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Story: Hauraki–Coromandel region

Summer population explosion, 2009–2010

4 Jan 14,345 26 Dec 15,711 Normal population 3,655 31 December (New Year’s Eve) 24,337 people 4 Jan 6,584 31 Dec 6,833 Normal population 7,657 26 December (Boxing Day) 9,235 people 4 Jan 9,350 26 Dec 8,801 Normal population 747 1 January (New Year’s Day) 14,401 people 4 Jan 6,657 26 Dec 4,007 Normal population 1,335 31 December (New Year’s Eve) 8,437 people 4 Jan 4,216 26 Dec 3,129 Normal population 457 31 December (New Year’s Eve) 4,821 people 4 Jan 10,213 26 Dec 9,947 Normal population 4,115 31 December (New Year’s Eve) 19,770 people 4 Jan 4,520 26 Dec 3,292 Normal population 332 1 January (New Year’s Day) 5,951 people 4 Jan 4,150 26 Dec 3,412 Normal population 279 31 December (New Year’s Eve) 7,015 people 4 Jan 4,074 26 Dec 3,901 Normal population 1,657 1 January (New Year’s Day) 5,380 people 4 Jan 1,722 26 Dec 1,722 Normal population 145 31 December (New Year’s Eve) 2,654 people

  • Whangamatā

  • Thames

  • Pāuanui

  • Tairua

  • Hahei

  • Whitianga

  • Cooks Beach

  • Matarangi

  • Coromandel

  • Whangapoua

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A massive seasonal increase in population takes place in towns on the Coromandel Peninsula through the summer, and particularly between Christmas and New Year.

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Source: Thames–Coromandel District Council peak population survey 2009/2010

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Paul Monin, Hauraki–Coromandel region – Population and society since 1910, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/30498/summer-population-explosion-2009-2010 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Paul Monin, published 13 December 2010, updated 1 April 2016.