# Pukehangi > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pukehangi > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pukehangi.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pukehangi > Source revision: 1326277715 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Rotorua) | ward = Te Ipu Wai Auraki General Ward | council = [Rotorua Lakes Council](/source/Rotorua_Lakes_Council) | established = | coordinates = {{coord|-38.136306|176.207755|region:NZ_type:city|display=it}} | arearef = | 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](/source/Western_Heights%2C_Rotorua) | east = [Mangakakahi](/source/Mangakakahi) | southeast = | south = [Sunnybrook](/source/Sunnybrook%2C_Bay_of_Plenty) | southwest = [Fordlands](/source/Fordlands) | west = [Ngongotahā Valley](/source/Ngongotah%C4%81_Valley) | northwest = }} {{stack end}} '''Pukehangi''' is a western suburb of [Rotorua](/source/Rotorua) in the [Bay of Plenty Region](/source/Bay_of_Plenty_Region) of New Zealand's [North Island](/source/North_Island). ==History== In 2017, [Rotorua District Council](/source/Rotorua_District_Council) identified Pukehangi as a key area for future residential development.{{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](/source/Rotorua_Daily_Post) |publisher=[New Zealand Media and Entertainment](/source/New_Zealand_Media_and_Entertainment) |date=15 September 2017}} An 89-section subdivision and a 33-section subdivision were both announced that year.{{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](/source/Rotorua_Daily_Post) |publisher=[New Zealand Media and Entertainment](/source/New_Zealand_Media_and_Entertainment) |date=17 June 2017}} More sections were due to become available in 2019.{{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](/source/Rotorua_Daily_Post) |publisher=[New Zealand Media and Entertainment](/source/New_Zealand_Media_and_Entertainment) |date=10 January 2019}} In December 2018, landowners of farmland west of the suburb sought planning consent to develop new residential areas.{{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](/source/Rotorua_Daily_Post) |issue=[New Zealand Media and Entertainment](/source/New_Zealand_Media_and_Entertainment) |date=6 December 2018}} The plan change was approved by the Rotorua District Council and [Ministry for the Environment](/source/Ministry_for_the_Environment_(New_Zealand)) during 2019.{{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](/source/Rotorua_Daily_Post) |publisher=[New Zealand Media and Entertainment](/source/New_Zealand_Media_and_Entertainment) |date=28 March 2019}}{{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](/source/Rotorua_District_Council) |publisher=[scoop.co.nz](/source/scoop.co.nz) |date=21 January 2020}} It was opened up it to public submissions in January 2020. 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](/source/High_Court_of_New_Zealand) terminating the tenancy.{{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](/source/Rotorua_Daily_Post) |publisher=[New Zealand Media and Entertainment](/source/New_Zealand_Media_and_Entertainment) |date=20 November 2019}} In 2023, [Kāinga Ora](/source/K%C4%81inga_Ora) was developing 60 new [state houses](/source/State_housing_in_New_Zealand) on three sites in Pukehangi.{{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](/source/Rotorua_Daily_Post)|date=2 February 2023|first=Kelly|last=Makiha}} ==Demographics== Pukehangi covers {{Convert|2.29|km2||abbr=on}}{{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}} 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 km2. {{Historical populations|2006|4,941|2013|4,884|2018|5,274|2023|5,178|percentages=pagr|align=left|source={{NZ census 2018|Pukehangi North (199100) and Pukehangi South (199200)}}}} Pukehangi had a population of 5,178 in the [2023 New Zealand census](/source/2023_New_Zealand_census), a decrease of 96 people (−1.8%) since the [2018 census](/source/2018_New_Zealand_census), and an increase of 294 people (6.0%) since the [2013 census](/source/2013_New_Zealand_census). There were 2,499 males, 2,667 females, and 12 people of [other genders](/source/non-binary_gender) in 1,677 dwellings.{{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}} 2.4% of people identified as [LGBTIQ+](/source/LGBTQ). 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. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 62.2% [European](/source/European_New_Zealanders) ([Pākehā](/source/P%C4%81keh%C4%81)); 47.1% [Māori](/source/M%C4%81ori_people); 8.0% [Pasifika](/source/Pasifika_New_Zealanders); 8.5% [Asian](/source/Asian_New_Zealanders); 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](/source/New_Zealand_Sign_Language) was known by 0.7%. The percentage of people born overseas was 15.9, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 29.7% [Christian](/source/Christianity_in_New_Zealand), 1.1% [Hindu](/source/Hinduism_in_New_Zealand), 0.1% [Islam](/source/Islam_in_New_Zealand), 2.7% [Māori religious beliefs](/source/M%C4%81ori_religious_beliefs), 1.0% [Buddhist](/source/Buddhism_in_New_Zealand), 0.3% [New Age](/source/New_Age), 0.1% [Jewish](/source/Judaism_in_New_Zealand), and 0.9% other religions. People who answered that they had [no religion](/source/Irreligion_in_New_Zealand) were 56.7%, and 7.6% of people did not answer the census question. 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.{{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)}} {{table alignment}} {| class="wikitable defaultright col1left" |+Individual statistical areas |- !Name !! Area
(km2) !! Population !! Density
(per km2) || Dwellings !! Median age !! Median
income |- | Pukehangi North || 1.18 || 2,658 || 2,253 || 768 || 30.0 years || $35,400{{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}} |- | Pukehangi South || 1.11 || 2,520 || 2,270 || 906 || 41.3 years || $42,800{{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}} |- ! 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 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Pukehangi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pukehangi) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pukehangi?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.