Pahoia

Pahoia
Rural community
Pahoia School
Pahoia School
Interactive map of Pahoia
Coordinates: 37°39′14″S 175°59′46″E / 37.654°S 175.996°E / -37.654; 175.996
CountryNew Zealand
RegionBay of Plenty
Territorial authorityWestern Bay of Plenty District
WardKatikati-Waihi Beach Ward
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityWestern Bay of Plenty District Council
 • Regional councilBay of Plenty Regional Council
 • Mayor of Western Bay of PlentyJames Denyer[1]
 • Coromandel MPScott Simpson[2]
 • Waiariki MPRawiri Waititi[3]
Area
[4]
 • Total
5.30 km2 (2.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[5]
 • Total
318
 • Density60.0/km2 (155/sq mi)
Postcode(s)
3172

Pahoia is a waterfront settlement in the Western Bay of Plenty District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.

It includes a stretch of State Highway 2 that is a common crash site, due to windy roads, high speeds and heavy traffic.[6] The New Zealand Transport Agency has reduced speeds along the road following a series of crashes, including introducing a school speed zone outside Pahoia School.[7]

Pahoia Domain, a beach and park, is the base for a mud challenge fundraiser for Tauranga Boys' College rugby teams.[8] The course includes 6km of mudflats along the Pahoia waterfront.[9]

Demographics

Pahoia locality covers 5.30 km2 (2.05 sq mi).[4] It is part of the larger Pahoia statistical area.

Historical population for Pahoia locality
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006258—    
2013240−1.03%
2018288+3.71%
2023318+2.00%
Source: [5][10]

The locality had a population of 318 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 30 people (10.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 78 people (32.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 147 males and 171 females in 123 dwellings.[11] 1.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 66 people (20.8%) aged under 15 years, 27 (8.5%) aged 15 to 29, 147 (46.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 75 (23.6%) aged 65 or older.[5]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 96.2% European (Pākehā), 12.3% Māori, 2.8% Pasifika, 0.9% Asian, and 3.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.2%, Māori by 0.9%, and other languages by 6.6%. No language could be spoken by 2.8% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.9%. The percentage of people born overseas was 16.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.[5]

Religious affiliations were 25.5% Christian, 0.9% Hindu, 0.9% Māori religious beliefs, and 0.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 63.2%, and 8.5% of people did not answer the census question.[5]

Of those at least 15 years old, 66 (26.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 141 (56.0%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 36 (14.3%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 39 people (15.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 126 (50.0%) full-time and 54 (21.4%) part-time.[5]

Pahoia statistical area

Pahoia statistical area covers 112.79 km2 (43.55 sq mi)[12] and had an estimated population of 3,420 as of June 2025,[13] with a population density of 30 people per km2.

Historical population for the statistical area
YearPop.±% p.a.
20062,640—    
20132,667+0.15%
20183,195+3.68%
20233,297+0.63%
Source: [14][15]

Pahoia statistical area had a population of 3,297 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 102 people (3.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 630 people (23.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,647 males, 1,638 females, and 9 people of other genders in 1,143 dwellings.[16] 1.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 621 people (18.8%) aged under 15 years, 432 (13.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,671 (50.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 579 (17.6%) aged 65 or older.[14]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 92.1% European (Pākehā); 13.0% Māori; 2.0% Pasifika; 2.3% Asian; 0.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.8%, Māori by 2.5%, Samoan by 0.1%, and other languages by 7.4%. No language could be spoken by 1.6% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 18.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.[14]

Religious affiliations were 24.7% Christian, 0.8% Hindu, 0.2% Islam, 0.7% Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.6% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 61.5%, and 9.9% of people did not answer the census question.[14]

Of those at least 15 years old, 669 (25.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,512 (56.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 495 (18.5%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 378 people (14.1%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,359 (50.8%) full-time, 510 (19.1%) part-time, and 48 (1.8%) unemployed.[14]

Individual statistical areas
NameArea
(km2)		PopulationDensity
(per km2)		DwellingsMedian ageMedian
income
Pahoia West40.581,3503348646.2 years$43,300[17]
Pahoia East72.211,9472765747.5 years$41,900[18]
New Zealand38.1 years$41,500

