Te Puna is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Bay Of Plenty, one of 40 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Te Puna is the 11st largest suburb of Bay Of Plenty in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Te Puna provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1900 - 1909. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1990 - 1999. Residential housing stock in Te Puna is made up of approximately 3% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 96% lifestyle properties.