Pākiri

Geography

Pākiri Beach is a 14 km white sandy beach to the north. It is a tourist destination known for its natural environment.{{cite book

History

During the 1860s, Pākiri Beach was the location of a kauri sawmill at the mouth of the Pākiri River.

A Pakiri Road District was formed 26 September 1867 but no evidence exists of a road board ever being operational and the district is not mentioned after 1876.

Suction dredging has been used to mine sand from the sea floor off the coast since the 1950s. This caused controversy in 1994, when 170,000 m3 of sand was to be extracted to bolster the popular Mission Bay in Auckland, and was brought to the Planning Tribunal in the case Haddon v Auckland Regional Council for violation of the Resource Management Act 1991, and its provisions for kaitiakitanga.

Demographics

Pākiri is in an SA1 statistical area which covers 28.52 km2 and includes Pākiri Beach. The SA1 area is part of the larger Cape Rodney statistical area.

The SA1 statistical area had a population of 192 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 21 people (12.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 51 people (36.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 93 males, 99 females and 3 people of other genders in 72 dwellings. 4.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 50.9 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 21 people (10.9%) aged under 15 years, 30 (15.6%) aged 15 to 29, 93 (48.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 48 (25.0%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 76.6% European (Pākehā); 37.5% Māori; 6.2% Pasifika; 3.1% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.3%, Māori language by 7.8%, Samoan by 1.6%, and other languages by 6.2%. No language could be spoken by 3.1% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 10.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 26.6% Christian, 18.8% Māori religious beliefs, 1.6% New Age, and 1.6% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 48.4%, and 6.2% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 27 (15.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 99 (57.9%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 42 (24.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $36,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 12 people (7.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 72 (42.1%) people were employed full-time, 39 (22.8%) were part-time, and 3 (1.8%) were unemployed.

Education

Pakiri School is a coeducational full primary school (years 1-8) with a roll of students as of Most children are of Māori descent and are affiliated to Ngati Wai and Ngati Manuhiri. The school celebrated its 125th jubilee in 2002.

References

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