Te Poi
Te Poi is a small village in rural Waikato, New Zealand, established in 1912 at the base of the Kaimai Range. Te Poi is part of a thriving farming area, particularly for dairying, thoroughbred horse breeding and cropping. The village is serviced by a garage, a cafe, a pub/restaurant and many other small businesses, and has a public tennis court. There are trout fishing spots nearby. From Te Poi, it is 40 minutes to Tauranga, 35 minutes to Rotorua, 45 minutes to Hamilton, two hours to skiing at Mount Ruapehu on the Central Plateau and two hours  to Auckland. History and culture. Te Poi built a memorial hall in 1922 to commemorate fallen soldiers from World War I. It built another memorial hall to commemorate its fallen sons from World War II. Te Poi was the site of the Sunny Park-Hinuera Cooperative Dairy Company, known for its casein production. In 1983 Sunny Park buildings were auctioned off after the merger with the Waikato Dairy Company. The village has weathered the loss of the factory well due to its central location. The town celebrated its district centenary on 31 March 2012. Marae. Te Poi has three marae , affiliated with Ngāti Raukawa hapū. Rengarenga Marae is affiliated with Ngāti Mōtai and Ngāti Te Apunga. Te Omeka Marae and Tiriki Teihaua meeting house are affiliated with Ngāti Kirihika. Te Ūkaipō Marae and Wehiwehi meeting house are affiliated with Ngāti Kirihika and Ngāti Wehiwehi. Demographics. The statistical area of Te Poi, which at 128 square kilometres is larger than the town, had a population of 840 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 39 people (4.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 21 people (2.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 288 households. There were 450  males and 393 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.15 males per female. The median age was 33.9 years, with 213 people (25.4%) aged under 15 years, 159 (18.9%) aged 15 to 29, 390 (46.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 78 (9.3%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 84.3% European/Pākehā, 18.6% Māori, 2.5% Pacific peoples, 6.1% Asian, and 2.9% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 14.3%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 48.6% had no religion, 38.9 % were Christian, 0.0% were Hindu, 0.4% were Muslim, 0.0% were Buddhist and 5.7% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 87 (13.9%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 120 (19.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $39,100. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 369 (58.9%) people were employed full-time, 117 (18.7%) were part-time, and 12 (1.9%) were unemployed. Education. Te Poi School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of as of . Older children go to  Matamata by bus for intermediate and secondary school.