Te Kaha

Te Kaha
Te Kaha
	Te Kaha
	Coordinates: 37°44′25″S 177°40′35″E / 37.74028°S 177.67639°E
Country	New Zealand
Region	Bay of Plenty
Territorial authority	Opotiki District
Ward	Coast
Population (June 2018)
• Total	387

Te Kaha is a small New Zealand community situated in the Bay of Plenty near Opotiki. It has a population of about 387, up from 306 in 2006. Approximately 85% of whom are of Māori descent.

Notable people

Corporal Willie Apiata, who received the New Zealand Victoria Cross on 2 July 2007, comes from Te Kaha, as did Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu who received the VC posthumously in October 1943. Australian Radio Broadcaster, Matthew Tukaki also has connections with Te Kaha and the Tukaki Marae.

Marae

List of marae in the Te Whanau and Apanui iwi. Hārāwaka - Hawai; Hikarukutai - Maraenui; Tutāwake - Whitianga; Rongomaihuatahi - Omaio; Matekitatahi - Otuwhare; Hinetekahu - Waiōrore; Te Ehutu - Te Kaha; Kaiaio - Maungaroa; Kahurautao - Pahaoa; Maruhaeremuri - Wairuru; Pararaki - Raukokore; Kauaetangohia - Whangaparaoa; Ngunguruoterangi - Potaka.

References

^ "Subnational Population Estimates: At 30 June 2019". Statistics New Zealand. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020. For urban areas, "Subnational population estimates (UA, AU), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996, 2001, 2006–18 (2017 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.

37°44′25″S 177°40′35″E / 37.74028°S 177.67639°E / -37.74028; 177.67639

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[NZ_population_data-1] "Subnational Population Estimates: At 30 June 2019". Statistics New Zealand. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020. For urban areas, "Subnational population estimates (UA, AU), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996, 2001, 2006–18 (2017 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.

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