Waipukurau is the largest town, with a population of 4,100, in the Central Hawke's Bay District on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
Understand
Waipukurau
Get in
By road
Coming from Wellington, travel for 250 kilometers on State Highway 2, which passes through Waipukurau.
By bus
Waipukurau is a stop on Intercity coach services between Wellington and Napier or Gisborne. There are also occasional services from Palmerston North and Tauranga.
Get around
Map of Waipukurau
See
Do
Buy
- 1 Countdown Supermarket.
Eat
- dax'X Restaurant & Bar, 16 Herbert Street, ☏ 64 6-858 5300.
- Tickets Cafe & Wine Bar, 14 Northumberland Street, ☏ 64 6-858 8125.
- Latitude 40, 44 Russell Street, ☏ 64 6-858 9600.
Drink
Sleep
- 1 Tuki Tuki Motel, Cnr Russell & Herbert Streets, State Highway 2, Waipukurau. 15 room motel - rooms have kitchens. $125.00 - $210.00.
- 2 Fergusson's Motor Lodge, 11 Peel Street. from $130.
Connect
- 1 Waipukurau Library, Kitchener St. M-F 9am - 5pm, Sat 10am - noon.
- Central Hawkes Bay Information Centre, Waipukurau: (06) 858 6488
- Emergency: 111 (Fire, Ambulance, Police)
- Police Station: (06) 858 9140
Go next
- North-east to Elsthorpe (and on to Kairakau Beach)
- North to Waipawa, Hastings and Napier on SH2
- South to Takapau and Dannevirke on SH2