Central Hawke's Bay District
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Central Hawke's Bay District is in the Hawke's Bay Region in the North Island of New Zealand. Formed in 1989, it covers an area of 3,333 square kilometres, from Pukehou in the north to Takapau in the
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Waipukurau
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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
Central Hawke's Bay District
…coast in the east. It has a population of 15,950 (June 2025), up from 14,142 in the 2018 census and 12,717 in the 2013 census. The two main towns are Waipukurau (population 4,750) and Waipawa (2,430), which are just 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) apart. Smaller townships include Ōtāne, Takapau, Tikokino and Ongaonga…
Chief Justice William Martin
Township about 1910
Tavistock Hotel and Town Hall, Waipukurau, probably about 1900
The Waipukurau road bridge across the Tukituki River circa 1910. It was rebuilt in 1923 and replaced in 1935 by a concrete bridge 900 ft (270 m) long