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Ahipara is a town and locality in Northland Region, New Zealand at the southern end of Ninety Mile Beach, with the Tauroa Peninsula to the west and Herekino Forest to the east. Ahipara Bay is to the north west. Kaitaia is 14 km to the north east, and Pukepoto is between the two.
Shipwreck Bay ( Te Kōhanga in Māori), at the southern point of Ahipara Bay, contains a number of wrecks visible at low tide.
Ahipara Bay was once well known for its toheroa shellfish, but gathering these is restricted due to their near-extinction.
In early October 2020, another fire occurred in Ahipara near the southern end of Ninety Beach, causing the evacuation of four homes on 4 October.
Ahipara had a population of 1,272 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 42 people (3.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 240 people (23.3%) since the 2013 census. There were 591 males, 675 females and 6 people of other genders in 504 dwellings. 2.4% of people identified as LGBTQ. The median age was 45.2 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 255 people (20.0%) aged under 15 years, 177 (13.9%) aged 15 to 29, 564 (44.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 276 (21.7%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 59.0% European (Pākehā), 61.8% Māori, 7.1% Pasifika, 2.1% Asian, and 0.9% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.4%, Māori language by 17.9%, and other languages by 5.9%. No language could be spoken by 1.9% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 12.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 38.2% Christian, 0.5% Hindu, 7.3% Māori religious beliefs, 0.9% Buddhist, and 0.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 46.0%, and 6.8% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 141 (13.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 555 (54.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 279 (27.4%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $32,900, compared with $41,500 nationally. 63 people (6.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 420 (41.3%) people were employed full-time, 150 (14.7%) were part-time, and 54 (5.3%) were unemployed.
Ahipara hosts three marae affiliated with Te Rarawa hapū:
Ahipara is on the walking trail Te Araroa.
Ahipara Sandhoppers Early Childhood Centre has been operating on the grounds of the Ahipara School since at least the mid-1990s. Ahipara Sandhoppers has received recognition for their environmental initiatives.
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