Rissington, Hawke's Bay

Rissington
Settlement
River at Rissington about 1909
Interactive map of Rissington
Coordinates: 39°25′32″S 176°42′37″E / 39.42544°S 176.71020°E / -39.42544; 176.71020
CountryNew Zealand
RegionHawke's Bay Region
Territorial authorityHastings District
Ward
  • Mohaka General Ward
  • Takitimu Māori Ward
CommunityHastings District Rural Community
SubdivisionKaweka subdivision
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityHastings District Council
 • Mayor of HastingsWendy Schollum
 • Napier MPKatie Nimon
 • Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MPCushla Tangaere-Manuel
Area
 • Total
87.96 km2 (33.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 Census)
 • Total
198
 • Density2.25/km2 (5.83/sq mi)
Postcode(s)
4184

Rissington is a farming settlement 15 km (9.3 mi) north west of Napier, New Zealand. It lies in Hawke's Bay Region, between Sherenden and Napier, in the Mangaone River valley, on the road to Patoka and Puketitiri. A fire station, cemetery (beside the river bridge) and a war memorial are the only remaining public structures, but it once had several more and was home to the country's first Women's Institute, co-founded by Amy Hutchinson and Bessie Spencer.