Te Pōhue
Te Pōhue | |
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Interactive map of Te Pōhue | |
| Coordinates: 39°15′S 176°41′E / 39.250°S 176.683°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Hawke's Bay |
| Territorial authority | Hastings District |
| Ward |
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| Community | Hastings District Rural Community |
| Subdivision | Tūtira subdivision |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Hastings District Council |
| • Mayor of Hastings | Wendy Schollum |
| • Napier MP | Katie Nimon |
| • Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP | Cushla Tangaere-Manuel |
| Area | |
• Total | 446.46 km2 (172.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 Census) | |
• Total | 486 |
| • Density | 1.09/km2 (2.82/sq mi) |
Te Pōhue is a small settlement in inland Hawke's Bay, in New Zealand's eastern North Island. It lies on State Highway 5, 31 kilometres inland from Whirinaki.
The remote settlement was once on a Māori track cutting across the tribal boundaries of Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Tūwharetoa, two tribes who had made peace after a conflict. The modern settlement began as a hotel for travellers in the 1870s, when the original Napier to Taupo coach road was being cut through what was then a dense forest.
Two wind farms were approved for the area in 2006, despite some opposition from local residents. An application for the expansion of one on Te Waka Range was declined in 2007 and again in 2009. Harapaki Wind Farm opened in 2024.