Kennedy Bay (also called Kennedy's Bay and Harataunga) is a locality in the north eastern Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand. The Harataunga and Omoho Streams flow from the Coromandel Range past the settlement and into the bay to the east.
There are several companies aquafarming pÃÂua, lobster and mussels in the bay.
The iwi affiliated to Kennedy bay is NgÃÂti Porou ki Hauraki.
The area originally belonged to NgÃÂti Huarere, who gave it to NgÃÂti TamaterÃÂ in recognition of their help after a conflict with NgÃÂti Hei. They gave it to NgÃÂti Porou, who had used it as a shelter during trading trips to Auckland, in thanks for assistance against the NgÃÂ Puhi in the Musket Wars of the early 19th century.
Upon the arrival of Te Arawa to New Zealand, the descendants of Huarere, a grandson of Tama-te-kapua, and Hei, an uncle of Tama-te-kapua spread out vastly. Originally, Harataunga was territory of NgÃÂti Hako. However, after the colonisation of Hauraki by the Arawa peoples, Harataunga fell into the hands of NgÃÂti Huarere. Harataunga remained under NgÃÂti Huarere, until 1640, when Huarere gifted it to NgÃÂti TamaterÃÂ, after aiding the Huarere peoples in conflicts with NgÃÂti Hei.
Harataunga was inhabited by the Huarere hapà « of NgÃÂti Raukatauri, and NgÃÂti Piri. Twenty years after the gifting to TamaterÃÂ, Paeke, a great-grandson of Raukatauri, became rangatira of the local NgÃÂti Huarere.
Great strife followed, when two other hapà « of NgÃÂti Huarere, NgÃÂti Inu and the aforementioned NgÃÂti Piri, trespassed on NgÃÂti Raukatauri fishing grounds at Pungarewa Reef, between Harataunga and Ahuahu. Paeke, along with his son, Tairinga, witnessed this trespass, and set out with an ope tauÃÂ. Here, at Pungarewa, Paeke was killed.
On the contrary, Tairinga managed to defeat and pursue the NgÃÂti Inu and NgÃÂti Piri to Whangapoua, but alas, he returned to Harataunga.
The NgÃÂti Raukatauri of Harataunga resided in Maungakahutia PÃÂ, a grand fortified settlement atop the slops of Kahutara, until the Battle of Brothers and Trial, in which the pÃÂ was completely destroyed.
In July 1815, the schooner Brothers and the Trial were attacked by local MÃÂori with the loss of several crew from both vessels. The incident may have been provoked by unscrupulous trading by a Captain Hovell earlier.
Te Paea o Hauraki Marae is located at Kennedy Bay. It is a tribal meeting ground for NgÃÂti TamaterÃÂ and includes Te Paea meeting house.
Alongside Te Paea o Hauraki Marae is Harataunga Marae, also known as RÃÂkairoa. Harataunga Marae, carved by Pakariki Harrison, is a meeting ground for the descendants of NgÃÂti Porou ki Harataunga, consisting of:
Both RÃÂkairoa and Iritekura are ancestresses of the local NgÃÂti Porou.
Te Kura Kaupapa MÃÂori o Harataunga is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a roll of as of It is a Kura Kaupapa MÃÂori school which teaches fully in the MÃÂori language. The school was established in 1996.
Kennedy Bay settlement is in an SA1 statistical area which covers and includes the area around Kennedy Bay and to the west and southwest of it. The SA1 area is part of the larger Colville statistical area.
The SA1 statistical area had a population of 240 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 21 people (9.6%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 78 people (48.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 120 males, 120 females and 3 people of other genders in 84 dwellings. 1.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 37.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 54 people (22.5%) aged under 15 years, 39 (16.2%) aged 15 to 29, 108 (45.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 39 (16.2%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 60.0% European (PÃÂkehÃÂ); 81.2% MÃÂori; 7.5% Pasifika; 1.2% Asian; and 1.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA). English was spoken by 96.2%, MÃÂori language by 28.8%, and other languages by 1.2%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 1.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 5.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 22.5% Christian, 3.8% MÃÂori religious beliefs, 2.5% New Age, and 1.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 62.5%, and 10.0% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 15 (8.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 114 (61.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 54 (29.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $26,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 6 people (3.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 72 (38.7%) people were employed full-time, 27 (14.5%) were part-time, and 15 (8.1%) were unemployed.