Nà «haka is a small settlement in the northern Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's eastern North Island, lying on State Highway 2 between Wairoa and Gisborne. The road to MÃÂhia Peninsula turns off the highway at Nà «haka.
Nà «haka has one general store, a fish and chip shop, a local garage and a pÃÂua factory. It also has a substantial and well supported meetinghouse of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Statistics New Zealand describes Nà «haka as a rural settlement, which covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km<sup>2</sup>. It is part of the larger Mahia statistical area.
Nà «haka had a population of 213 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 15 people (7.6%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 3 people (1.4%) since the 2013 census. There were 117 males and 99 females in 87 dwellings. 2.8% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 49.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 42 people (19.7%) aged under 15 years, 33 (15.5%) aged 15 to 29, 84 (39.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 57 (26.8%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 42.3% European (PÃÂkehÃÂ), 74.6% MÃÂori, 5.6% Pasifika, 2.8% Asian, and 2.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.2%, MÃÂori by 25.4%, and other languages by 2.8%. No language could be spoken by 2.8% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 1.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 7.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 46.5% Christian, and 11.3% MÃÂori religious beliefs. People who answered that they had no religion were 35.2%, and 7.0% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 33 (19.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 84 (49.1%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 48 (28.1%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $29,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 9 people (5.3%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 66 (38.6%) full-time, 18 (10.5%) part-time, and 9 (5.3%) unemployed.
Nà «haka is the tribal centre of the NgÃÂti Rakaipaaka people, a MÃÂori subtribe of NgÃÂti Kahungunu. It has several marae (meeting grounds) and wharenui (meeting houses) for NgÃÂti Rakaipaaka and other iwi (tribe) and hapà «:
The master-carved Kahungunu Marae is a war memorial carved under the tutelage of Pine Taiapa. It features in the 1950s film Broken Barrier directed by John O'Shea. Since 2005, it has hosted events as part of the Wairoa MÃÂori Film Festival. It includes Te Maara A Ngata wharenui, and is affiliated with NgÃÂti PÃÂhauwera and NgÃÂti PÃÂhauwera hapà «, and NgÃÂti PÃÂhauwera iwi.
MÃÂhanga or Rongomaiwahine marae and Te Poho o Rongomaiwahine wharenui is a marae, also affiliated with NgÃÂi Tà « hapà «.
Other marae include Tamakahu Marae, TÃÂne-nui-a-Rangi Marae, Te Kotahitanga and Nà «haka Unity Hall, Te Manutai Marae, and Te Poho o Te Rehu or Te Rehu Marae.
In October 2020, the Government committed $1,949,075 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade Te Manutai Marae, Te Poho o Te Rehu Marae, and 22 other marae. It also committed $288,609 to upgrade Kahungunu Marae.
Nuhaka School is a Year 1âÂÂ8 co-educational state primary school. It is a decile 2 school with a roll of as of Nuhaka Public School merged with Nuhaka MÃÂori School (originally Nuhaka Native School) on the latter schools site in 1962. The centenary of the Native School was celebrated in 2018 although the school opened in 1894.