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Tatuanui

Tatuanui is a settlement and rural community in the Matamata-Piako District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.

It is located north-east of Morrinsville, south-west of Te Aroha, Waihou and Waitoa, and north of Ngarua, at the intersection of State Highway 26 and State Highway 27. The intersection was converted to a roundabout between June and December 2011 for safety reasons.

Tatuanui was originally known as Tatua-o-Haua, meaning 'belt of Haua'. The name was from a flax belt around where the township stands. The name was shortened to Tatua but was renamed to Tatuanui to avoid confusion with another place.

Tatuanui was originally planned as a laid out town with a hall and fire station, although this plan was never carried out.

Tatuanui and its surrounds cover 48.83 km2 (18.85 sq mi). The community is part of the larger Tatuanui statistical area.

Tatuanui and its surrounds had a population of 372 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 15 people (−3.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 6 people (1.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 198 males and 174 females in 132 dwellings. 1.6% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 90 people (24.2%) aged under 15 years, 93 (25.0%) aged 15 to 29, 165 (44.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 27 (7.3%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 84.7% European (Pākehā); 11.3% Māori; 3.2% Pasifika; 8.1% Asian; 1.6% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.8%, Māori language by 3.2%, and other languages by 7.3%. No language could be spoken by 1.6% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.8%. The percentage of people born overseas was 16.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 25.8% Christian, 1.6% Hindu, and 1.6% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 62.1%, and 8.1% of people did not answer the census question.

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