Puketapu, Hawke's Bay

Puketapu and its surrounds cover . It is part of the Puketitiri-Tutira statistical area. Puketapu had a population of 348 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 39 people (−10.1%) since the 2018 census, and a decrease of 9 people (−2.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 174 males, 177 females, and 3 people of other genders in 90 dwellings. 1.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 60 people (17.2%) aged under 15 years, 48 (13.8%) aged 15 to 29, 165 (47.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 75 (21.6%) aged 65 or older. ==Marae==

The community has four Ngāti Kahungunu marae: • Hamuera or Moteo Marae and Rangimarie meeting house is a meeting place of Ngāti Hinepare and Ngāti Māhu. • Rūnanga Marae and Te Aroha meeting house is a meeting place of Ngāi Te Ūpokoiri, Ngāti Hinemanu and Ngāti Mahuika. • Timikara Marae and Te Whānau Pani meeting house is a meeting place of Ngāti Hinepare and Ngāti Māhu. • Wharerangi Marae and Manahau meeting house is a meeting place of Tāwhao and Ngāti Hinepare. The new Manahau meeting house opened in 2022. In October 2020, the Government committed $6,020,910 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade a group of 18 marae, including the four Puketapu marae. The funding was expected to create 39 jobs. ==Education==

Puketapu School is a co-educational state primary school, with a roll of as of It opened in 1864. ==References==