Pakipaki

Pakipaki
Rural community
Interactive map of Pakipaki
Coordinates: 39°41′28″S 176°47′38″E / 39.691°S 176.794°E / -39.691; 176.794
CountryNew Zealand
RegionHawke's Bay Region
Territorial authorityHastings District
Ward
  • Kahurānaki General Ward
  • Takitimu Māori Ward
CommunityHastings District Rural Community
Subdivision
  • Maraekākaho subdivision
  • Poukawa subdivision
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityHastings District Council
 • Regional councilHawke's Bay Regional Council
 • Mayor of HastingsWendy Schollum
 • Tukituki MPCatherine Wedd
 • Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MPCushla Tangaere-Manuel
Area
 • Total
6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 Census)
 • Total
387
 • Density56.4/km2 (146/sq mi)
Postcode(s)
4172, 4178

Pakipaki is a pā kāinga village and rural community in the Hastings District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island. The village is home to many Ngāti Whatuiāpiti hapū tribes represented by their three marae of Houngarea, Mihiroa, and Taraia. The village is also the home of the Hawke's Bay Catholic Māori Mission and displays the Foundation Stone for the Catholic Church in Hawke's Bay. Pakipaki is a Sacred Space in the Footsteps of Venerable Suzanne Aubert.

It is located at the intersection of State Highway 2 and State Highway 50A, south-west of Hastings and Havelock North.