Waiohiki
Waiohiki | |
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Locality | |
Interactive map of Waiohiki | |
| Coordinates: 39°33′45″S 176°49′00″E / 39.56250°S 176.81667°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Hawkes Bay |
| District | Hastings District |
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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 | 8.27 km2 (3.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 Census) | |
• Total | 381 |
| • Density | 46.1/km2 (119/sq mi) |
Waiohiki is a rural community in the Hastings District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located between the Ngaruroro and Tutaekuri Rivers, south of Taradale and north of Hastings on State Highway 50. Napier Golf Club is located at Waiohiki.
Waiohiki was inundated by flooding during Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023 after the Ngaruroro River burst its banks. Dozen of houses were destroyed. One person died after being swept away by floodwater at Waiohiki.