Education

Pahoia School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,[19][20] with a roll of 169 as of July 2026.[21] The school opened in 1927.[22] The school holds an annual triathlon.[23]

Railway station

Pahoia in 1959

Pahoia railway station served an area of World War 1 soldier settlers, initially provided with a siding and then a flag station[24] on the East Coast Main Trunk from 28 March 1928 to 31 October 1960 (21 April 1963 for goods),[25] though a special train ran on 29 February 1928[26] and goods were carried from 5 March. New Zealand Railways (NZR) took over from the Public Works Department (PWD) on 18 June 1928.[27] The station had a shelter shed, cart approach, a 30 ft (9.1 m) by 20 ft (6.1 m) goods shed, cattle and sheep yards, a loading bank and a passing loop for 29 wagons. It also had toilets until they were closed in 1958.[27]

The station was on the 18.5 mi (29.8 km) section of the railway between Tahawai and Te Puna, built by Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co for about £500,000. Due to difficulties in establishing firm foundations for the line and its bridges, it was the last section of the Auckland-Tāneatua line to be completed.[28] It was unusual at the time for contracts to be given to private companies, rather than to PWD, or worker cooperatives.[29] The contractors built a wharf and stacking yard at Mount Maunganui, and landing-stages at several estuaries along the Harbour. They built 100 x 2-man, 13 x 4-man, 66 x 6-man huts, 46 married quarters, 3 cookhouses, 4 bathhouses, 2 recreation-rooms, quarters for field engineers and had two steam-locomotives, six steam-navvies, six petrol-locomotives, two steam pile-drivers, concrete-mixers, launches, punts, motor-lorries and ballast-trucks. Earthworks amounted to 1,229,000 yd3 (940,000 m3).[30]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Apata
Line open, station closed
1.91 km (1.19 mi)
Towards Hamilton[31]		   East Coast Main Trunk
New Zealand Railways Department		   Ōmokoroa
Line open, station closed
3.93 km (2.44 mi)
Towards Tāneatua

References

  1. ↑ "2025 Triennial Elections Declaration of Result" (PDF). Electionz. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Coromandel - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Waiariki – Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Statistical Area 1 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. 7013606 and 7013609. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  6. ↑ Gillespie, Kim (23 October 2019). "Lowering Bay of Plenty SH2 speed no solution - road safety advocates". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Bay of Plenty Times.
  7. ↑ Gillespei, Kim (26 October 2018). "Slower speed limits tipped for State Highway 2 between Tauranga and Katikati". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Bay of Plenty Times.
  8. ↑ Liddle, Rosalie (11 August 2019). "Mud glorious mud!". Sun Media. Sun Live.
  9. ↑ Troughton, Jamie (6 August 2019). "Team bonding key for mud challenge". Sun Media. Sun Live.
  10. ↑ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7013606 and 7013609.
  11. ↑ "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  12. ↑ "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "Subnational population estimates - Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Pahoia West (190901) and Pahoia East (190902). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  15. ↑ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Pahoia (190900). 2018 Census place summary: Pahoia
  16. ↑ "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  17. ↑ "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer. Pahoia West. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  18. ↑ "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer. Pahoia East. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  19. ↑ "Pahoia School Official School Website". pahoia.school.nz.
  20. ↑ "Pahoia School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  21. ↑ "Pahoia School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  22. ↑ "Our school". Pahoia School. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  23. ↑ Taipari, Greg (28 February 2016). "Rising stars of Pahoia School". Sun Media. Sun Live.
  24. ↑ "East coast railway. Auckland Star". 9 May 1928.
  25. ↑ Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  26. ↑ "Bay of Plenty Times". 28 February 1928.
  27. 1 2 Scoble, Juliet. "Station Archive". Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand.
  28. ↑ "East coast railway. Poverty Bay Herald". 28 March 1928.
  29. ↑ "Public Works Statement by the Hon. J. G. Coates, Minister of Public Works". 1923.
  30. ↑ "Public Works Statement by the Hon. J. G. Coates, Minister of Public Works". 1925.
  31. ↑ Yonge, John Roger (1993). New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas. Quail Map Company. ISBN 9780900609923.
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