 The proposal is opposed by the Kaukapakapa Residents & Ratepayers Association and Kaipara Forest and Bird.The statistical area of Te Kuru, which at 81 square kilometres is larger than the town of Kaukapakapa, had a population of 2,484 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 474 people (23.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 789 people (46.5%) since the 2006 census.There were 792 households.