Te Hapara is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Gisborne, one of 61 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Te Hapara is the largest suburb of Gisborne in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Te Hapara provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1890 - 1899. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1950 - 1959. Residential housing stock in Te Hapara is made up of approximately 95% residential housing and 5% residential investment housing properties.