Tutira is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Hastings, one of 52 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Tutira is the 35th largest suburb of Hastings in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Tutira provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1910 - 1919. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1950 - 1959. Residential housing stock in Tutira is made up of approximately 22% residential housing and 78% lifestyle properties.