[1][2] Mt Parakiore is a volcanic dome rising 391 metres (1,283 ft) to the southwest.

[3] The area, initially called Kaurihohore, was settled by immigrants from Nova Scotia in 1856.

The results were 89.4% European (Pākehā); 20.3% Māori; 3.2% Pasifika; 2.4% Asian; 1.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander".

The percentage of people born overseas was 16.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Of those at least 15 years old, 225 (14.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 900 (59.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 315 (20.9%) people exclusively held high school qualifications.