 0.83 people per km.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1,743 | — |
| 2013 | 1,752 | +0.07% |
| 2018 | 1,839 | +0.97% |
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Before the 2023 census, the statistical area had a larger boundary, covering 2,433.16 km (939.45 sq mi). Using that boundary, Puketitiri-Tutira 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, comprising 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. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 9.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 57.7% had no religion, 30.8% were Christian, 3.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.2% were Buddhist and 1.6% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 186 (12.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 261 (18.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $34,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 186 people (12.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% 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.
Education
Tutira School is a co-educational state primary school, with a roll of 24 as of August 2024.
Climate
| Climate data for Tutira (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.3 (73.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
15.7 (60.3) |
13.1 (55.6) |
12.3 (54.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
17.6 (63.7) |
19.0 (66.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
17.6 (63.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) |
17.9 (64.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
13.6 (56.5) |
11.5 (52.7) |
9.0 (48.2) |
8.2 (46.8) |
8.9 (48.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
12.7 (54.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
16.3 (61.3) |
13.1 (55.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.9 (55.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
7.2 (45.0) |
4.8 (40.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
6.3 (43.3) |
7.8 (46.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
8.5 (47.4) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 90.5 (3.56) |
68.4 (2.69) |
92.0 (3.62) |
124.2 (4.89) |
80.7 (3.18) |
121.3 (4.78) |
145.1 (5.71) |
121.5 (4.78) |
136.8 (5.39) |
69.4 (2.73) |
103.2 (4.06) |
76.0 (2.99) |
1,229.1 (48.38) |
| Source: NIWA | |||||||||||||
References
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- ^ Cooper, Ronda. "Guthrie-Smith, William Herbert, Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1996". teara.govt.nz. Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
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- ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Puketitiri-Tutira (208000). 2018 Census place summary: Puketitiri-Tutira
- ^ "Official School Website". tutira.school.nz.
- ^ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ "CliFlo – National Climate Database : Tutira Cws". NIWA. Retrieved 20 May 2024.