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Taipa is a settlement on the southern side of Doubtless Bay in Northland, New Zealand. State Highway 10 runs through it. It is the westernmost of the Taipa-Mangonui string of settlements, and separated from the others by the Taipa River.
Taipa is traditionally the first landing place of Kupe, the Polynesian explorer of Aotearoa. There is a memorial near the bridge over the Taipa River.
The name may have originated as Taiapa, a fence between two disputed shellfish beds.




Demographics


Statistics New Zealand describes Taipa as a rural settlement. It covers 0.54 km2 (0.21 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 190 as of June 2024, with a population density of 352 people per km2. Taipa is part of the larger Doubtless Bay statistical area.

Taipā had a population of 153 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 6 people (−3.8%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 18 people (13.3%) since the 2013 census. There were 78 males and 78 females in 66 dwellings. 3.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 53.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 21 people (13.7%) aged under 15 years, 18 (11.8%) aged 15 to 29, 60 (39.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 54 (35.3%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 68.6% European (Pākehā), 41.2% Māori, 9.8% Pasifika, and 5.9% Asian. English was spoken by 100.0%, Māori language by 17.6%, Samoan by 3.9% and other languages by 2.0%. The percentage of people born overseas was 13.7, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 29.4% Christian, 3.9% Hindu, 5.9% Māori religious beliefs, and 2.0% Buddhist. People who answered that they had no religion were 54.9%, and 3.9% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 15 (11.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 72 (54.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 39 (29.5%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $29,600, compared with $41,500 nationally. 12 people (9.1%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 51 (38.6%) people were employed full-time, 12 (9.1%) were part-time, and 6 (4.5%) were unemployed.




Education


Taipa Area School is a coeducational composite (years 1-15) school with a roll of 422 students as of August 2024. The school opened as Taipa District High School in 1956, and became an area school in 1976.
A school existed at Taipa in 1883 and was eventually replaced by the District High School.




Notes

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• Region Northland
• Taipa, Northland
• Northland Region
• Mount Hikurangi (Northland)
• Taipa-Mangonui
• Taipa River
• List of schools in the Northland Region
• Paranui River
• Northland (New Zealand electorate)
• Oruru River
• Mangōnui