Pakipaki
Pakipaki | |
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Rural community | |
Interactive map of Pakipaki | |
| Coordinates: 39°41′28″S 176°47′38″E / 39.691°S 176.794°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Hawke's Bay Region |
| Territorial authority | Hastings District |
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| Community | Hastings District Rural Community |
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| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Hastings District Council |
| • Regional council | Hawke's Bay Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Hastings | Wendy Schollum |
| • Tukituki MP | Catherine Wedd |
| • Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP | Cushla Tangaere-Manuel |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 Census) | |
• Total | 387 |
| • Density | 56.4/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.