Ngapuna

Suburb in Rotorua, New Zealand

Ngapuna
Suburb
Interactive map of Ngapuna
Coordinates: 38°08′48″S 176°16′29″E / 38.146707°S 176.274828°E / -38.146707; 176.274828
Country	New Zealand
City	Rotorua
Local authority	Rotorua Lakes Council
Electoral ward	Te Ipu Wai Auraki General Ward
Area
• Land	349 ha (860 acres)
Population  (June 2025)
• Total	380
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)

Rotorua Central	(Lake Rotorua)	Ōwhata
Fenton Park	Ngapuna	Lynmore
Whakarewarewa

Ngapuna (Māori: Ngāpuna) is a suburb in eastern Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "the springs" for Ngāpuna.

The Rotorua Wastewater Treatment Plant is in Ngapuna.

Marae

The suburb has two marae:

• Ngāpuna or Hurunga o te Rangi Marae and meeting house is a meeting place for the Ngāti Whakaue hapū of Ngāti Hurunga Te Rangi and Ngāti Taeotu, and the Tūhourangi hapū of Hurunga Te Rangi and Ngāti Kahu Upoko.
• Hinemihi Marae and meeting house is a meeting place for the Tūhourangi hapū of Ngāti Hinemihi and Ngāti Tuohonoa), and the Ngāti Tarāwhai hapū of Ngāti Hinemihi. In October 2020, the Government committed $4,525,104 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the marae and nine other marae, creating an estimated 34 jobs.

Demographics

Ngapuna covers 3.49 km² (1.35 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 380 as of June 2025, with a population density of 109 people per km².

Ngapuna had a population of 348 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 9 people (−2.5%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 63 people (22.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 189 males and 165 females in 105 dwellings. 1.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 35.3 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 81 people (23.3%) aged under 15 years, 66 (19.0%) aged 15 to 29, 147 (42.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 54 (15.5%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 20.7% European (Pākehā), 94.0% Māori, 5.2% Pasifika, 2.6% Asian, and 1.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.4%, Māori by 35.3%, and other languages by 1.7%. No language could be spoken by 0.9% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 1.7, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 38.8% Christian, 6.9% Māori religious beliefs, and 0.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 44.8%, and 7.8% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 15 (5.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 168 (62.9%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 78 (29.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $32,300, compared with $41,500 nationally. 6 people (2.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 108 (40.4%) full-time, 33 (12.4%) part-time, and 24 (9.0%) unemployed.

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