Taipa-Mangonui or Taipa Bay-Mangonui is a string of small resort settlements – Taipa, Cable Bay, Coopers Beach, and Mangōnui – that lie along the coast of Doubtless Bay and are so close together that they have run together to form one larger settlement. The miniature conurbation lies 150 kilometres by road northwest of Whangārei (and 100 kilometres as the crow flies), 20 kilometres northeast of Kaitaia, and nearly 100 kilometres southeast of the northernmost tip of the North Island. It is the northernmost centre in New Zealand with a population of more than 1000. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "great shark" for Mangōnui. Demographics Taipa-Mangonui, called Taumarumaru for census purposes, covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Taumarumaru had a population of 2,193 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 381 people (21.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 513 people (30.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 855 households, comprising 1,053 males and 1,137 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female. The median age was 53.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 357 people (16.3%) aged under 15 years, 243 (11.1%) aged 15 to 29, 897 (40.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 693 (31.6%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 78.7% European/Pākehā, 30.6% Māori, 4.5% Pacific peoples, 3.0% Asian, and 1.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 17.6, compared with 27.1% nationally. Of those people who chose to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 46.8% had no religion, 39.4% were Christian, 2.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% were Hindu, 0.7% were Buddhist and 1.8% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 300 (16.3%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 396 (21.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $22,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 174 people (9.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 573 (31.2%) people were employed full-time, 276 (15.0%) were part-time, and 90 (4.9%) were unemployed. History Before European arrival According to some Māori legends, the great Polynesian explorer and navigator Kupe sailed from Hawaiki in his canoe named Matahourua and landed at Taipa Bay. Others believe that he landed in the Hokianga