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Pakowhai
Pakowhai | |
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Settlement | |
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| Coordinates: 39°34′53″S 176°52′01″E / 39.581280°S 176.866974°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Hawke's Bay Region |
| Territorial authority | Hastings District |
| Ward |
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| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Hastings District Council |
| • Regional council | Hawke's Bay Regional Council |
| Postcode(s) | 4183 |
Pakowhai is a small settlement in the Hastings District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is a located between Napier and Hastings, north of the Ngaruroro River.[2]
Mission Estate Winery established its first vineyard in Hawke's Bay at Pakowhai in 1851.[3]
The Pakowhai Regional Park is located on the river's south bank. It is a country park,[4] with dog-walking areas and agility features.[5] It hosts community planting days,[6] and attracts kākā from inland mountains.[7]
A new petrol station was controversially proposed for the area in 2019.[8]
Pakowhai was inundated by flooding during Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023 after the Ngaruroro River burst its banks. Dozen of houses were destroyed. [9]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Census 2018was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Hariss, Gavin. "Pakowhai, Hawke's Bay". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
- ^ Dalley, Bronwyn (24 November 2008). "Wine – 19th-century origins". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Pakowhai Regional Park". hbrc.govt.nz. Hawke's Bay Regional Council.
- ^ "Dogs Get More Fun at Pakowhai". hbrb.govt.nz. Hawke's Bay Regional Council. 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Big hearted planting at Pakōwhai". scoop.co.nz. Hawke's Bay Regional Council. 31 May 2019.
- ^ May, Georgia (14 July 2008). "Cheeky kākā spotted in Pakowhai Regional Park". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Hawke's Bay Today.
- ^ Liang, Doug (23 May 2019). "Fuel station opposition goes to council hearing". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Hawke's Bay Today.
- ^ "Cyclone Gabrielle: Rural Hawke's Bay residents scramble onto roofs to avoid flooding". Radio New Zealand.
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