Taieri Mouth
Taieri Mouth | |
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Rural settlement | |
UTC+13 (New Zealand Daylight Time) | |
Postcode | 9091 |
Local iwi | Ngāi Tahu |
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The village is located 40 km southwest of central Dunedin on the Southern Scenic Route. It is located in the Clutha District on the boundary of Dunedin City and 10 km east of Lake Waihola. Immediately to its south is the smaller settlement of Taieri Beach, and the two are often considered parts of the same settlement.
It gained a little notoriety or sadness in the 1990s as the place where Robin Bain worked.
History
There was a Māori occupation site at Taieri Mouth, with moa bones, indicating it was from the Moa Hunter (early) period of Māori culture.
According to oral tradition in the early 18th century Tuwiriroa moved from
Maori occupation continued and Edward Shortland recorded a small settlement on the site in 1843 and Maori were still living here in 1850.[4] An early European settler was a former whaler, 'The Hermit of Taieri Mouth' (also known as John Bull) whose real name was John Edward O'Neil. He is remembered for his boisterous ways and prodigious strength.[5]
Demographics
Taieri Mouth is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers 3.25 km2 (1.25 sq mi),
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 189 | — |
2013 | 195 | +0.45% |
2018 | 252 | +5.26% |
Source: [7] |
Taieri Mouth had a population of 252 at the
Ethnicities were 95.2% European/Pākehā, 10.7% Māori, 1.2% Pasifika, and 3.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 54.8% had no religion, 29.8% were Christian, 1.2% had Māori religious beliefs and 1.2% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 36 (16.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 57 (26.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $28,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 15 people (7.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 81 (38.0%) people were employed full-time, 45 (21.1%) were part-time, and 3 (1.4%) were unemployed.[7]
Education
Taieri Beach School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[8] with a roll of 2 as of February 2024.[9] The school opened in 1862.[10]
References
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
- ISBN 1-877133-41-8
- ^ Shortland, E., (1851) The southern districts of New Zealand: A journal. London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans
- ^ "Taieri Mouth and Taieri Beach", from The cyclopedia of New Zealand (Otago and Southland Provincial Districts). Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Bruce
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7029034.
- ^ "Taieri Beach School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- Education Review Office.
- ^ De Reus, Helena (24 October 2012). "Country school celebrates". Otago Daily Times.
- Parkes, W., and Hislop, K. (1980) Taieri Mouth and its surrounding districts. Dunedin: Otago Heritage Books. ISBN 978-0-908774-40-1