Tāneatua
Tāneatua is a small town in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. The town is located southeast of Pekatahi, a similarly small settlement; Whakatāne is the nearest significantly sized town. Just to the southwest of Tāneatua, the Whakatāne River and Waimana Rivers meet. The Whakatāne River itself flows to the west of Tāneatua, while the Waimana River is south of the township. Tāneatua is officially defined as a "populated area less than a town". The 2013 New Zealand census found its population to be 786. State Highway 2 passes through Tāneatua on its route  between Ōpōtiki and Edgecumbe. The Tāneatua Branch railway terminates in Tāneatua. Formerly considered part of the East Coast Main Trunk Railway, it is now a branch line off the main line from Hawkens Junction, northwest of Edgecumbe. The line is currently disused and mothballed. Te Kura Whare, the headquarters of the Ngāi Tūhoe tribe's representative body, Te Uru Taumatua, is on the highway at the north-western end of Tāneatua. It includes a library, gallery, archive and large tribal meeting chamber. Demographics. The statistical area of Wainui, which includes Tāneatua but at 87 square kilometres is much larger than  the town, had a population of 1,497 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 132 people (9.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 150 people (11.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 432 households. There were 744 males and 753 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female. The median age was 33.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 405 people (27.1%) aged under 15 years, 288 (19.2%) aged 15 to 29, 651 (43.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 156 (10.4%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 44.1% European/Pākehā, 67.3% Māori, 3.4 % Pacific peoples, 1.0% Asian, and 0.8% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 7.0%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 44.3% had no religion, 28.7% were Christian, 0.2% were Buddhist and 21.4% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 192 (17.6%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 207 (19.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $26,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was  that 501 (45.9%) people were employed full-time, 213 (19.5%) were part-time, and 75 (6.9%) were unemployed. Education. Tāneatua School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of as of .