Onaero
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The No. 2 Company Redoubt was a British military installation created at Onaero in 1865 during the Second Taranaki War by soldiers from the Tikorangi Redoubt. It was abandoned several months later.[2]
Demographics
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Ethnicities were 88.0% European/Pākehā, 16.0% Māori, and 4.0% Pacific peoples. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.0% had no religion, and 36.0% were Christian.
Of those at least 15 years old, 18 (26.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 6 (8.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $39,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 12 people (17.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 33 (47.8%) people were employed full-time, and 15 (21.7%) were part-time.[5]
Notes
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Further reading
General history
- While not a published work, the papers of Dick Purdie Jonas (held at Puke Ariki in New Plymouth) provide a wealth of historical, archaeological, and anthropological information about this region. See Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Environment and geology
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Maori
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Maps
- For a 1969 map of the scenic reserves within north Taranaki (including the Onaero River, whose estuary forms the setting for the community and its beach resort) see Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". This is held at Puke Ariki in New Plymouth.