Massey University's Manawatū campus is surrounded by farmland, most of it used as training farms.

The school of Agriculture and Environment has over 2,000 hectares (4,900 acres) in eight farms around the campus.

[3] Turitea statistical area, which does not actually include Turitea to the southeast, covers 9.72 km2 (3.75 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 410 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 42 people per km2.

The percentage of people born overseas was 40.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 61.5% had no religion, 25.0% were Christian, 1.4% were Hindu, 2.0% were Muslim, 2.0% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.