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Puketona
Puketona is a locality at the junction of State Highway 10 and State Highway 11 in the Far North District of New Zealand. Kerikeri is 10 kilometres north, Paihia is 14 kilometres east, Moerewa is 15 kilometres southeast, and Kaikohe is 20 kilometres southwest.
The name means vagina or vulva in the Māori language.
There are six or seven small scoria cones around Puketona, one of which was host to Puketona Pā in the 18th century. Charles Darwin made observations of these cones in December 1835. The cones have been quarried since the 1950s.
The statistical area of Puketona-Waitangi also includes Waitangi and Kerikeri Inlet, and covers 161.07 km2 (62.19 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 1,600 as of June 2025, with a population density of 9.9 people per km2.
Puketona-Waitangi had a population of 1,515 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 150 people (11.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 354 people (30.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 789 males and 726 females in 606 dwellings. 2.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 48.7 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 249 people (16.4%) aged under 15 years, 195 (12.9%) aged 15 to 29, 708 (46.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 366 (24.2%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 84.4% European (Pākehā); 26.7% Māori; 2.2% Pasifika; 2.8% Asian; 0.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.4% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.0%, Māori language by 5.5%, and other languages by 7.9%. No language could be spoken by 1.4% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 19.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 23.4% Christian, 0.2% Hindu, 0.2% Islam, 1.8% Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.2% New Age, and 1.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 64.4%, and 7.9% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 204 (16.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 711 (56.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 279 (22.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $38,400, compared with $41,500 nationally. 117 people (9.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 600 (47.4%) people were employed full-time, 198 (15.6%) were part-time, and 24 (1.9%) were unemployed.
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Puketona
Puketona is a locality at the junction of State Highway 10 and State Highway 11 in the Far North District of New Zealand. Kerikeri is 10 kilometres north, Paihia is 14 kilometres east, Moerewa is 15 kilometres southeast, and Kaikohe is 20 kilometres southwest.
The name means vagina or vulva in the Māori language.
There are six or seven small scoria cones around Puketona, one of which was host to Puketona Pā in the 18th century. Charles Darwin made observations of these cones in December 1835. The cones have been quarried since the 1950s.
The statistical area of Puketona-Waitangi also includes Waitangi and Kerikeri Inlet, and covers 161.07 km2 (62.19 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 1,600 as of June 2025, with a population density of 9.9 people per km2.
Puketona-Waitangi had a population of 1,515 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 150 people (11.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 354 people (30.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 789 males and 726 females in 606 dwellings. 2.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 48.7 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 249 people (16.4%) aged under 15 years, 195 (12.9%) aged 15 to 29, 708 (46.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 366 (24.2%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 84.4% European (Pākehā); 26.7% Māori; 2.2% Pasifika; 2.8% Asian; 0.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.4% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.0%, Māori language by 5.5%, and other languages by 7.9%. No language could be spoken by 1.4% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 19.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 23.4% Christian, 0.2% Hindu, 0.2% Islam, 1.8% Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.2% New Age, and 1.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 64.4%, and 7.9% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 204 (16.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 711 (56.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 279 (22.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $38,400, compared with $41,500 nationally. 117 people (9.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 600 (47.4%) people were employed full-time, 198 (15.6%) were part-time, and 24 (1.9%) were unemployed.