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Waipukurau is the largest town in the Central Hawke's Bay District on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on the banks of the Tukituki River, 7 kilometres south of Waipawa and 50 kilometres southwest of Hastings.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Waipukurau
Settlement.settlement_type
Minor urban area
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yes
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9
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
New Zealand
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Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Hawke's Bay
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Territorial authority
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Central Hawke's Bay District
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Ward
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Ruataniwha
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Electorates
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Territorial Authority
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Central Hawke's Bay District Council
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Regional council
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Hawke's Bay Regional Council
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Mayor of Central Hawke's Bay

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
town
Population
4610
Image
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Commons category
Waipukurau
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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections
Contents
  • History and culture
  • Māori
  • European
  • Railway station
  • Tukituki railway bridge
  • Tarewa and Tapairu railway stations
  • Marae
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Education
  • Hospital
  • Employment
  • Notable residents
  • References
  • External links

Waipukurau is the largest town in the Central Hawke's Bay District on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on the banks of the Tukituki River, 7 kilometres south of Waipawa and 50 kilometres southwest of Hastings.

==History and culture==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Waipukurau” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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