{{short description|Suburb of Rotorua, New Zealand}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=December 2020}} {{stack begin}} {{Infobox New Zealand suburb | name = Pukehangi | image = Susan Street in Rotorua.jpg | caption1 = Susan Street | city1 = Rotorua | ward = Te Ipu Wai Auraki General Ward | council = Rotorua Lakes Council | established = | coordinates = {{coord|-38.136306|176.207755|region:NZ_type:city|display=it}} | arearef = <ref name="Area"/> | area = 229 | population = {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Pukehangi North|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Pukehangi South|y}}|R}}|0}} | popdate = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y}} | popref = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2||||y}} | population_density_km2 = auto | trainstations = | ferryterminals = | airports = | hospitals = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 13 | caption2 = }} {{Adjacent place | centre = Pukehangi | north = | northeast = Western Heights | east = Mangakakahi | southeast = | south = Sunnybrook | southwest = Fordlands | west = Ngongotahā Valley | northwest = }} {{stack end}} '''Pukehangi''' is a western suburb of Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.
==History==
In 2017, Rotorua District Council identified Pukehangi as a key area for future residential development.<ref name="aguy">{{cite news |last1=Guy |first1=Alice |title=Rotorua's Pukehangi, Ngongotaha and Eastside key areas for development |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503438&objectid=11922220 |agency=Rotorua Daily Post |publisher=New Zealand Media and Entertainment |date=15 September 2017}}</ref> An 89-section subdivision and a 33-section subdivision were both announced that year.<ref name="subdivsions">{{cite news |last1=Arthur-Worsop |first1=Stephanie |title=33 lot subdivision goes up for sale |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/property/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503427&objectid=11877347 |agency=Rotorua Daily Post |publisher=New Zealand Media and Entertainment |date=17 June 2017}}</ref> More sections were due to become available in 2019.<ref name="solley">{{cite news |last1=Olley |first1=Samantha |title=126 new Rotorua homes consented in 2018 but many more needed |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/property/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503427&objectid=12181941 |agency=Rotorua Daily Post |publisher=New Zealand Media and Entertainment |date=10 January 2019}}</ref>
In December 2018, landowners of farmland west of the suburb sought planning consent to develop new residential areas.<ref name="mikiha">{{cite news |last1=Makiha |first1=Kelly |title=Residential plans for farmland bordering Pukehangi, west of Rotorua |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12170865 |agency=Rotorua Daily Post |issue=New Zealand Media and Entertainment |date=6 December 2018}}</ref> The plan change was approved by the Rotorua District Council and Ministry for the Environment during 2019.<ref name="zsparks">{{cite news |last1=Sparks |first1=Zizi |title=Council recommends Government process to free up land for housing in Pukehangi quickly |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503438&objectid=12216449 |agency=Rotorua Daily Post |publisher=New Zealand Media and Entertainment |date=28 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="planchange">{{cite news |title=Pukehangi Heights Plan Change proceeds |url=https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2001/S00296/pukehangi-heights-plan-change-proceeds.htm |agency=Rotorua District Council |publisher=scoop.co.nz |date=21 January 2020}}</ref> It was opened up it to public submissions in January 2020.<ref name="planchange" />
In 2019, a Pukehangi rental home was the subject of a 7-month legal dispute between a landlord and tenant, which ended with the High Court terminating the tenancy.<ref name="tentribunal">{{cite news |last1=Sparks |first1=Zizi |title=Tenancy Tribunal finding gives Rotorua landlord possession, 229 days after 90-day notice issued |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12286360 |agency=Rotorua Daily Post |publisher=New Zealand Media and Entertainment |date=20 November 2019}}</ref>
In 2023, Kāinga Ora was developing 60 new state houses on three sites in Pukehangi.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/kainga-ora-invites-residents-to-hear-about-60-new-homes-for-pukehangi-in-rotorua/5GNYTUOR3RCAZMGJPLOLIEPVFA/|title=Kāinga Ora invites residents to hear about 60 new homes for Pukehangi in Rotorua|newspaper=Rotorua Daily Post|date=2 February 2023|first=Kelly|last=Makiha}}</ref>
==Demographics== Pukehangi covers {{Convert|2.29|km2||abbr=on}}<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 3 2023 (generalised)|access-date=19 June 2025}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Pukehangi North|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Pukehangi South|y}}|R}}|0}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|({{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Pukehangi North|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Pukehangi South|y}}|R}})/2.29|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>.
{{Historical populations|2006|4,941|2013|4,884|2018|5,274|2023|5,178|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2023"/><ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|Pukehangi North (199100) and Pukehangi South (199200)}}</ref>}} Pukehangi had a population of 5,178 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 96 people (−1.8%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 294 people (6.0%) since the 2013 census. There were 2,499 males, 2,667 females, and 12 people of other genders in 1,677 dwellings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.53580%2B199100%2B199200.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}}</ref> 2.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 34.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 1,224 people (23.6%) aged under 15 years, 1,008 (19.5%) aged 15 to 29, 2,208 (42.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 738 (14.3%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 62.2% European (Pākehā); 47.1% Māori; 8.0% Pasifika; 8.5% Asian; 0.6% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.8%, Māori by 13.2%, Samoan by 0.5%, and other languages by 9.1%. No language could be spoken by 2.5% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.7%. The percentage of people born overseas was 15.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
Religious affiliations were 29.7% Christian, 1.1% Hindu, 0.1% Islam, 2.7% Māori religious beliefs, 1.0% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 0.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 56.7%, and 7.6% of people did not answer the census question.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
Of those at least 15 years old, 657 (16.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 2,262 (57.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,035 (26.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $38,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 288 people (7.3%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 2,058 (52.0%) full-time, 495 (12.5%) part-time, and 186 (4.7%) unemployed.<ref name="Census 2023">{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.53580.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Pukehangi (53580)}}</ref>
{{table alignment}} {| class="wikitable defaultright col1left" |+Individual statistical areas |- !Name !! Area<br/>(km<sup>2</sup>) !! Population !! Density<br/>(per km<sup>2</sup>) || Dwellings !! Median age !! Median<br/>income |- | Pukehangi North || 1.18 || 2,658 || 2,253 || 768 || 30.0 years || $35,400<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.199100.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Pukehangi North}}</ref> |- | Pukehangi South || 1.11 || 2,520 || 2,270 || 906 || 41.3 years || $42,800<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.199200.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Pukehangi South}}</ref> |- ! New Zealand !! !! !! !! !! style="text-align:right;"|38.1 years !! style="text-align:right;"| $41,500 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Rotorua District}} Category:Suburbs of Rotorua Category:Populated places in the Bay of Plenty Region