Raupunga
Raupunga | |
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Raupunga crossing loop and old water tower | |
Interactive map of Raupunga | |
| Coordinates: 39°04′25″S 177°08′40″E / 39.07361°S 177.14444°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Hawke's Bay Region |
| Territorial authority | Wairoa District |
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| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial authority | Wairoa District Council |
| • Mayor of Wairoa | Craig Little |
| • Napier MP | Katie Nimon |
| • Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP | Cushla Tangaere-Manuel |
| Area | |
• Total | 137.40 km2 (53.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 Census) | |
• Total | 258 |
| • Density | 1.88/km2 (4.86/sq mi) |
Raupunga is a small settlement in the northern Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's eastern North Island. It is located close to the country's highest railway bridge, the Mohaka Viaduct, which crosses the Mohaka River. The village has a predominantly Māori population as of the 2018 Census.
The village got running water for the first time in 2017, when a 9 kilometre electric pump system was built from Mangawharangi Stream for $1 million. Until that time, many of the 56 households had got water from buckets.