Poraiti

Poraiti is a suburb on the western outskirts of the city of Napier, in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's eastern North Island. For a long time it was a semi-rural locality on low hills, but has now been extended to include a new residential subdivision developed on the plain in the 2000s.

History
Te Poraiti, also known as Pa Poto, was a Māori pā belonging to Ngāti Hinepare on a small headland near the shore of Ahuriri Lagoon. In the 19th century, chiefs Rawiri Tareahi and his son Porokoru Mapu lived there.

For a long period of modern history Poraiti was a semi-rural locality on low hills west of Napier. It was part of Hawke's Bay County until the 1989 New Zealand local government reforms, when it became part of Napier City.

When a new residential subdivision was developed on the former Lagoon Farm, west of Tamatea, in the 2000s, there was a debate over whether it should be named Parklands or Orotu. Napier City Council settled the debate in 2008 by including the subdivision in Poraiti. That area is now known as Poraiti Flat, while the old Poraiti has become known as Poraiti Hills.

Demographics
Poraiti covers 17.66 km2 and had an estimated population of as of  with a population density of  people per km2.

Poraiti had a population of 2,010 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 552 people (37.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,353 people (205.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 750 households, comprising 981 males and 1,032 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female, with 303 people (15.1%) aged under 15 years, 261 (13.0%) aged 15 to 29, 945 (47.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 498 (24.8%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 90.9% European/Pākehā, 7.0% Māori, 1.0% Pacific peoples, 7.2% Asian, and 1.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 18.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 48.7% had no religion, 39.6% were Christian, 0.3% were Hindu, 1.5% were Buddhist and 1.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 357 (20.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 288 (16.9%) people had no formal qualifications. 396 people (23.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 810 (47.5%) people were employed full-time, 273 (16.0%) were part-time, and 33 (1.9%) were unemployed.

Education
Hōhepa School is a special needs school, with a roll of as of