Whakaki
Whakaki | |
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Settlement | |
Interactive map of Whakaki | |
| Coordinates: 39°02′13″S 177°35′10″E / 39.037°S 177.586°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 | 95.27 km2 (36.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 Census) | |
• Total | 114 |
| • Density | 1.20/km2 (3.10/sq mi) |
| Postcode(s) | 4196 |
Whakaki is a settlement east of Wairoa within the Wairoa District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island. State Highway 2 runs through it.
Whakakī Lake, southwest of the settlement, is the largest freshwater lagoon on the east coast of the North Island.
Whakakī is a Māori word meaning "to fill".