Waipukurau

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

See

Do

Buy

• 🌍 Countdown Supermarket. (updated Aug 2016)

Eat

• dax'X Restaurant & Bar, 16 Herbert Street, ☎ [phone]. (updated Nov 2016)
• Tickets Cafe & Wine Bar, 14 Northumberland Street, ☎ [phone]. (updated Nov 2016)
• Latitude 40, 44 Russell Street, ☎ [phone]. (updated Nov 2016)

Drink

Sleep

• 🌍 Tuki Tuki Motel, Cnr Russell & Herbert Streets, State Highway 2, Waipukurau. 15 room motel - rooms have kitchens. $125.00 - $210.00. (updated Aug 2016)
• 🌍 Fergusson's Motor Lodge, 11 Peel Street. from $130. (updated Aug 2016)

Connect

• 🌍 Waipukurau Library, Kitchener St. M-F 9am - 5pm, Sat 10am - noon. (updated Aug 2016)
• Central Hawkes Bay Information Centre, Waipukurau: [phone]
• Emergency: 111 (Fire, Ambulance, Police)
• Police Station: [phone]

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