Kai Iwi
Kai Iwi is a rural community west of Whanganui in New Zealand's North Island. It lies close to SH 3, approximately halfway between Whanganui and Waitotara. The population centre is at Kai Iwi Beach, also called Mowhanau. The area was settled by Europeans in the 1880s. Other than farming, the community's largest industry is its honey factory, which was founded in 2003. Demographics Kai Iwi is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. It is part of the larger Mowhanau statistical area. Kai Iwi had a population of 141 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 6 people (4.4%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 27 people (−16.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 54 households, comprising 78 males and 63 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.24 males per female. The median age was 49.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 24 people (17.0%) aged under 15 years, 21 (14.9%) aged 15 to 29, 69 (48.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 27 (19.1%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 95.7% European/Pākehā, and 14.9% Māori.