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A relaxed lifestyle that's a slice of the real Aotearoa, New Zealand

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Funding - Sport New Zealand Rural Travel Fund

This fund helps sports clubs and school teams with young people aged between 5 and 18 years get to the game. Find out more and apply.

Sport NZ Rural Travel Fund

Te Āhua Noho | The Ōpōtiki lifestyle

Nature: Blessed with natural beauty and coastline as far as the eye can see, Ōpōtiki inspires with season changing beauty.

Culture: Mana whenua, Whakatōhea instill a strong cultural respect and pride within our rohe and we celebrate biculturalism and diversity.

Economy: Ōpōtiki has world-class aquaculture and infrastructure to support a booming industry, as well as a thriving primary industry and unique tourism providers.

Community: Our town’s population is small (at around 4,000), however we are strong, proud and connected.

Tā Mātau Rohe | Our District

We measure success not by numbers, but by the quality of our lifestyle, the opportunities available to us, the value of our connections and the health of our people and place. However, if you're into the numbers, here's some statistics based data on our rohe (district).

With miles and miles of open sea, 160 kilometres of coastline, 13 clean, fast flowing rivers and 11,200 hectares of native bush and scrubland, the Opotiki District is the perfect home for a community that appreciates and enjoys outdoor activities and the natural environment. The district comprises 25% of the Bay of Plenty region and contains 50% of the Bay of Plenty coastline.

Just under 9300 people live in the Opotiki District. Each year more than 30,000 visitors experience the environment that we are lucky enough to call home. Just under half of the resident population lives in the Opotiki township with the remainder living in smaller outlying communities. There are 20 marae in the district, which are a focal point for local communities, along with a number of strong farming, lifestyle and coastal settlements.

In the 2018 Census approximately 63.7% of people in the Opotiki District said they belong to the Maori ethnic group and 50.5% identified with the European ethnic group. There was a small proportion of Pacific peoples (3.5%) and Asians (2.8%) in the community.

The economy is driven primarily by agriculture with over 400 farms amounting to a total area of 75,660 hectares. 38% of this area is in beef and dairy farms, 29% in planted forests and 1% in horticulture units. The majority of horticultural land is planted in kiwifruit with plans for further development within this industry.

In the 2018 Census 7.3% of working age people were unemployed, which is higher than the national average.

The median income for working age people in the Opotiki District was $22,400 in 2018 compared with $31,800 nationally. In 2018 around 44% of working age people had an annual income of $20,000 or less, up from nearly 38% in 2013.

A high proportion of residents (50.1%) own the homes they live in, which is comparable to the national figure. Just over a third of the district's population lives in accommodation they do not own.

Over the past three years there has been a steady increase in the value of house sales in the district.

Ōpōtiki District Council

Official Website

This is your go-to source for information on rubbish collection days, registering animals and all other areas of council like drinking water, wastewater, local roads, sports fields, council meetings and more.

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Engagement Website: Connect | Hono Mai

Councils engagement platform is where you can join our engaged community and have your say on projects and work undertaken by council, to build our vision for the future.

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