Pipiriki is a settlement in New Zealand, on the east bank of the

Whanganui River The Whanganui River is a major river in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the country's third-longest river, and has special status owing to its importance to the region's Māori people. In March 2017 it became the world's second natur ...

, due west of the town of

Raetihi Raetihi, a small town in the centre of New Zealand's North Island, is located at the junction of New Zealand state highway network, State Highways 4 and 49 in the Manawatū-Whanganui region. It lies in a valley between Tongariro National Park, ...

and upriver from

Whanganui Whanganui, also spelt Wanganui, is a city in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. The city is located on the west coast of the North Island at the mouth of the Whanganui River, New Zealand's longest navigable waterway. Whanganui is ...

; it was originally on the opposite bank. It is the location of the Paraweka Marae of the hapū Ngāti Kurawhatia of the iwi [e Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi. In the 1840s Pipiriki was a large stockaded settlement, the second largest on the Whanganui River, consisting of eight pā with a total population of 250–300. Wheat was a major crop from 1848 onward, and the water-powered Kaukore flour mill was built in 1854. In 1865 three redoubts across the river were besieged for several weeks by Pai Mārire warriors. Pipiriki was an important part of the riverboat trade in the 1890s–1920s, marking a major stop for paddle steamers making the 11-hour journey from Whanganui. There are four

marae A ' (in Māori language, New Zealand Māori, Cook Islands Māori, Tahitian language, Tahitian), ' (in Tongan language, Tongan), ' (in Marquesan language, Marquesan) or ' (in Samoan language, Samoan) is a communal or sacred place that serves reli ...

in the Pipiriki area affiliated with local

iwi Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori, roughly means or , and is often translated as "tribe". The word is both singular and plural in the Māori language, and is typically pluralised as such in English. ...

and

hapū In Māori language, Māori and New Zealand English, a ' ("subtribe", or "clan") functions as "the basic political unit within Māori society". A Māori person can belong to or have links to many hapū. Historically, each hapū had its own chief ...

: * Kirikiriroa Marae and Kirikiriroa meeting house are affiliated with the Ngāti Hāua hapū of Ngāti Ruru. * Paraweka Marae and Pire Kiore meeting house are affiliated with Ngāti Kurawhatia. * Te Poti Marae and Te Koanga Rehua meeting house and affiliated with Ngāti Tūhoro. * Tawhata Marae and Te Hinau meeting house are affiliated with Ngāti Rangitengaue, Ngāti Tū, and the Ngāti Hāua hapū of Ngāti Rangitengaue and Ngāti Tū. All are considered part of the

Whanganui Māori Whanganui Māori are the Māori ''iwi'' (tribes) and ''hapū'' (sub-tribes) of the Whanganui River area of New Zealand. They are also known as Ngāti Hau. One group of Whanganui Māori, Whanganui Iwi, includes Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi and ...

Notable people

* Andy Anderson, riverboat skipper *

Hōri Pukehika Hōri Pukehika (23 March 1851 – 30 May 1932) was a New Zealand Māori people, Māori tribal leader and woodcarver. Youth and Family Pukehika was born in Pipiriki, New Zealand. He was of the Ngatiruaka, Ngati Hinepango, Ngapaerangi, and N ...

, tribal leader and carver, was born at Pipiriki in 1851 *

Rumatiki Ruth Wright Rumatiki Ruth Wright (née Gray, 27 April 1908 – 15 December 1982) was a notable New Zealand community leader and Māori welfare officer. Of Māori descent, she identified with the Ngāti Kura iwi. She was born in Pipiriki, New Zealand, in ...

, Māori welfare officer and community leader

References

Populated places in Manawatū-Whanganui Settlements on the Whanganui River {{ManawatuWanganui-geo-stub