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.

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.

Connect

 * Central Hawkes Bay Information Centre, Waipukurau: (06) 858 6488
 * Emergency: 111 (Fire, Ambulance, Police)
 * Police Station: (06) 858 9140
 * 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